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Armstrong Middle School

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Armstrong Middle School ranks 328 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

328^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Armstrong Middle School is a public middle school located in Rayne, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 333 students. The school is part of the Acadia Parish School District, which is ranked 32 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Armstrong Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools, with significantly lower performance on LEAP tests compared to the Acadia Parish and Louisiana state averages. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics (41%) and English Language Arts (62%) are well below the Acadia Parish (62% and 71%) and Louisiana (60% and 70%) averages. The school's performance is particularly weak in 8th-grade Mathematics, with only 27% proficiency compared to 55% in Acadia Parish and 47% statewide. Armstrong Middle School also struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroups like African American, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, performing in the bottom half or bottom third of Louisiana middle schools.

Interestingly, the nearby Iota Middle School and Church Point Middle School, which are also part of the Acadia Parish School District, significantly outperform Armstrong Middle School on academic measures, ranking in the top 55-66 middle schools in Louisiana. Schools in the neighboring Lafayette Parish School District, such as L.J. Alleman Middle School and Edgar Martin Middle School, also demonstrate much stronger academic performance compared to Armstrong Middle School. These comparisons suggest that Armstrong Middle School could benefit from targeted interventions and support to address its academic deficiencies and high chronic absenteeism and dropout rates.

304

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,056

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Martin Luther King Drive
Rayne, LA 70578-4611

(337) 334-3377

District: Acadia Parish

Students who attend Armstrong Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rayne High School

Feeder schools for Armstrong Middle School:

Elementary:	Central Rayne Kindergarten School
	Martin Petitjean Elementary School
	South Rayne Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.4%

White:

38.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 65% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg65%

328^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Acadia Parish

32^nd of 118Acadia Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	328 of 447	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	328 of 449	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	343 of 465	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	375 of 460	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	281 of 459	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	285 of 449	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.6	347 of 411	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	312 of 437	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	358 of 435	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	402 of 482	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.0	359 of 470	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.4	364 of 457	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.8	323 of 442	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	283 of 412	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	318 of 408	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	287 of 425	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.5	302 of 413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.2	247 of 396	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	247 of 344	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	293 of 333	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	251 of 360	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	299 of 360	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	176 of 352	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	166 of 338	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.0	264 of 313	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	13.2	160 of 170	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	281 of 415	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	294 of 415	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	336 of 444	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	360 of 441	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	274 of 441	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	272 of 418	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	313 of 437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	304 of 444	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	340 of 459	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	387 of 458	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	251 of 455	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	262 of 430	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	332 of 403	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	305 of 414	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	316 of 426	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	327 of 443	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	358 of 442	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.4	270 of 442	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	272 of 418	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	34.9	28 of 39	28.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	115 of 168	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	125 of 175	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	110 of 206	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.4	176 of 206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	181 of 202	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	274 of 316	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	238 of 320	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	320 of 352	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	332 of 362	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	273 of 358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	278 of 350	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	308 of 338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)28th percentile~ school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2018)6th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%-8 vs state

Mathematics41%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Armstrong Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Martin Luther King Drive	Rayne	70578	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 334-3377	304	20	14.9	82.9%	116 (38.2%)	129 (42.4%)	25 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.9%)	29.6	328^th of 447 public middle schools	26.6%		29.3	328^th of 449 public middle schools	26.9%		48.0	47.0	27.0	41.0	60.0	64.0	64.0	62.0		$13,056
Crowley Middle School	Public	6-8	401 West Northern Avenue	Crowley	70526	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 783-5305	394	28	13.9	88.3%	140 (35.5%)	184 (46.7%)	38 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	16.6	386^th of 447 public middle schools	13.6%		23.3	362^nd of 449 public middle schools	19.4%	24	46.0	34.0	30.0	38.0	54.0	49.0	52.0	52.0		$14,182
Judice Middle School	Public	6-8	2645 South Fieldspan Road	Duson	70529	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7890	442	19	23.3	61.1%	167 (37.8%)	138 (31.2%)	110 (24.9%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	53.8	210^th of 447 public middle schools	53.0%		56.1	202^nd of 449 public middle schools	55.0%	8	66.0	68.0	40.0	58.0		70.0	69.0	70.0		$14,575
Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	116 Marie Street	Scott	70583	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7930	629	33	19.2	63.9%	259 (41.2%)	207 (32.9%)	134 (21.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.2%)	56.3	201^st of 447 public middle schools	55.0%		49.8	239^th of 449 public middle schools	46.8%	38	67.0	69.0	37.0	60.0	79.0	73.0	66.0	72.0	100.0	$14,735
Church Point Middle School	Public	6-8	340 Martin Luther King Drive	Church Point	70525	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 684-6381	262	19	14.0	81.3%	115 (43.9%)	105 (40.1%)	21 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.6%)	37.5	293^rd of 447 public middle schools	34.5%		59	189^th of 449 public middle schools	57.9%	104	50.0	50.0	62.0	54.0	55.0	50.0	70.0	59.0		$14,171
North Vermilion Middle School	Public	6-8	11609-A LA Hwy 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 893-1583	535	32	16.8	40.6%	440 (82.2%)	46 (8.6%)	19 (3.6%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	87.2	43^rd of 447 public middle schools	90.4%		85.9	48^th of 449 public middle schools	89.3%	5	84.0	89.0	70.0	81.0	87.0	86.0	86.0	86.0		$11,493
Edgar Martin Middle School	Public	6-8	401 Broadmoor Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7910	641	42	15.1	42.1%	327 (51.0%)	126 (19.7%)	104 (16.2%)	63 (9.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	81.1	82^nd of 447 public middle schools	81.7%		70.1	134^th of 449 public middle schools	70.2%	52	83.0	84.0	63.0	79.0	84.0	80.0	81.0	80.0		$16,924
Iota Middle School	Public	6-8	426 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2536	235	16	14.9	44.3%	214 (91.1%)	5 (2.1%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	84.1	58^th of 447 public middle schools	87.0%		82.5	66^th of 449 public middle schools	85.3%	8	76.0	82.0	64.0	73.0	83.0	90.0	92.0	88.0		$13,313
Carencro Middle School	Public	5-8	4301 North University	Carencro	70520	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7880	585	36	16.2	77.6%	134 (22.9%)	310 (53.0%)	119 (20.3%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	22.8	360^th of 447 public middle schools	19.5%		29.8	323^rd of 449 public middle schools	28.1%	37	45.0	46.0	33.0	42.0	60.0	57.0	49.0	56.0		$14,780
L.J. Alleman Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Roselawn Boulevard	Lafayette	70503	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7850	890	44	20.3	46.9%	460 (51.7%)	288 (32.4%)	71 (8.0%)	22 (2.5%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.7%)	88.2	35^th of 447 public middle schools	92.2%		88.4	36^th of 449 public middle schools	92.0%	1	87.0	84.0	82.0	85.0	84.0	88.0	86.0	85.0		$13,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Armstrong Middle School

How many students attend Armstrong Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Armstrong Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Armstrong Middle School?

Students at Armstrong Middle School are 42% African American, 38% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Armstrong Middle School a good school?

Armstrong Middle School ranks 328^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Armstrong Middle School attend?

Students who attend Armstrong Middle School usually go on to attend Rayne High School

What district is Armstrong Middle School in?

Acadia Parish

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