J.B. Martin Middle School

Regular School · Paradis, LA

J.B. Martin Middle School is a regular school school in Paradis, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 733 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.5:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

733

Teachers (FTE)

63.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	511	70%
Black or African American	135	18%
Hispanic/Latino	49	7%
Two or more races	29	4%
Asian	5	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	733	359M / 374F

English Language Learners: 5 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	43.0% +13.5pp	29.5%	839
Reading Proficiency	58.0% +17.3pp	40.7%	839
Science Proficiency	50.0%	—	834

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)

+0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

112 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

148

20.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	733	100%

Contact & Location

434 South Street

Paradis, LA 70080

Phone: (985)758-7579

District

St. Charles Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,167

District enrollment: 9,496

Other Schools in District

Allemands Elementary School Elementary
Ethel Schoeffner Elementary School Elementary
Lakewood Elementary School Elementary
Luling Elementary School Elementary
Mimosa Park Elementary School Elementary
New Sarpy Elementary School Elementary
Norco Elementary School Elementary
R.J. Vial Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70080) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220144001145

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