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Acadian Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4201 Moss Street, Lafayette, LA 70507 · (337) 521-7840 · Part of Lafayette Parish School District

Lafayette’s School Grade A− better than 84% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
340
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Acadian Middle School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lafayette kids: 4 high schools

On the path

Where Lafayette kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Acadian Middle SchoolYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency13%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4201 Moss Street, Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6125
Grade 7112
Grade 8103
Enrollment over time
372’20
393’21
372’22
388’23
340’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 66%Hispanic 21%White 9%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Acadian Middle School from Lafayette families.

Other schools in Lafayette Parish School District

The district →
Milton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lafayette
A
1,261 students20:1
J. Wallace James Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Scott
A−
957 students20:1
Woodvale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A
793 students15:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A
749 students16:1
Green T. Lindon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Youngsville
A+
719 students21:1
Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Carencro
B−
705 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Lafayette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.