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DeRidder Junior High School

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DeRidder Junior High School ranks 244 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

DeRidder Junior High School in DeRidder, LA, serves 287 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Beauregard Parish school district, a moderately sized school where about half of the students come from low-income backgrounds.

This school shows some real bright spots, especially in social studies, where it significantly outperforms its feeder school, Pine Wood Elementary School, with a 58% proficiency rate compared to Pine Wood's 38%. DeRidder Junior High also offers smaller class sizes, with a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 versus Pine Wood's 16.2:1, which can mean more individual attention for your child. However, chronic absenteeism is a bit higher here (16.8%) than at Pine Wood (13.8%), so it's worth keeping an eye on attendance. The school also excels in advanced math, with students taking Algebra I achieving a remarkable 90% proficiency rate in 2023-2024, far above the district and state averages.

There are a few areas where the school struggles. Most notably, 8th-grade math proficiency drops sharply to 42%, well below the state average, while 7th graders perform much better at 64%. This suggests a potential challenge in the 8th-grade math curriculum. Additionally, the school's support for students from low-income backgrounds has declined in recent years, dropping from the 40th percentile to the 35th percentile. On a positive note, the school has a strong track record of success with its Hispanic students, who have consistently earned high ratings, and this approach could be a model for improving outcomes for all students.

287

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,694

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

415 Frusha Drive
DeRidder, LA 70634

(337) 463-9083

District: Beauregard Parish

Students who attend DeRidder Junior High School usually attend:

High:

DeRidder High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

African American:

24.4%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg62%

244^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^th of 116Beauregard 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
2026	50.0	244 of 452	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	303 of 447	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.5	241 of 449	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	222 of 465	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	244 of 460	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.6	238 of 459	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	219 of 449	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	216 of 411	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	54.9	220 of 437	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.1	248 of 435	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.3	202 of 482	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	175 of 470	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.4	205 of 457	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.5	191 of 442	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	180 of 412	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	177 of 408	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.3	174 of 425	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.3	147 of 413	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.6	148 of 396	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	218 of 344	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.1	283 of 344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	276 of 333	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	262 of 360	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	266 of 360	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	176 of 338	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	153 of 313	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.0	212 of 434	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	252 of 415	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	243 of 415	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	212 of 444	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	199 of 441	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	249 of 441	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	222 of 418	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	65.9	55 of 178	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.2	27 of 155	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	39 of 152	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	30 of 163	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	32 of 163	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	60.6	58 of 153	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	30 of 128	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	36 of 118	69.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	293 of 450	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	324 of 444	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	275 of 459	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	260 of 458	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	302 of 455	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	234 of 430	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	221 of 403	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	256 of 435	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.3	346 of 414	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	231 of 426	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	200 of 443	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	248 of 442	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	223 of 442	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	191 of 418	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	12 of 21	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	6 of 18	66.7%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	5 of 22	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	8 of 21	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	18 of 22	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	73 of 75	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	31 of 39	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	25 of 63	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	45 of 57	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	44 of 49	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.7	88 of 225	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.0	103 of 168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	112 of 175	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	94 of 206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	45 of 206	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.0	82 of 210	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.3	165 of 202	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	225 of 338	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.8	249 of 316	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	208 of 320	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	225 of 352	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	255 of 362	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	233 of 358	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.2	212 of 350	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	224 of 338	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)3rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%~ state avg

Social Studies58%+3 vs state

Mathematics56%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
DeRidder Junior High School	Public	7-8	415 Frusha Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 463-9083	287	21	13.8	50.5%	156 (54.4%)	70 (24.4%)	27 (9.4%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.5%)	50	244^th of 452 public middle schools	46.0%		34	303^rd of 447 public middle schools	32.2%	59			64.0	42.0	56.0			69.0	68.0	68.0			57.0	61.0	58.0	$15,694
Pine Wood Elementary School	Public	5-6	800 Mel Branch Memorial Drive	DeRidder	70634	Beauregard Parish	Beauregard Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 463-8810	348	21	16.2	58.0%	197 (56.6%)	77 (22.1%)	30 (8.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.5%)								(n/a)	45.0	60.0			52.0	63.0	76.0			68.0	40.0	36.0			38.0	$15,204

Frequently Asked Questions about DeRidder Junior High School

How many students attend DeRidder Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 287 students attended DeRidder Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of DeRidder Junior High School?

Students at DeRidder Junior High School are 54% White, 24% African American, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is DeRidder Junior High School in?

Beauregard Parish

What high school do graduates of DeRidder Junior High School attend?

Students who attend DeRidder Junior High School usually go on to attend DeRidder High School

Is DeRidder Junior High School a good school?

DeRidder Junior High School ranks 244^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

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