Middle Schools in Red River Parish

Red River Parish in Louisiana has only one middle school, Red River Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools, with proficiency rates on LEAP tests below the Red River Parish and state averages.

Red River Junior High School faces several challenges, including a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (89.53%) and a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate (24.6%). The school's dropout rate for the 2022-2023 school year was 3.3%. While the school has a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5 to 1, it has struggled to improve its academic performance, particularly in mathematics.

Overall, the data suggests that Red River Junior High School is an underperforming middle school that needs to focus on improving its academic outcomes, addressing the challenges faced by its high-poverty student population, and providing more individualized support and attention to students. The school's low rankings and underperformance compared to the parish and state averages indicate that there is significant room for improvement in the quality of education provided to students in this area.