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Acadian Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

390^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Acadian Middle School is a public middle school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving 388 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lafayette Parish School District, which is ranked 27th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Acadian Middle School is part of a relatively high-performing district, the school itself consistently underperforms compared to the Lafayette Parish and Louisiana averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39% of Acadian students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 69% in Lafayette Parish and 60% statewide. Similarly, in ELA, Acadian had 48% proficiency, while Lafayette Parish and Louisiana had 74% and 70%, respectively. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for Hispanic and English Language Learner students.

Acadian Middle School faces other challenges as well, including high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.9% to 42.2% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, from 1.0% to 4.9%. These factors may be contributing to the school's academic struggles. In comparison, other middle schools in the Lafayette Parish district, such as Edgar Martin Middle School and L.J. Alleman Middle School, consistently outperform Acadian Middle School across multiple metrics. Addressing the root causes of Acadian's challenges could lead to meaningful progress for the school and its diverse student population.

340

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,788

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4201 Moss Street
Lafayette, LA 70507

(337) 521-7840

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Acadian Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northside High School

Feeder schools for Acadian Middle School:

Elementary:

Evangeline Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.9%

Hispanic:

21.5%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (44% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

390^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Middle Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 118Lafayette 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	15.5	390 of 447	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	381 of 449	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	357 of 465	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	378 of 460	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	360 of 459	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	404 of 449	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	341 of 411	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	357 of 437	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	379 of 435	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.5	345 of 482	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.7	321 of 470	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	19.3	381 of 457	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.6	357 of 442	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.7	317 of 412	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.8	286 of 408	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.0	271 of 425	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.7	239 of 413	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.2	243 of 396	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	243 of 344	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	200 of 333	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	186 of 360	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	228 of 360	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	213 of 352	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.1	275 of 338	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	239 of 313	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	50 of 56	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	32 of 56	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	36 of 55	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.0	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	335 of 415	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	329 of 415	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	334 of 444	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	378 of 441	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	328 of 441	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	379 of 418	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	145 of 155	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	144 of 152	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	145 of 163	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	148 of 163	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	133 of 153	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	124 of 128	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	385 of 437	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	367 of 444	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	349 of 459	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	367 of 458	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	349 of 455	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	387 of 430	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	334 of 403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	379 of 414	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	371 of 426	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	342 of 443	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	363 of 442	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	358 of 442	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	395 of 418	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	118 of 175	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	120 of 206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	139 of 210	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	163 of 202	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	285 of 320	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	308 of 352	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	263 of 362	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	246 of 358	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	333 of 350	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	270 of 338	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2024)11th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-22 vs state

Mathematics39%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Acadian 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	Total
Acadian Middle School	Public	6-8	4201 Moss Street	Lafayette	70507	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7840	340	25	13.8	75.9%	30 (8.8%)	224 (65.9%)	73 (21.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	15.5	390^th of 447 public middle schools	12.8%		18.7	381^st of 449 public middle schools	15.1%	9		41.0	39.0	38.0	39.0		50.0	44.0	47.0	48.0		$16,788
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
Lafayette Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 West University Avenue	Lafayette	70506	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7900	351	24	14.9	83.8%	40 (11.4%)	243 (69.2%)	52 (14.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	14.7	396^th of 447 public middle schools	11.4%		25.6	345^th of 449 public middle schools	23.2%	51		43.0	36.0	14.0	30.0		52.0	52.0	54.0	53.0	100.0	$18,033
Paul Breaux Middle School	Public	5-8	1400 South Orange Street	Lafayette	70501	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7860	314	21	14.8	91.1%	10 (3.2%)	282 (89.8%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	6.7	427^th of 447 public middle schools	4.5%		41.8	271^st of 449 public middle schools	39.6%	156		27.0	15.0		21.0		52.0	33.0	48.0	46.0		$14,859
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
Breaux Bridge Junior High School	Public	6-8	100 Martin Street	Breaux Bridge	70517	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 332-2844	351	30	11.6	88.0%	123 (35.0%)	184 (52.4%)	30 (8.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	31.9	314^th of 447 public middle schools	29.8%		29.4	326^th of 449 public middle schools	27.4%	12		47.0		39.0	43.0		62.0	58.0	65.0	62.0		$15,978
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
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
Sunset Middle School	Public	5-8	236 Church Hill St.	Sunset	70584	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 662-3194	348	21	16.4	81.3%	105 (30.2%)	180 (51.7%)	51 (14.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	40.7	274^th of 447 public middle schools	38.7%		54.4	213^th of 449 public middle schools	52.6%	61	38.0		38.0	43.0	36.0	58.0	67.0	56.0	85.0	68.0		$14,780
Arnaudville Middle School	Public	5-8	120 West Railroad Ave.	Arnaudville	70512	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 754-5320	193	18	10.9	76.7%	110 (57.0%)	67 (34.7%)	12 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	74.2	123^rd of 447 public middle schools	72.5%		84.9	51^st of 449 public middle schools	88.6%	72		66.0	79.0	73.0	71.0		77.0	71.0	87.0	80.0		$16,443

Frequently Asked Questions about Acadian Middle School

Is Acadian Middle School a good school?

Acadian Middle School ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Louisiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Acadian Middle School?

Students at Acadian Middle School are 66% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Acadian Middle School in?

Lafayette Parish

What high school do graduates of Acadian Middle School attend?

Students who attend Acadian Middle School usually go on to attend Northside High School

How many students attend Acadian Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 340 students attended Acadian Middle School.

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