Summary:
In zip code 70518, there is one middle school, Broussard Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 465 students in the Broussard area, part of the Lafayette Parish school district.
Broussard Middle School shows a mixed academic profile. The school excels in English Language Arts (ELA), with a 79% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, outperforming both the district (74%) and state (70%) averages. However, its math proficiency (66% in 2025-2026) lags behind the district average (71%). A notable concern is a significant drop in 8th-grade performance, with math proficiency falling to just 53% compared to 70% for 6th and 7th graders. The school's state ranking has also declined from the 70th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 56th percentile (3 stars) in 2025-2026, suggesting other schools are improving faster.
Two contradictory signals stand out. The school has a very low dropout rate of 1.0%, far below the state average of 3.1%, yet it reports a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.1%, exceeding both district (24.0%) and state (22.5%) averages. This suggests that while students are not leaving the school, many are missing significant instructional time. With 55.05% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1, the school serves a moderately economically diverse population. Parents should note the school's strength in ELA but be aware of the math performance gap, the 8th-grade slump, and the high absenteeism rate as key areas to investigate further.
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