📍 3264 Hwy. 167, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, 70570
Plaisance Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish. The school has 220 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Landry Parish school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plaisance Middle School enrolls 220 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 33% White and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 141 | 64% |
| White | 72 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
152 of the school's 220 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 152 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.
Plaisance Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Plaisance 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 220 students, Plaisance 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: Rural - Fringe
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