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Port Barre Middle School

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Port Barre Middle School ranks 259 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

259^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Port Barre Middle School in Port Barre, LA, serves 286 students in grades 5-8 and is part of the St. Landry Parish school district, where nearly 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Historically a solid performer ranking in the 50th-60th percentile statewide with a 3-star rating, the school experienced a notable decline in the 2025-2026 school year, dropping to the 43rd percentile and a 2-star rating. This recent dip is the most critical story, but the school still shines as a strong academic leader within its immediate area, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Sunset Middle School and Creswell Middle School in both Math and English Language Arts (ELA).

Port Barre Middle has several standout strengths. Its 8th-grade Math proficiency of 63% is the highest among all comparable schools in the region, including the higher-ranked Arnaudville Middle School, and is 15 points above the district average. The school also excels in student retention, with a dropout rate that dropped to just 0.6% in 2023-2024, dramatically lower than the district average of 4.1%. However, the school shows a clear academic split: while ELA proficiency matches the state average at 70%, Social Studies proficiency lags significantly at 46%, especially in 6th grade where only 26% of students are proficient—23 points below the state average.

Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, rising from 16% in 2021-2022 to 23.1% in 2024-2025, which likely contributes to the recent decline in test scores. The drop in state ranking is broad-based, affecting all student groups, with Special Education students now ranking in the bottom 15% of the state. An interesting comparison is with Arnaudville Middle School, just 11 miles away, which serves a similar demographic but outperforms Port Barre in every subject, suggesting that high performance is achievable within the same district. The key differentiator may be Arnaudville's smaller class sizes (10.9:1 student-teacher ratio vs. 13.8:1 at Port Barre), highlighting an area for potential improvement.

286

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,071

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

846 Saizan St.
Port Barre, LA 70577

(337) 585-7256

District: St. Landry Parish

Students who attend Port Barre Middle School usually attend:

High:

Port Barre High School

Feeder schools for Port Barre Middle School:

Elementary:

Port Barre Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.3%

African American:

27.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

259^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	45.9	259 of 452	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.8	147 of 447	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	221 of 449	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	210 of 465	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	192 of 460	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.7	196 of 459	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	231 of 449	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	250 of 411	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.8	238 of 437	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	267 of 435	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	307 of 482	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.3	233 of 470	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.4	188 of 457	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	171 of 442	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.5	259 of 412	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.3	172 of 408	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.5	134 of 425	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.6	139 of 413	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	74.5	95 of 396	76.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	209 of 344	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	143 of 344	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	148 of 333	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	199 of 360	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	176 of 360	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.8	202 of 352	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	257 of 338	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.2	123 of 313	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	53.1	67 of 170	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	232 of 434	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.1	132 of 415	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	166 of 415	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	197 of 444	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	171 of 441	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	174 of 441	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	207 of 418	50.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	247 of 450	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.2	151 of 437	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	204 of 444	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	227 of 459	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	211 of 458	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.3	223 of 455	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	228 of 430	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	222 of 403	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	255 of 435	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	164 of 414	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	247 of 426	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	198 of 443	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	183 of 442	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.9	228 of 442	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	234 of 418	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	191 of 225	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	116 of 206	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	144 of 210	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	219 of 338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.4	122 of 316	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	232 of 320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	194 of 352	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	184 of 362	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	189 of 358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	196 of 350	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	198 of 338	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)61st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

African American (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts70%~ state avg

Mathematics62%~ state avg

Social Studies46%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cecilia Junior High School	Public	6-8	1038 School Road Ext.	Cecilia	70521	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 667-6226	576	39	14.6	72.0%	299 (51.9%)	209 (36.3%)	41 (7.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.3%)	39.2	291^st of 452 public middle schools	35.6%		40.5	275^th of 447 public middle schools	38.5%	16		56.0	61.0	57.0	59.0		66.0	68.0	69.0	67.0		28.0	40.0	49.0	39.0		$12,388
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Port Barre Middle School

What district is Port Barre Middle School in?

St. Landry Parish

What is the racial makeup of Port Barre Middle School?

Students at Port Barre Middle School are 70% White, 27% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Port Barre Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Port Barre Middle School.

Is Port Barre Middle School a good school?

Port Barre Middle School ranks 259^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Port Barre Middle School attend?

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

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