📍 426 South Fifth Street, Iota, Acadia Parish, 70543
Iota Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Iota, Acadia Parish. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Acadia Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Iota Middle School enrolls 287 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 14.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 2.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
140 of the school's 287 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 127 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Iota Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 25, state house district 41.
Iota Middle School is one of 27 schools in Acadia Parish, based in Crowley, Louisiana. The district serves 9,043 students district-wide and employs 526 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Iota Middle School is close to the district average of about 335 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant