Galvez Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Prairieville, Louisiana

Galvez Middle School in Prairieville, Louisiana enrolled 655 students in 2024-25 with 52.4 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 64% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 46% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 19% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%

804 students in 2022-23, 794 students in 2023-24, 655 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.4 to 52.4.

Students enrolled at Galvez Middle School by school year2022-23: 804, 2023-24: 794, 2024-25: 65502505007501k2022-238042023-247942024-25655
Students enrolled at Galvez Middle School by school year2022-23: 804, 2023-24: 794, 2024-25: 65502505007501k2022-238042023-247942024-25655
Students enrolled at Galvez Middle School by school year2022-23: 804, 2023-24: 794, 2024-25: 65502505007501k2022-238042023-247942024-25655
Students enrolled at Galvez Middle School by school year2022-23: 804, 2023-24: 794, 2024-25: 65502505007501k2022-238042023-247942024-25655
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2380442.419.0
2023-2479458.813.5
2024-2565552.412.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools

Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; Galvez Middle School 12.5; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherGalvez Middle School 12.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; Galvez Middle School 12.5; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherGalvez Middle School 12.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; Galvez Middle School 12.5; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherGalvez Middle School 12.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana middle schools, 2024-25217 values from 3.0 to 25.8; Galvez Middle School 12.5; state median 13.4.0102030students per full-time teacherGalvez Middle School 12.5state median 13.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 754 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Galvez Middle School enrolled 754 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 115 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 754 of the 754 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions115
  • Chronically absent12.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.1% of students were White, 23.7% Black, 18.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White51.1%
  2. Black23.7%
  3. Hispanic18.3%
  4. Two or more races5.5%
  5. Asian1.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Galvez Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2264%59%42.4%
Math, 2022-2346%50% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Prairieville

3 public middle schools in Prairieville report 2024-25 enrollment; Galvez Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Prairieville Middle School83514.233.8%
Bluff Middle School66214.526.0%
Galvez Middle School65512.547.6%

All public schools in Prairieville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Galvez Middle School

  1. Central Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.0 miles away: 512 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  2. Prairieville Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 3.1 miles away: 835 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.1 mi
  3. Compare Galvez Middle School with Central Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ascension Parish spends per student$14,108 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,108
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaGalvez Middle School is the number 41 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 219
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Galvez Middle School

  1. How many students attend Galvez Middle School?
    655 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 804 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Prairieville, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Galvez Middle School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Galvez Middle School a Title I school?
    Galvez Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Galvez Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Galvez Middle School scored proficient or above: 64% in reading in 2021-22 and 46% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Galvez Middle School in?
    Ascension Parish, NCES district ID 2200090. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220009000039 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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