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Scott Middle School

Q: Is Scott Middle School a good school?

Scott Middle School ranks 299 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Scott Middle School is a public school in Scott, LA, serving 629 students in grades 6-8 within the Lafayette Parish school district, an area where about 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown clear improvement over the past decade, climbing from a low 1-star rating to a 2-star rating, but it still lags behind many nearby schools like Youngsville Middle School (77th percentile) and L.J. Alleman Middle School (88th percentile).

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for English Language Learner (ELL) students, who have consistently ranked in the 96th to 98th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that sets Scott Middle apart from its peers. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism: 33.8% of students are chronically absent, which is 1.5 times higher than the district average and more than double the rate at L.J. Alleman Middle School (14.5%). This high absenteeism likely contributes to lower academic performance, even though the school's dropout rate is very low at 1.1%.

Another area of concern is a sharp decline in performance for students from low-income backgrounds, who dropped from the 56th percentile to the 23rd percentile in just one year, suggesting recent improvements may not be reaching all students equally. Additionally, the school experiences a notable "8th grade slump" in math, with proficiency rates falling from 60-64% in 6th and 7th grades to just 35% in 8th grade—a much steeper drop than at higher-performing peers. On a positive note, all students who took the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, showing the school can deliver high-level math instruction to some students. Addressing absenteeism and supporting low-income students will be key to making progress more equitable for everyone.

629

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,735

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Marie Street
Scott, LA 70583

(337) 521-7930

District: Lafayette Parish

Students who attend Scott Middle School usually attend:

High:

Acadiana High School

Feeder schools for Scott Middle School:

Elementary:	Duson Elementary School
	L. Leo Judice Elementary School
	Westside Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.2%

African American:

32.9%

Hispanic:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2025 → 34th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2025) to 34th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

299^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 9Middle Schools in the Lafayette Parish

27^th of 116Lafayette 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	37.5	299 of 452	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.3	201 of 447	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	239 of 449	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	250 of 465	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	251 of 460	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.1	261 of 459	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	329 of 449	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	305 of 411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.7	330 of 437	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.6	308 of 482	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	330 of 470	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	306 of 457	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	289 of 442	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.6	280 of 412	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.2	279 of 408	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	210 of 425	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	204 of 413	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.2	184 of 396	53.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	233 of 344	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	156 of 344	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	166 of 333	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	187 of 360	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.8	113 of 360	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	172 of 352	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.5	197 of 338	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	172 of 313	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	32.4	116 of 170	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	2 of 56	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	1 of 48	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.1	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.0	3 of 48	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	72.1	10 of 55	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	17 of 38	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	276 of 434	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.3	165 of 415	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	219 of 415	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	237 of 444	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	264 of 441	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	271 of 441	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	306 of 418	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	149 of 178	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.9	54 of 155	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	60 of 152	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	87 of 163	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	93 of 163	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	85 of 153	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	101 of 128	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	75 of 118	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	348 of 450	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.7	210 of 437	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	197 of 444	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	248 of 459	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	235 of 458	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	254 of 455	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	312 of 430	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	247 of 403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	304 of 435	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	203 of 414	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	223 of 426	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	253 of 443	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	218 of 442	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	243 of 442	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	318 of 418	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	49.9	28 of 57	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	150 of 225	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.6	58 of 168	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	92 of 175	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	126 of 206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	142 of 206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	131 of 210	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	153 of 202	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	183 of 338	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	168 of 316	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	215 of 320	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	248 of 352	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	258 of 362	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	277 of 358	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	310 of 350	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	296 of 338	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+41 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)51st percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics55%-7 vs state

Social Studies45%-10 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

I used to go to this school 5th and 6th grades and it was fun, the rezoning got me to Lafayette Middle and that school is terrible. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				LEAP Algebra I (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 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 Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
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%)	37.5	299^th of 452 public middle schools	33.8%		56.3	201^st of 447 public middle schools	55.0%	98	60.0	64.0	35.0	55.0	64.0	64.0	65.0	65.0	36.0	52.0	49.0	45.0		$14,735
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%)								(n/a)														$18,033
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%)	87	52^nd of 452 public middle schools	88.5%		88.2	35^th of 447 public middle schools	92.2%	17	88.0	85.0	87.0	86.0	84.0	89.0	87.0	86.0	59.0	77.0	81.0	72.0		$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%)	77.2	108^th of 452 public middle schools	76.1%		81.1	82^nd of 447 public middle schools	81.7%	26	81.0	79.0	60.0	75.0	81.0	80.0	77.0	79.0	70.0	70.0	70.0	70.0		$16,924
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%)	52.7	229^th of 452 public middle schools	49.3%		53.8	210^th of 447 public middle schools	53.0%	19	67.0	70.0	53.0	64.0	74.0	63.0	72.0	71.0	42.0	47.0	68.0	52.0		$14,575
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%)	5.5	437^th of 452 public middle schools	3.3%		6.7	427^th of 447 public middle schools	4.5%	10	32.0	37.0	17.0	28.0	34.0	52.0	38.0	41.0	17.0	24.0	19.0	20.0		$14,859
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%)	7.8	429^th of 452 public middle schools	5.1%		15.5	390^th of 447 public middle schools	12.8%	39		30.0	40.0	33.0	44.0	42.0	31.0	40.0		26.0	25.0	21.0		$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%)	16.2	391^st of 452 public middle schools	13.5%		22.8	360^th of 447 public middle schools	19.5%	31	42.0	42.0	37.0	39.0	59.0	52.0	55.0	56.0	22.0	30.0	39.0	31.0	100.0	$14,780
Broussard Middle School	Public	6-8	1325 South Morgan Avenue	Broussard	70518	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7870	465	31	15.1	55.1%	206 (44.3%)	179 (38.5%)	38 (8.2%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	58	197^th of 452 public middle schools	56.4%		70.2	135^th of 447 public middle schools	69.8%	62	70.0	70.0	53.0	66.0	74.0	73.0	67.0	71.0	52.0	59.0	59.0	56.0		$13,169
Youngsville Middle School	Public	6-8	600 Church Street	Youngsville	70592	Lafayette Parish	Lafayette Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 521-7940	534	26	20.3	42.1%	325 (60.9%)	132 (24.7%)	34 (6.4%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.2%)	77.6	105^th of 452 public middle schools	76.8%		80.4	86^th of 447 public middle schools	80.8%	19	91.0	79.0	59.0	78.0	89.0	80.0	77.0	81.0	69.0	64.0	66.0	66.0		$12,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Middle School

Is Scott Middle School a good school?

Scott Middle School ranks 299^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Scott Middle School in?

Lafayette Parish

How many students attend Scott Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 629 students attended Scott Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Scott Middle School attend?

Students who attend Scott Middle School usually go on to attend Acadiana High School

What is the racial makeup of Scott Middle School?

Students at Scott Middle School are 41% White, 33% African American, 21% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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