Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

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Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School ranks 157 th of 449 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is a public middle school in Roanoke, Louisiana, serving 204 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Jefferson Davis Parish school district, which is ranked 39 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 68%, compared to the state average of 59% and the district average of 68%. In ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 71%, compared to the state and district averages of 69%. The school's performance is particularly strong in 7th grade Mathematics, where 77% of students were proficient or better, compared to 66% in the district and 59% statewide. However, the school's performance for its White student subgroup and special education subgroup is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools.

Compared to the nearby Kinder Middle School and Iota Middle School, which are also high-performing schools, Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School's academic performance is generally on par or slightly lower. Kinder Middle School and Iota Middle School have higher overall proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA, as well as stronger performance for their White student subgroups. This suggests that Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School could potentially learn from the practices and strategies employed by these neighboring high-performing schools to further improve its academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

8150 West Highway 90
Roanoke, LA 70581

(337) 753-2317

District: Jefferson Davis Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
157^th of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,505

Students who attend Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Welsh High School

Feeder schools for Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School:

Elementary:

Welsh Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.8

Number of students: 204

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

17.2%

Two or more races:

9.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School ranks better than 65% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.27. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73%), African American (17.2%), two or more races (9.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is 18.8. (See more...)

Compare Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School employs 10.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School is $12,505.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School 157^th of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American students:

White students:

Jefferson Davis Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson Davis Parish 39^th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2007	69.70	128^th	396	67.7%
2008	81.40	57^th	413	86.2%
2009	75.48	91^st	425	78.6%
2010	82.12	50^th	408	87.7%
2011	83.84	35^th	412	91.5%
2012	77.82	81^st	442	81.7%
2013	64.27	154^th	457	66.3%
2014	61.67	180^th	470	61.7%
2015	68.80	147^th	482	69.5%
2016	60.72	179^th	435	58.9%
2017	70.12	125^th	437	71.4%
2018	61.69	134^th	411	67.4%
2019	70.53	136^th	449	69.7%
2021	67.38	145^th	459	68.4%
2022	67.88	146^th	460	68.3%
2023	66.97	150^th	465	67.7%
2024	65.27	157^th	449	65.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	78.32	11^th	57	80.7%
2022	82.38	9^th	58	84.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	41.14	118^th	206	42.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2018	44.72	242^nd	403	40.0%
2019	63.76	151^st	430	64.9%
2021	66.66	139^th	455	69.5%
2022	67.07	127^th	458	72.3%
2023	63.52	147^th	459	68.0%
2024	53.93	200^th	444	55.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2019	62.29	164^th	418	60.8%
2021	71.68	118^th	441	73.2%
2022	74.32	103^rd	441	76.6%
2023	72.17	111^th	444	75.0%
2024	59.84	174^th	415	58.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2019	74.67	98^th	418	76.6%
2021	61.41	168^th	442	62.0%
2022	57.38	186^th	442	57.9%
2023	59.45	176^th	443	60.3%
2024	66.16	137^th	426	67.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2018	42.01	193^rd	313	38.3%
2019	35.98	220^th	338	34.9%
2022	70.34	67^th	360	81.4%
2023	71.46	71^st	360	80.3%
2024	67.04	98^th	333	70.6%

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Rank History for White students at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	LA State Percentile
2018	59.41	140^th	338	58.6%
2019	58.15	157^th	350	55.1%
2021	48.43	194^th	358	45.8%
2022	49.08	195^th	362	46.1%
2023	51.14	185^th	352	47.4%
2024	36.78	226^th	320	29.4%

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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	293	293
1990	213	89	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	303
1991	242	86	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	328
1992	237	86	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
1993	227	95	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	324
1994	184	94	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	280
1995	210	71	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1996	210	71	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	285
1997	214	63	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	281
1998	194	68	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	265
1999	192	76	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	268
2000	167	63	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	230
2001	189	60	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2002	193	56	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2003	193	56	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2004	177	61	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	238
2005	177	58	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2006	170	43	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2007	171	29	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	200
2008	194	22	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	216
2009	180	35	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	215
2010	189	40	0	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
2011	185	42	0	1	0	0	10	0	238
2012	191	49	0	1	0	0	14	0	255
2013	198	52	2	1	0	0	13	0	266
2014	196	59	0	3	0	0	14	0	272
2015	184	47	1	3	0	0	16	0	251
2016	159	43	1	4	1	0	17	0	225
2017	157	41	0	4	0	0	16	0	218
2018	155	37	0	8	0	0	21	0	221
2019	165	34	0	6	0	0	23	0	228
2020	155	36	1	4	0	0	28	0	224
2021	150	25	0	0	0	0	27	0	202
2022	146	32	0	0	0	0	25	0	203
2023	149	35	0	0	0	0	20	0	204

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	293	22.0	13.3	n/a
1990	303	19.0	15.9	52.1
1991	328	19.0	17.2	48.8
1992	323	18.0	17.9	50.2
1993	324	15.0	21.6	47.8
1994	280	16.0	17.5	50.4
1995	285	15.0	19.0	46.7
1996	285	15.0	19.0	46.7
1997	281	15.0	18.7	47
1998	265	15.0	17.7	46.8
1999	268	14.0	19.1	62.7
2000	230	11.0	20.9	65.2
2001	249	13.0	19.2	58.6
2002	249	14.0	17.8	49.4
2003	249	14.0	17.8	49.4
2004	238	14.0	17.0	53.8
2005	235	14.4	16.3	55.7
2006	215	11.6	18.5	54.4
2007	200	11.4	17.5	49
2008	216	12.8	16.9	49.1
2009	215	12.0	17.9	49.3
2010	232	11.5	20.1	56.5
2011	238	12.9	18.3	58.4
2012	255	12.9	19.6	59.6
2013	266	13.8	19.2	62.4
2014	272	14.0	19.3	60.3
2015	251	15.0	16.7	55
2016	225	19.0	11.8	57.3
2017	218	14.3	15.1	61.5
2018	221	9.5	23.2	38.9
2019	228	11.4	19.8	43.4
2020	224	11.3	19.7	47.3
2021	202	9.5	21.2	47.5
2022	203	9.7	20.8	31.5
2023	204	10.8	18.8	63.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	293	22.0	13.3	n/a
1990	303	19.0	15.9	52.1
1991	328	19.0	17.2	48.8
1992	323	18.0	17.9	50.2
1993	324	15.0	21.6	47.8
1994	280	16.0	17.5	50.4
1995	285	15.0	19.0	46.7
1996	285	15.0	19.0	46.7
1997	281	15.0	18.7	47
1998	265	15.0	17.7	46.8
1999	268	14.0	19.1	62.7
2000	230	11.0	20.9	65.2
2001	249	13.0	19.2	58.6
2002	249	14.0	17.8	49.4
2003	249	14.0	17.8	49.4
2004	238	14.0	17.0	53.8
2005	235	14.4	16.3	55.7
2006	215	11.6	18.5	54.4
2007	200	11.4	17.5	49
2008	216	12.8	16.9	49.1
2009	215	12.0	17.9	49.3
2010	232	11.5	20.1	56.5
2011	238	12.9	18.3	58.4
2012	255	12.9	19.6	59.6
2013	266	13.8	19.2	62.4
2014	272	14.0	19.3	60.3
2015	251	15.0	16.7	55
2016	225	19.0	11.8	57.3
2017	218	14.3	15.1	61.5
2018	221	9.5	23.2	38.9
2019	228	11.4	19.8	43.4
2020	224	11.3	19.7	47.3
2021	202	9.5	21.2	47.5
2022	203	9.7	20.8	31.5
2023	204	10.8	18.8	63.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2017	$10,952
2018	$9,871
2019	$9,764
2020	$9,597
2021	$11,476
2022	$12,505

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 136^th of 449 Middle schools	Ranks 150^th of 465 Middle schools	2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	67	80	13%
6th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish)	69	66	3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)	61	57	4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	68	70	2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish)	70	68	2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	67	68	1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	73	59	14%
6th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)	61	48	13%
6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)	51	42	9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	85	70	15%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish)	77	63	14%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	72	67	5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	76	60	16%
7th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)	64	57	7%
7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)	55	52	3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	64	67	3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Jefferson Davis Parish)	57	53	4%
8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)	53	47	6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	74	62	12%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson Davis Parish)	73	59	14%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)	71	70	1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School)	68	57	11%
8th Grade Social Studies (Jefferson Davis Parish)	66	53	13%
8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)	64	53	11%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	228	204	10.5%
African American	34	35	2.9%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	0	0
Hispanic	6	0	100%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	165	149	9.7%
Two or More Races	23	20	13%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	43.4%	63.7%	20.3%

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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	204	11	18.8	63.7%	149 (73.0%)	35 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.8%)	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
Iota Middle School	Public	6-8	426 South Fifth Street	Iota	70543	Acadia Parish	Acadia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 779-2536	287	15	19.7	48.8%	261 (90.9%)	6 (2.1%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	82.5	66^th of 449 public middle schools	85.3%		84.5	55^th of 465 public middle schools	88.2%	11	73.0		74.0	77.0	78.0	90.0	85.0	84.0	$10,626
Kinder Middle School	Public	5-8	414 North 12th Street	Kinder	70648	Allen Parish	Allen Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 738-3223	374	26	14.3	61.0%	252 (67.4%)	75 (20.1%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	79.2	85^th of 449 public middle schools	81.1%		78.6	81^st of 465 public middle schools	82.6%	4	68.0		65.0	72.0	77.0	96.0	84.0	84.0	$12,110

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