Summary:
In zip code 71052, there is one middle school, Mansfield Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8 in Mansfield, Louisiana, a community where 87% of students face economic disadvantage.
Mansfield Middle School is a school on a clear upward trajectory, having improved from a 1-star rating and the 20th percentile in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating and the 44th percentile for 2025-2026—a jump of 103 places in state rankings. The school is part of the highly-rated DeSoto Parish district, which ranks in the 84th percentile statewide. While the school's overall proficiency in English Language Arts (69%) nearly matches the state average (70%), mathematics remains a challenge at 47% proficiency compared to the state's 62%. A critical weakness appears in 5th-grade math, where only 16% of students are proficient versus 61% statewide, though by 8th grade, math proficiency rises to 60%, surpassing the state average of 52%.
Despite academic hurdles, the school excels in several areas. Students taking advanced high-school-level courses achieve remarkable results, with 100% proficiency in Algebra I and 93% in English I, far exceeding district and state averages. The school also boasts a 0.0% dropout rate, low chronic absenteeism at 17.4% (better than the state's 22.5%), and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. These positive non-academic indicators suggest a supportive environment that is driving the school's impressive turnaround, making it a promising option for families in the area.
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