The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in English language arts. The lowest is 43% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Sterlington Middle School
Sterlington Middle School serves students in sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school in the town of Sterlington, Louisiana, part of the Ouachita Parish School System. Sterlington sits in the northern part of the parish and is described as a small, predominantly rural town with a close-knit community identity. The town has grown rapidly over recent years, driven in part by the presence of ANGUS Chemical Company, a Dow Chemical subsidiary that provides a major employment base and has a large annual impact on the local economy. The town itself is highway-oriented, and the schools including Sterlington Elementary, Middle, and High are part of the district but are not clustered in a walkable downtown core given the town's small size and layout.
The middle school's enrollment of roughly that size for a grades 6-8 school serves a student body that is predominantly white, with a notable share of Black students and a small presence of Asian and multiracial students. Around two-fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a mixed-income middle ground where economic diversity is present but not extreme. No data was available for students served under an individualized education plan or for English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports and population counts.
On state testing from the 2024-25 school year, the school's results present a clear picture of relative strength. In English language arts, a majority of students scored proficient or above, a solid mark for any middle school. Math proficiency also stood at a level that puts it above typical performance in the region. Science and social studies scores were lower, with fewer than half of students reaching proficiency in each. When compared against other schools within Ouachita Parish, Sterlington Middle School places above the midpoint in overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. The school earned full participation from its students on all state assessments, which is a mark of consistent administration and student attendance on test days.
Looking at the limited data available for trend analysis, only a single year of results was present in the record, so no multi-year trajectory can yet be established. The school's performance represents a single snapshot, not a pattern, and a parent would want to follow future years to see whether these proficiency levels hold or shift.
Sterlington Middle operates as a regular public school with no charter or magnet designation. No Title I status was reported. No data on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or course access was available in the record, so a parent considering this school should seek those details from the school or district to understand the full environment beyond test scores. The district itself, Ouachita Parish, did not have any recent parent-relevant changes reported in publicly available material that would alter the school's current operation.
For a family considering this school, the core takeaway is that Sterlington Middle School sits in a growing, small-town setting with a local economy anchored by a large chemical employer. The school's academic results are well above the county average in ELA and math, while science and social studies are softer spots that a parent may want to investigate further with the school's administration for context on instruction and curriculum. The town's rapid population growth suggests the community is expanding, and the school likely reflects that demographic change. The absence of staffing, discipline, and special-population data means that a thorough school visit and conversation with current families is warranted before forming a full picture.
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