📍 409 East South Street, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, 70571
Opelousas Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 5–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Opelousas Middle School enrolls 246 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% Black or African American, 2.8% White and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 232 | 94% |
| White | 7 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
226 of the school's 246 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Opelousas Middle School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-60, state senate district 24, state house district 40.
Opelousas Middle School is one of 35 schools in St. Landry Parish, based in Opelousas, Louisiana. The district serves 10,982 students district-wide and employs 753 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Opelousas Middle School is smaller than the district average of about 314 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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