The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Arnaudville Middle School
Arnaudville Middle School is a regular public school serving grades five through eight in the St. Landry Parish school system. The school is located in Arnaudville, a small Louisiana town at the junction of Bayou Teche and Bayou Fusilier that sits across the St. Landry and St. Martin parish line. The town has a distinctive character: it is known for its artist collectives, a brewery, a French immersion cultural campus, and annual festivals such as the Étouffée Festival and Bayou Blues Revival. Local press has described it as a sleepy bayou town undergoing a cultural renaissance, and a meaningful share of residents speak French, including Cajun. This is the setting families would be entering.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments for the 2024-25 school year, Arnaudville Middle School posted proficiency rates that give a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly half of students scored at the proficient or above level. Math was lower, with about two out of every five students meeting that bar. Science was the weakest subject, with just over a quarter of students proficient. Social studies came in around two-fifths proficient, though a note in the data indicates that the cut scores for that subject changed, so that result is not directly comparable to prior years. The school tested nearly all of its enrolled students, so the results reflect the full student body. The multi-year trend data shows only the most recent year, so there is not enough information to say whether performance is improving or declining over time. A parent looking for year-over-year progress would want to ask the school for longer-term data.
The student body is small. The school serves a population where a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. Racially, the student population is roughly evenly split between white students and Black students, with a small number of Hispanic students and a few multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the profile. That is a gap a parent may want to explore directly with the school to understand what supports are in place.
Arnaudville itself has seen a population decline over the past two decades, but the town is experiencing a cultural and economic revitalization centered on the arts and French-language preservation. The Saint Luc French Immersion & Cultural Campus recently took over the former hospital premises and is undergoing renovations. Median household income in the town has risen in recent years, though it remains below national medians. The housing market in the area is relatively affordable: typical home values are below the state median, and mortgages are less expensive than the national average. Rents also appear modest relative to income. For a family, this means the cost of living is lower than in many parts of the state, which could factor into school choice.
No program offerings, discipline data, or attendance metrics were provided for the school. The neighbor comparison could not be run because too few other schools in the district had comparable data to place Arnaudville Middle School in context relative to other St. Landry Parish schools. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to consider. The district brief turned up no major recent changes affecting parents.
Overall, Arnaudville Middle School presents as a small, economically diverse middle school in a culturally distinctive town. Academic proficiency is strongest in English language arts, with math and social studies below that, and science a clear soft spot. Families choosing this school should expect a tight-knit setting, a student body with significant economic need, and a community that values its Cajun and Creole heritage. They may want to follow up on the absence of special population data and on how the school supports students in math and science.
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