R.K. Smith Middle School

Summary:

R.K. Smith Middle School is a public middle school in Luling, Louisiana, serving 342 students in grades 6-8 and part of the highly-ranked St. Charles Parish school district.

R.K. Smith Middle School stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently scoring above the state average on LEAP tests for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2023-2024, the school had 78% proficiency in ELA and 66% proficiency in Math, compared to the state averages of 69% and 59% respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for specific student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Louisiana middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and White student performance, as well as for students with special needs and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Compared to nearby middle schools like J.B. Martin Middle School and Albert Cammon Middle School, also in the St. Charles Parish district, R.K. Smith Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution. The school has also shown consistent improvement over the past several years, moving up in the statewide rankings. Despite the challenges of having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, R.K. Smith Middle School continues to provide a supportive and effective learning environment for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 281 Judge Edward Dufresne Park
       Luling, LA  70070


(985) 331-1018

District: St. Charles Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
132nd of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,387 Help


Students who attend R.K. Smith Middle School usually attend:

High:    Hahnville High School

Feeder schools for R.K. Smith Middle School:

Elementary:    Luling Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.8 Help
Number of students:  342

Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.8%
White:
21.9%
Hispanic:
9.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.7% Help


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Compare Details R.K. Smith Middle School ranks better than 70.6% of middle schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked middle schools in the St. Charles Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 70.71. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (65.8%), White (21.9%), Hispanic (9.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the St. Charles Parish School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at R.K. Smith Middle School is 12.8, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the St. Charles Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at R.K. Smith Middle School is $24,387, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the St. Charles Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

R.K. Smith Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks R.K. Smith Middle School 132nd of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See R.K. Smith Middle School in the ranking list.)

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St. Charles Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. Charles Parish 12th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for R.K. Smith Middle School

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Rank History for all students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 43.83 257th 396 35.1%
2008 45.72 258th 413 37.5%
2009 56.69 209th 425 50.8%
2010 53.40 223rd 408 45.3%
2011 55.83 209th 412 49.3%
2012 58.24 198th 442 55.2%
2013 56.63 203rd 457 55.6%
2014 62.53 177th 470 62.3%
2015 51.14 248th 482 48.5%
2016 71.98 116th 435 73.3%
2017 61.44 182nd 437 58.4%
2018 55.30 167th 411 59.4%
2019 55.80 210th 449 53.2%
2021 66.74 150th 459 67.3%
2022 66.83 150th 460 67.4%
2023 65.83 155th 465 66.7%
2024 70.71 132nd 449 70.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.94 77th 202 61.9%
2021 60.28 60th 210 71.4%
2022 53.68 77th 206 62.6%
2023 35.13 132nd 206 35.9%
2024 61.17 54th 175 69.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.03 111th 403 72.5%
2019 57.38 182nd 430 57.7%
2021 66.65 140th 455 69.2%
2022 70.61 108th 458 76.4%
2023 62.32 154th 459 66.4%
2024 68.95 120th 444 73.0%
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Rank History for Female students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.59 183rd 418 56.2%
2021 71.67 119th 441 73.0%
2022 64.23 156th 441 64.6%
2023 60.32 180th 444 59.5%
2024 65.09 147th 415 64.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.27 77th 170 54.7%
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Rank History for Male students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 46.20 237th 418 43.3%
2021 57.77 180th 442 59.3%
2022 66.96 137th 442 69.0%
2023 63.26 162nd 443 63.4%
2024 71.40 111th 426 73.9%
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Rank History for African American students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.68 56th 313 82.1%
2019 65.34 97th 338 71.3%
2021 76.18 50th 352 85.8%
2022 78.85 48th 360 86.7%
2023 70.13 74th 360 79.4%
2024 75.72 57th 333 82.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.50 31st 153 79.7%
2022 68.93 41st 163 74.8%
2023 81.60 17th 163 89.6%
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Rank History for White students at R.K. Smith Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.04 50th 338 85.2%
2019 66.94 121st 350 65.4%
2021 70.20 101st 358 71.8%
2022 75.43 63rd 362 82.6%
2023 77.09 63rd 352 82.1%
2024 81.61 34th 320 89.4%
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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.

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Enrollment information for R.K. Smith Middle 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 410 410
1990 172 220 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 195 220 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 426
1992 180 217 0 9 1 n/a n/a 0 407
1993 185 192 0 17 1 n/a n/a 0 395
1994 165 228 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1995 195 247 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1996 195 247 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 444
1997 176 252 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 432
1998 165 228 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1999 129 240 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 372
2000 101 234 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 341
2001 113 234 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 352
2002 91 234 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2003 91 234 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 330
2004 100 261 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 366
2005 96 263 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 366
2006 83 244 2 8 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2007 79 240 0 10 1 n/a n/a 0 330
2008 78 237 0 16 1 n/a n/a 0 332
2009 90 238 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 340
2010 91 233 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 339
2011 94 219 1 3 4 0 5 0 326
2012 83 216 0 17 0 0 6 0 322
2013 71 227 1 17 0 0 7 0 323
2014 68 216 1 18 0 0 10 0 313
2015 67 206 1 19 0 0 11 0 304
2016 58 203 0 18 0 0 9 0 288
2017 62 224 0 12 0 0 7 0 305
2018 60 207 0 16 0 0 7 0 290
2019 63 211 1 17 1 0 4 0 297
2020 63 211 1 26 1 0 11 0 313
2021 65 222 1 28 1 0 10 0 327
2022 74 219 1 29 0 0 11 0 334
2023 75 225 1 33 0 0 8 0 342

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 R.K. Smith Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 410 28.0 14.6 40
1990 399 29.0 13.7 41.4
1991 426 32.0 13.3 40.1
1992 407 29.0 14.0 46.2
1993 395 31.0 12.7 50.4
1994 400 29.0 13.8 55
1995 444 36.0 12.3 56.5
1996 444 36.0 12.3 56.5
1997 432 37.0 11.7 56.5
1998 398 41.0 9.7 54.8
1999 372 40.0 9.3 70.4
2000 341 33.0 10.3 76.2
2001 352 35.0 10.1 70.7
2002 330 31.0 10.6 73.3
2003 330 31.0 10.6 73.3
2004 366 32.8 11.2 71.3
2005 366 34.5 10.6 77.9
2006 337 30.3 11.1 76.6
2007 330 32.7 10.1 74.2
2008 332 35.3 9.4 71.1
2009 340 34.0 10.0 68.8
2010 339 35.4 9.5 70.2
2011 326 32.0 10.1 72.7
2012 322 34.0 9.4 71.1
2013 323 34.0 9.5 80.5
2014 313 34.0 9.2 82.4
2015 304 31.0 9.8 81.6
2016 288 32.0 9.0 81.9
2017 305 27.3 11.1 83.6
2018 290 26.9 10.7 78.3
2019 297 26.0 11.4 78.5
2020 313 26.3 11.8 76.7
2021 327 26.0 12.5 70
2022 334 28.1 11.8 54.2
2023 342 26.6 12.8 66.7

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 R.K. Smith Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 410 28.0 14.6 40
1990 399 29.0 13.7 41.4
1991 426 32.0 13.3 40.1
1992 407 29.0 14.0 46.2
1993 395 31.0 12.7 50.4
1994 400 29.0 13.8 55
1995 444 36.0 12.3 56.5
1996 444 36.0 12.3 56.5
1997 432 37.0 11.7 56.5
1998 398 41.0 9.7 54.8
1999 372 40.0 9.3 70.4
2000 341 33.0 10.3 76.2
2001 352 35.0 10.1 70.7
2002 330 31.0 10.6 73.3
2003 330 31.0 10.6 73.3
2004 366 32.8 11.2 71.3
2005 366 34.5 10.6 77.9
2006 337 30.3 11.1 76.6
2007 330 32.7 10.1 74.2
2008 332 35.3 9.4 71.1
2009 340 34.0 10.0 68.8
2010 339 35.4 9.5 70.2
2011 326 32.0 10.1 72.7
2012 322 34.0 9.4 71.1
2013 323 34.0 9.5 80.5
2014 313 34.0 9.2 82.4
2015 304 31.0 9.8 81.6
2016 288 32.0 9.0 81.9
2017 305 27.3 11.1 83.6
2018 290 26.9 10.7 78.3
2019 297 26.0 11.4 78.5
2020 313 26.3 11.8 76.7
2021 327 26.0 12.5 70
2022 334 28.1 11.8 54.2
2023 342 26.6 12.8 66.7

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 R.K. Smith Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $21,033
2018 $20,572
2019 $20,587
2020 $19,810
2021 $20,190
2022 $24,387

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on R.K. Smith Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 210th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 155th of 465 Middle schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (R.K. Smith Middle School)6273
 11%
   6th Grade Mathematics (St. Charles Parish)7875
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (R.K. Smith Middle School)7773
 4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (St. Charles Parish)8178
 3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (R.K. Smith Middle School)5145
 6%
   6th Grade Social Studies (St. Charles Parish)7159
 12%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade Mathematics (R.K. Smith Middle School)5153
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (St. Charles Parish)7177
 6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (R.K. Smith Middle School)7474
   7th Grade English Language Arts (St. Charles Parish)8177
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (R.K. Smith Middle School)6061
 1%
   7th Grade Social Studies (St. Charles Parish)6872
 4%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (R.K. Smith Middle School)5456
 2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (St. Charles Parish)7671
 5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (R.K. Smith Middle School)7879
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (St. Charles Parish)8583
 2%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (R.K. Smith Middle School)6365
 2%
   8th Grade Social Studies (St. Charles Parish)7870
 8%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students297342
 15.2%
African American211225
 6.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian11
Hispanic1733
 94.1%
Pacific Islander00
White6375
 19%
Two or More Races48
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients78.5%66.7%
 11.8%


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R.K. Smith Middle School ranks 132nd of 449 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at R.K. Smith Middle School are 66% African American, 22% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend R.K. Smith Middle School usually go on to attend Hahnville High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 342 students attended R.K. Smith Middle School.


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