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Opelousas Junior High School

Public Grades 7-8

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Opelousas Junior High School serves 314 students in grades 7 and 8 in Opelousas, LA, and is part of the St. Landry Parish school district, which has a 3-star rating and ranks in the 50th percentile statewide.

This school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates on state LEAP exams that are dramatically lower than nearby schools. For the 2025-2026 school year, only 27% of students were proficient in Math and 29% in Social Studies, while English Language Arts (49%) is a relative bright spot. To put this in perspective, Arnaudville Middle School, just 12 miles away, achieved 76% proficiency in Math and 77% in ELA. A particularly troubling trend is the sharp decline in performance between 7th and 8th grade—Math proficiency drops from 35% to 21%, the largest decline among all nearby schools. Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 42.3% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the state average of 22.5% and the highest rate among peer schools like Carencro Middle School (40.9%).

Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1—lower than many higher-performing schools like Port Barre Middle School (13.8:1) and Sunset Middle School (16.4:1)—the school struggles to support its most vulnerable students. Performance for low socio-economic status students is in the 5th percentile, and for special education students, it is in the 2nd percentile. Located just 0.46 miles from Opelousas Middle School (grades 5-6), which also struggles but not as severely, the data suggests that the transition to this junior high is a critical point of failure. The school requires urgent, comprehensive intervention to address attendance, support at-risk subgroups, and improve 8th-grade instruction.

314

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,767

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

730 South Market Street
Opelousas, LA 70570

(337) 942-4957

District: St. Landry Parish

Students who attend Opelousas Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Opelousas Senior High School

Feeder schools for Opelousas Junior High School:

Elementary:	Grolee Elementary School
	Northeast Elementary School
	Park Vista Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.2%

White:

6.4%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

424^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the St. Landry Parish

58^th of 116St. Landry 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	8.5	424 of 452	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	424 of 449	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	418 of 465	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	402 of 460	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	444 of 459	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	398 of 449	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	412 of 437	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	398 of 435	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	443 of 482	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	398 of 470	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	391 of 457	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	367 of 442	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	387 of 412	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.6	376 of 408	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	344 of 425	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.0	343 of 413	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.8	329 of 396	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	302 of 344	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	316 of 333	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	306 of 360	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	274 of 360	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	339 of 352	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	261 of 338	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	265 of 313	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	6.0	419 of 434	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.8	405 of 415	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	401 of 415	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	426 of 444	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	402 of 441	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	426 of 441	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	362 of 418	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	426 of 450	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	419 of 444	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	407 of 459	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	384 of 458	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	441 of 455	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	370 of 430	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	352 of 403	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	379 of 435	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	395 of 426	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	378 of 443	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	360 of 442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	428 of 442	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	392 of 418	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	183 of 206	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	170 of 206	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	3.3	348 of 352	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	284 of 350	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	259 of 338	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)13th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-21 vs state

Social Studies29%-26 vs state

Mathematics27%-35 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 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	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Opelousas Junior High School	Public	7-8	730 South Market Street	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-4957	314	31	10.2	93.0%	20 (6.4%)	280 (89.2%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	8.5	424^th of 452 public middle schools	6.2%					(n/a)			35.0	21.0	27.0			48.0	48.0	49.0			30.0	29.0	29.0		$16,767
Opelousas Middle School	Public	5-6	409 East South Street	Opelousas	70571	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 942-8127	132	18	7.3	90.2%	5 (3.8%)	120 (90.9%)	6 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)																	$24,101
Creswell Middle School	Public	5-6	1210 East Leo St	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	(n/a)	(337) 407-1708	162	20	8.0	88.3%	25 (15.4%)	117 (72.2%)	13 (8.0%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								(n/a)	31.0	51.0			41.0	58.0	65.0			60.0	32.0	31.0			32.0		$19,007
Plaisance Middle School	Public	5-8	3264 Hwy. 167	Opelousas	70570	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 826-3335	176	18	9.7	81.3%	49 (27.8%)	120 (68.2%)	4 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	41.3	284^th of 452 public middle schools	37.2%		44.3	262^nd of 447 public middle schools	41.4%	22	42.0	52.0	68.0	43.0	50.0	81.0	71.0	68.0	61.0	70.0	54.0	39.0	56.0	47.0	47.0		$19,536
Port Barre Middle School	Public	5-8	846 Saizan St.	Port Barre	70577	St. Landry Parish	St. Landry Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 585-7256	286	21	13.8	74.8%	201 (70.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	45.9	259^th of 452 public middle schools	42.7%		67.8	147^th of 447 public middle schools	67.1%	112	49.0	59.0		63.0	62.0	79.0	60.0	74.0	69.0	70.0	49.0	26.0	55.0	56.0	46.0		$12,071
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%)	21.1	374^th of 452 public middle schools	17.3%		40.7	274^th of 447 public middle schools	38.7%	100	33.0	53.0	35.0	39.0	39.0	59.0	49.0	50.0	66.0	55.0	34.0	40.0	28.0	39.0	34.0		$14,780
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%)	11.2	417^th of 452 public middle schools	7.7%		37.5	293^rd of 447 public middle schools	34.5%	124		37.0	47.0	28.0	38.0		49.0	48.0	48.0	48.0		19.0	34.0	32.0	28.0		$14,171
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%)	62.7	173^rd of 452 public middle schools	61.7%		74.2	123^rd of 447 public middle schools	72.5%	50			80.0	58.0	76.0		72.0	72.0	71.0	77.0	76.0	51.0	63.0	63.0	63.0		$16,443
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
Evangeline Reimagine Academy	Public	6-8	210 West Cotton Street	Ville Platte	70586	Evangeline Parish	Evangeline Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(337) 363-3387	175	20	8.6	95.4%	19 (10.9%)	146 (83.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.1%)	8.4	425^th of 452 public middle schools	6.0%		7.3	425^th of 447 public middle schools	4.9%			43.0	43.0	18.0	33.0		53.0	35.0	26.0	37.0		28.0	18.0		20.0		$18,571

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Opelousas Junior High School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Louisiana middle schools.

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Students who attend Opelousas Junior High School usually go on to attend Opelousas Senior High School

What district is Opelousas Junior High School in?

St. Landry Parish

What is the racial makeup of Opelousas Junior High School?

Students at Opelousas Junior High School are 89% African American, 6% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 314 students attended Opelousas Junior High School.

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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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