State/Public Middle Open

Bluff Middle School

๐Ÿ“ 15464 Bluff Road, Prairieville, Ascension Parish, 70769

631
Pupils
17.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bluff Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Prairieville, Ascension Parish. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascension Parish school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 78% of students are proficient in reading. 68% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Ascension Parish

Enrollment & staffing

Bluff Middle School enrolls 631 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.

Male students
338 (54%)
Female students
293 (46%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.4
Student-teacher ratio
17.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 21% Black or African American and 6.3% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White40063%
Black or African American13521%
Hispanic or Latino406.3%
Asian264.1%
Two or more races264.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

212 of the school's 631 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8

Bluff Middle School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 18, state house district 59.

School district: Ascension Parish

Bluff Middle School is one of 31 schools in Ascension Parish, based in Sorrento, Louisiana. The district serves 23,743 students district-wide and employs 1,558 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 631 students, Bluff Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 766 students per school.

23,743
District students
31
Schools
1,558
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

78%
Reading proficient
68%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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