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Opelousas Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 7–8

730 South Market Street, Opelousas, LA 70570 · (337) 942-4957 · Part of St. Landry Parish School District

Opelousas’ School Grade B better than 60% of Louisiana school districts

Students
314
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Town
Grades
7–8
The gist

What stands out about Opelousas Junior High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 28 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 26.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

PK–43 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
7–8Opelousas Junior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency4%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 40.2%

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

730 South Market Street, Opelousas

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7133
Grade 8181
Enrollment over time
427’20
417’21
456’22
401’23
314’24

Down 26.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%White 6%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Opelousas Junior High School from Opelousas families.

Other schools in St. Landry Parish School District

The district →

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; Opelousas’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.