The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school in the Lafayette Parish school system. The school is located on a main commercial road in the city of Lafayette, a mid-sized city that functions as the economic and cultural center of Acadiana. Lafayette offers a mix of residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors, anchored by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and a range of employers in healthcare, technology, banking, and retail. The city is predominantly car-dependent, with a walkable downtown core around Jefferson Street. The school sits within this broader city context, drawing its attendance from the surrounding area.
The student body reflects Lafayette’s diversity. Of the total enrollment, the largest share of students identify as white or black, with smaller but notable populations of Asian and Hispanic students, as well as a modest number of students of two or more races and very small counts of American Indian or Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a population that is economically varied. Data on the share of students with individualized education plans and on English learners was not available, so a parent wanting to understand special education or language support resources would need to follow up directly with the school.
Testing participation rates on the LEAP 2025 assessments were very high, meaning the results give a solid picture of how students are performing. The school’s proficiency rates across subjects bear watching. In English language arts, slightly fewer than half of students scored at the proficient level or above. In math, the rate was a bit lower. Social studies proficiency was below that, and science proficiency was the lowest of the four tested subjects, with a little more than a quarter of students meeting the proficient threshold. The academic data covers only the single most recent school year, so there is no trend across multiple years to show whether these results are improving or not. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, when measured against a small set of other elementary schools within Lafayette Parish, fell above the midpoint of that group.
Because this is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not serve high school grades, so measures like college and career readiness, AP course access, or dual enrollment do not apply at this level. Similarly, the civil rights and discipline data was absent from the available information, as were program offerings and staffing details. A parent seeking a fuller picture of the school’s extracurricular programming, class size, or discipline climate would need to gather those details from the school directly.
The Lafayette Parish district brief noted no significant recent changes of lasting impact, so the district environment appears stable from a governance and policy standpoint. Housing in the area commands a typical price that is higher than the state median, reflecting Lafayette’s position as a regional economic hub, and rents follow a similar pattern.
The school is a mid-sized elementary in a mid-sized city, serving a mixed-income student population. The academic results show that English language arts is the strongest tested area, while science is the weakest. A parent considering this school for their child will likely want to ask the school directly about how it supports students who are below the proficient mark, particularly in math and science, and about what enrichment or intervention programs are available across the grade levels. The school’s diversity and its central location in a city with multiple major employers and a prominent university are characteristics that may matter to families weighing the broader community environment.
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