Summary:
In zip code 70372, there is one middle school, Labadieville Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 with 191 students in the Assumption Parish district, which is ranked 47th out of 116 districts in Louisiana.
Labadieville Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with overall proficiency rates well below state averages: 35% in Mathematics compared to 60% statewide, and 54% in English Language Arts compared to 70% statewide. The school has a very high chronic absenteeism rate of 30.7%, which is notably higher than the state average of 22.5% and likely a major factor in the low test scores. A bright spot is the 8th-grade ELA proficiency rate of 69%, which nearly matches the state average of 70% and outperforms the district average of 68%. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, suggesting smaller class sizes, yet this advantage does not translate into higher academic performance, likely due to the high poverty rate (82.72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch) and the absenteeism issue.
Despite these challenges, there is a slight upward trend in the school's state ranking, improving from the 13th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 22nd percentile in 2024-2025. The dropout rate is 0.0%, which is excellent for a middle school. The most critical area for improvement is addressing the severe math gap, which is 25 percentage points behind the state average, and reducing chronic absenteeism. The success in 8th-grade ELA could serve as a model for improving other subjects and grade levels.
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