Paul Breaux Middle School

Regular School · Lafayette, LA

Paul Breaux Middle School is a regular school school in Lafayette, Louisiana, serving grades 05–08 with 314 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

314

Teachers (FTE)

21.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	282	90%
Hispanic/Latino	16	5%
White	10	3%
Two or more races	6	2%
Total enrollment	314	142M / 172F

English Language Learners: 15 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30.0% +0.5pp	29.5%	752
Reading Proficiency	37.0% -3.7pp	40.7%	752
Science Proficiency	29.0%	—	739

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.12 grade levels

Math

+0.04 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

179 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

166

52.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

236

75.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	314	100%

Contact & Location

1400 South Orange Street

Lafayette, LA 70501

Phone: (337)521-7860

District

Lafayette Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,102

District enrollment: 32,377

Other Schools in District

Alice N. Boucher Elementary School Elementary
Broadmoor Elementary School Elementary
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary Elementary
Charles M. Burke Elementary School Elementary
Corporal Michael Middlebrook Elementary School Elementary
Dr. Raphael A. Baranco Elementary School Elementary
Duson Elementary School Elementary
Ernest Gallet Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70501) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220087000663

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD