The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Raceland Middle School
Raceland Middle School sits on the Bayou Lafourche in an unincorporated community that is part of Lafourche Parish. The school serves grades six through eight as a regular public school within the Lafourche Parish district. Raceland is a place with a mix of residential areas and commercial and industrial operations, historically tied to sugar production, and major employers include Raceland Raw Sugar Corporation and St. Anne Hospital. The community does not have a traditional downtown; the middle school is located within the census-designated place, while Central Lafourche High School, which serves Raceland students, is in the neighboring community of Mathews. The population has seen a modest decline in recent years, and the built environment is oriented along the highways that run through the area.
The school’s enrollment is around the size typical for a middle school in this grade band. The student body is diverse in its composition: roughly half of students are white, and a substantial share are Black, with small numbers of students identifying as Hispanic, two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure of economic need in the community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the information reviewed.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, a meaningful share of students scored at the proficient level or above in English language arts, with about half of students meeting that bar. In math, the share was smaller. In science and social studies, the portion of students reaching proficiency was lower still. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it above the midpoint among the two school districts in Lafourche Parish. The social studies assessment had a change in cut scores, so direct year-over-year comparisons for that subject are not straightforward. Participation rates on all tests were very high, which means the results reflect nearly every enrolled student. Because only one year of assessment data was available for review, there is no trend line to show whether performance is moving up or down.
This is not a high school, so there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s environment data, including discipline, course access, and staffing, was not available in the information provided.
Raceland Middle School sits in a region where housing values are below the national median, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment is below the national average, which makes homeownership relatively more accessible here than in many parts of the country. The unemployment rate nationally stood at a low level, and the 30-year fixed mortgage rate has edged down modestly in recent weeks.
A parent considering this school should weigh the academic profile as it is. The school serves a student body with substantial economic need, and its proficiency results in English language arts are the strongest area, while math, science, and social studies show room for improvement. The lack of multi-year trend data means it is hard to tell whether the school’s performance is stable, improving, or declining, and a family might want to ask the school about its trajectory directly. The school’s setting is along a bayou in a community without a dense downtown, with the high school located in a neighboring town. The parish district had no significant recent changes reported in the materials reviewed, so that is not a factor for families to weigh at this point. For a family looking at this middle school, the core picture is a mid-sized school with a mixed academic record, a high-poverty population, and a location in a small, economically modest community along the bayou.
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