Summary:
In zip code 70070, there is one middle school, R.K. Smith Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Luling, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 303 students.
R.K. Smith Middle School is part of the high-performing St. Charles Parish school district, which ranks in the top 10% of districts in Louisiana. The school benefits from an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1, allowing for small class sizes. However, it underperforms the district average in nearly every subject and grade level. Overall academic proficiency stands at 76% in Mathematics (district: 82%, state: 62%), 72% in English Language Arts (district: 78%, state: 70%), and 58% in Social Studies (district: 65%, state: 55%). A notable bright spot is 8th Grade Social Studies, where the school achieves 79% proficiency, outperforming both the district (75%) and state (61%). Conversely, 6th and 7th grade Social Studies scores lag significantly behind the district. The school's state ranking has declined over three years, from the 71st percentile to the 61st percentile.
Chronic absenteeism is a key concern at 11.0%, which is higher than the district average of 7.7% but lower than the state average of 22.5%. The school serves a majority low-income population, with 67.99% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. The dropout rate is very low at 0.5%, well below both the district (1.8%) and state (3.1%) averages. The combination of small class sizes and below-district performance suggests that improving instructional alignment and addressing chronic absenteeism could be the most impactful strategies for raising academic outcomes at R.K. Smith Middle School.
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