Best Public Schools in Roanoke, LA

Summary:

The city of Roanoke, Louisiana has only one public middle school, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School, which serves grades 6-8 and has a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, which is ranked 39 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and is rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School appears to be a strong performer academically, with proficiency rates in Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and Social Studies exceeding the district and state averages. The school's 6th and 7th-grade Mathematics proficiency rates were particularly impressive, significantly outpacing the district and state. In ELA, the 6th and 8th-grade proficiency rates were also higher than the district and state. However, the school's student population is predominantly White (73.04%), with a smaller proportion of African American (17.16%) and multiracial (9.8%) students, indicating a need to explore ways to promote greater diversity and inclusion.

Economically, the school serves a population with significant challenges, as 63.73% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite these socioeconomic factors, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School has maintained a consistent ranking and star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years, suggesting a stable and sustained level of academic performance. Overall, the data suggests that this school is providing a quality education to its students, though there may be opportunities to address diversity and socioeconomic disparities within the school community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				LEAP Mathematics (2024)				LEAP English Language Arts (2024)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School	Public	6-8	8150 West Highway 90	Roanoke	70581	Jefferson Davis Parish	Jefferson Davis Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 753-2317	218	12	17.7	55.5%	163 (74.8%)	38 (17.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.3%)	65.3	157^th of 449 public middle schools	65.0%		67	150^th of 465 public middle schools	67.7%	7	71.0	77.0	57.0	68.0	74.0	67.0	73.0	71.0	$12,505

Cities Near Roanoke

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jennings	4.01 mi	3	141^st
Welsh	8.72 mi	2	104^th
Elton	9.65 mi	2	192^nd
Fenton	11.01 mi	1
Evangeline	11.46 mi	1	2^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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