Summary:
The Terrebonne Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 7 middle schools, serving students in grades 6-8. These schools vary significantly in their academic performance, with some standouts like Montegut Middle School and Lacache Middle School consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state, while others like Oaklawn Middle School and Grand Caillou Middle School struggle to meet academic benchmarks.
Montegut Middle School and Lacache Middle School are the clear high-performers in the district, with 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates in math and English language arts that are significantly above the Terrebonne Parish and Louisiana averages. In contrast, schools like Oaklawn and Grand Caillou have proficiency rates in the 40-60% range, indicating a substantial performance gap within the district.
The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced-price lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with the highest percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Grand Caillou and Oaklawn, tend to have lower proficiency rates on the LEAP assessments. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% may be contributing to the performance differences observed across the middle schools.
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