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Rayville Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Rayville Junior High School is a small school in Rayville, LA, serving 145 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Richland Parish School District. The school faces profound academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 2-8% of all middle schools in Louisiana over the past decade, with its most recent ranking placing it at 441 out of 452 schools statewide. A very high percentage of students (92.41%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which is a critical factor in understanding the school's struggles.

Academically, Rayville Junior High's test scores are dramatically lower than state averages and nearby schools. For example, only 20% of students are proficient in mathematics, compared to the state average of 62%, and just 41% are proficient in English Language Arts versus 70% statewide. The contrast with Mangham Junior High School, located just 11 miles away in the same district, is stark: Mangham outperforms Rayville by 52 points in math (72% vs. 20%) and 35 points in ELA (76% vs. 41%). This gap is partly explained by socioeconomic differences, as Mangham has a lower free/reduced lunch rate (62.96%). Despite its small size, Rayville also has a high student-teacher ratio of 23.5:1, the highest among nearby schools, suggesting potential understaffing relative to student needs.

There are a few positive signs. Chronic absenteeism is relatively low at 16.2%, better than the district and state averages, indicating that getting students to school is not the main barrier. English Language Arts proficiency has improved from 27% to 41% over three years, a hopeful trend. Additionally, 62% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient in 2023-2024, matching the state average—a remarkable outlier that suggests effective targeting of high-achieving students. However, these bright spots are overshadowed by systemic underperformance across all student groups, highlighting the urgent need for improved instructional effectiveness.

145

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,173

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 Hwy. 3048
Rayville, LA 71269

(318) 728-3618

District: Richland Parish

Feeder schools for Rayville Junior High School:

Elementary:

Rayville Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.7%

White:

6.2%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (27% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg62%

441^st of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Richland Parish

83^rd of 116Richland 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	4.7	441 of 452	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.7	439 of 447	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	437 of 449	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	458 of 465	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	453 of 459	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	415 of 449	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	388 of 411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	377 of 437	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.0	412 of 435	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	445 of 482	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	15.7	413 of 470	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	395 of 457	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.7	398 of 442	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	303 of 412	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	58.3	197 of 408	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.4	279 of 425	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.7	300 of 413	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	295 of 396	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.2	321 of 344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	323 of 344	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	321 of 333	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	351 of 360	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	352 of 360	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	348 of 352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	308 of 338	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	299 of 313	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	426 of 434	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	400 of 415	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	435 of 444	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	436 of 441	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	432 of 441	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	376 of 418	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.2	438 of 450	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	425 of 437	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	429 of 444	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	450 of 459	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	456 of 458	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	449 of 455	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	401 of 430	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	378 of 403	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.8	405 of 435	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	394 of 414	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	415 of 426	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	435 of 443	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	440 of 442	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	394 of 418	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	11.1	331 of 350	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	303 of 338	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+4 vs school

White (2019)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-29 vs state

Mathematics20%-42 vs state

Social Studies19%-36 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)				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
Rayville Junior High School	Public	6-8	225 Hwy. 3048	Rayville	71269	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 728-3618	145	6	23.5	92.4%	9 (6.2%)	133 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.7	441^st of 452 public middle schools	2.4%		2.7	439^th of 447 public middle schools	1.8%	2		28.0	16.0	20.0	30.0	48.0	43.0	41.0	7.0	26.0	28.0	19.0		$15,173
Mangham Junior High School	Public	6-8	113 McConnell Street	Mangham	71259	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 248-2729	216	13	17.1	63.0%	152 (70.4%)	54 (25.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	64.4	166^th of 452 public middle schools	63.3%		59.5	183^rd of 447 public middle schools	59.1%	17	72.0	65.0	78.0	72.0		68.0	81.0	76.0	61.0	55.0	56.0	58.0		$13,243
Delhi Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Toombs Street	Delhi	71232	Richland Parish	Richland Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 878-3748	91	6	14.4	92.3%	7 (7.7%)	81 (89.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.1	446^th of 452 public middle schools	1.3%		6.7	426^th of 447 public middle schools	4.7%	20	30.0	30.0		20.0	25.0	40.0		38.0	20.0	15.0	15.0			$16,617
East Ouachita Middle School	Public	6-8	859 Swartz Fairbanks	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2150	498	34	14.4	70.7%	174 (34.9%)	290 (58.2%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	53.5	225^th of 452 public middle schools	50.2%		45.2	256^th of 447 public middle schools	42.7%	31	62.0	54.0	60.0	58.0	67.0	68.0	81.0	72.0	44.0	55.0	69.0	56.0		$14,639
Ouachita Junior High School	Public	6-8	5500 Blanks Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2200	312	30	10.3	76.9%	12 (3.8%)	279 (89.4%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	23.7	356^th of 452 public middle schools	21.2%		23.3	356^th of 447 public middle schools	20.4%		59.0	41.0	40.0	46.0	58.0	54.0	66.0	59.0	23.0	36.0	41.0	35.0		$17,682
Carroll Junior High School	Public	7-8	2945 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1683	348	26	13.1	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	335 (96.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5.1	438^th of 452 public middle schools	3.1%		6.2	429^th of 447 public middle schools	4.0%	9		36.0	8.0	22.0		45.0	41.0	43.0		26.0	23.0	25.0	84.0	$17,371
Martin Luther King Junior High School	Public	7-8	1709 Parkview Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-1825	350	31	11.1	92.0%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	366^th of 452 public middle schools	19.0%		25.6	346^th of 447 public middle schools	22.6%	20		44.0	23.0	34.0		63.0	57.0	60.0		43.0	42.0	43.0	85.0	$20,279

Frequently Asked Questions about Rayville Junior High School

Is Rayville Junior High School a good school?

Rayville Junior High School ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rayville Junior High School?

Students at Rayville Junior High School are 92% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rayville Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 145 students attended Rayville Junior High School.

What district is Rayville Junior High School in?

Richland Parish

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