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Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

8150 West Highway 90, Roanoke, LA 70581 · (337) 753-2317 · Part of Jefferson Davis Parish School District

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Directions
Students
199
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Louisiana’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

8150 West Highway 90, Roanoke

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 653
Grade 778
Grade 868
Enrollment over time
202’20
203’21
204’22
218’23
199’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Black 14%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welsh-Roanoke Junior High School from Roanoke families.

Other schools in Jefferson Davis Parish School District

The district →
Jennings Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Jennings
C+
976 students15:1
Lacassine High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lacassine
A−
587 students15:1
Hathaway High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Jennings
B
566 students15:1
Welsh Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Welsh
A−
499 students17:1
Lake Arthur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lake Arthur
B+
441 students16:1
Elton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elton
B+
221 students13:1

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