Summary:
In zip code 71480, there is one middle school, LaSalle Junior High School, serving grades 6 through 8 in Urania, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 144 students.
LaSalle Junior High School is a standout performer, ranking in the 96th percentile of all Louisiana middle schools for the 2025-2026 school year. The school achieves exceptional academic results despite serving a student body where nearly two-thirds (64.58%) are eligible for free or reduced lunch. In the most recent testing, 90% of students were proficient in Mathematics and 93% were proficient in English Language Arts, dramatically outperforming state averages of 62% and 70%, respectively. The school also reported a perfect 0.0% dropout rate, far better than the state average of 3.1%. The school is part of the highly-rated LaSalle Parish district, which holds a 5-star rating and ranks in the 93rd percentile among all Louisiana districts.
The school's only notable weakness is a chronic absenteeism rate of 28.8%, which is higher than the state average of 22.5%. However, this contrasts sharply with its elite academic performance, suggesting that students who attend regularly achieve at very high levels. The school shows particular strength in 8th grade Mathematics, where 95% of students are proficient—43 percentage points above the state average. English Language Arts is the strongest subject overall, with 94% proficiency in both 6th and 7th grades. The school also demonstrated impressive year-over-year improvement, with Mathematics proficiency jumping from 75% to 90% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, indicating successful instructional strategies.
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