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Erath Middle School

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Erath Middle School ranks 53 rd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

53^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Erath Middle School is a public middle school in Erath, Louisiana, serving 525 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Vermilion Parish School District, which is ranked 13th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Erath Middle School consistently outperforms the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 79% proficiency in Mathematics and 85% proficiency in ELA, compared to 74% and 82% for Vermilion Parish, and 60% and 70% for the state of Louisiana, respectively. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education student achievement. Erath Middle School has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the majority of the past 10 school years, placing it among the top 30-55 middle schools in Louisiana.

While Erath Middle School outperforms nearby Rene A. Rost Middle School and North Vermilion Middle School in both Mathematics and ELA, it lags behind some of the higher-performing schools in the Lafayette Parish School District, such as Edgar Martin Middle School and Youngsville Middle School. Additionally, Erath Middle School has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 19.5% in 2022-2023 to 27.1% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern the school may need to address.

466

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,683

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 South Broadway
Erath, LA 70533

(337) 937-4441

District: Vermilion Parish

Students who attend Erath Middle School usually attend:

High:

Erath High School

Feeder schools for Erath Middle School:

Elementary:	Dozier Elementary School
	Leblanc Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.5%

African American:

8.4%

Hispanic:

6.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Louisiana middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg78%

Louisiana avg65%

53^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Vermilion Parish

13^th of 118Vermilion 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	85.2	53 of 447	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	33 of 449	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	45 of 465	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	39 of 460	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	35 of 459	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	32 of 449	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	30 of 411	92.7%	★★★★★
2017	90.1	27 of 437	93.8%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	39 of 435	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	84.9	55 of 482	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	86 of 470	81.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	62 of 457	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	79 of 442	82.1%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	88 of 412	78.6%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	57 of 408	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	83.9	46 of 425	89.2%	★★★★☆
2008	80.5	62 of 413	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	78.9	67 of 396	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	34 of 344	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	27 of 333	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	26 of 360	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	26 of 360	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	15 of 352	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.5	21 of 338	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	15 of 313	95.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	82.7	9 of 170	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	45 of 415	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	38 of 415	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	52 of 444	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	54 of 441	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.9	65 of 441	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	39 of 418	90.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	17 of 155	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	33 of 152	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	36 of 163	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	47 of 437	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	54 of 444	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	48 of 459	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	43 of 458	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	45 of 455	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	36 of 430	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	24 of 403	94.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	43 of 414	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	42 of 426	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	35 of 443	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	31 of 442	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	32 of 442	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	34 of 418	91.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	77 of 168	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.7	13 of 175	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	6 of 206	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	4 of 206	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	12 of 210	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	3 of 202	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	65 of 316	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	37 of 320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	55 of 352	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	50 of 362	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	59 of 358	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	32 of 350	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	28 of 338	91.7%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile~ school

African American (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+15 vs state

Mathematics79%+19 vs state

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Schools Near Erath Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (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 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	Total
Erath Middle School	Public	6-8	800 South Broadway	Erath	70533	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 937-4441	466	28	16.3	44.6%	375 (80.5%)	39 (8.4%)	31 (6.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	85.2	53^rd of 447 public middle schools	88.1%		88.9	33^rd of 449 public middle schools	92.7%	20	77.0	79.0	81.0	79.0		85.0	88.0	84.0	85.0	$11,683
J.H. Williams Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Prairie Avenue	Abbeville	70510	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 893-3943	374	27	13.8	81.6%	90 (24.1%)	212 (56.7%)	26 (7.0%)	21 (5.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	33	307^th of 447 public middle schools	31.3%		34.3	305^th of 449 public middle schools	32.1%	2	36.0	44.0	32.0	36.0		64.0	68.0	71.0	68.0	$13,989
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%)	80.4	86^th of 447 public middle schools	80.8%		83.8	57^th of 449 public middle schools	87.3%	29	81.0	74.0	63.0	73.0		89.0	78.0	85.0	83.0	$12,806
North Vermilion Middle School	Public	6-8	11609-A LA Hwy 699	Maurice	70555	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 893-1583	535	32	16.8	40.6%	440 (82.2%)	46 (8.6%)	19 (3.6%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	87.2	43^rd of 447 public middle schools	90.4%		85.9	48^th of 449 public middle schools	89.3%	5	84.0	89.0	70.0	81.0		87.0	86.0	86.0	86.0	$11,493
Iberia Middle School	Public	7-8	613 Weeks Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 364-3927	405	37	10.8	75.6%	148 (36.5%)	167 (41.2%)	51 (12.6%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	52.1	222^nd of 447 public middle schools	50.3%		51.7	230^th of 449 public middle schools	48.8%	8		60.0	49.0	54.0			71.0	68.0	69.0	$17,178
Anderson Middle School	Public	7-8	1059 Anderson Street	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 365-3932	320	29	10.9	89.4%	54 (16.9%)	225 (70.3%)	13 (4.1%)	14 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	23	359^th of 447 public middle schools	19.7%		25	349^th of 449 public middle schools	22.3%	10		46.0	35.0	41.0			54.0	55.0	55.0	$16,301
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%)	70.2	135^th of 447 public middle schools	69.8%		70.2	133^rd of 449 public middle schools	70.4%	2	74.0	63.0	59.0	66.0			77.0	81.0	79.0	$13,169
St. Martinville Junior High School	Public	6-8	7190 Main Hwy.	Saint Martinville	70582	St. Martin Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 909-3150	299	25	11.7	88.6%	100 (33.4%)	176 (58.9%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	43.2	267^th of 447 public middle schools	40.3%		42.9	265^th of 449 public middle schools	41.0%	2	46.0	56.0	29.0	46.0		77.0	68.0	71.0	72.0	$14,387
Rene A. Rost Middle School	Public	4-8	112 West Sixth Street	Kaplan	70548	Vermilion Parish	Vermilion Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 643-8545	360	23	15.7	59.4%	258 (71.7%)	56 (15.6%)	21 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	77.6	103^rd of 447 public middle schools	77.0%		77.5	100^th of 449 public middle schools	77.7%	3	72.0		58.0	66.0	75.0	80.0	85.0	90.0	82.0	$13,907
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Erath Middle School

What high school do graduates of Erath Middle School attend?

Students who attend Erath Middle School usually go on to attend Erath High School

What district is Erath Middle School in?

Vermilion Parish

Is Erath Middle School a good school?

Erath Middle School ranks 53^rd of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Erath Middle School?

Students at Erath Middle School are 80% White, 8% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Erath Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Erath Middle School.

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