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Central Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
12656 Sullivan Road
Central, LA 70818
Phone
(225) 261-2237
District
Central Community School District
County
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1086
Classroom Teachers
76

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Louisiana

8

(10 is best)

Better than 75.1% of all LA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Central Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
36%
54%
39%
52%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
36%
49%
43%
48%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
36%
50%
47%
31%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
14
14
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 347 32.0%
Grade 7 373 34.3%
Grade 8 366 33.7%
Total 1086 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 70.0% 67.5% 43.7%
Black 20.6% 22.0% 42.9%
Hispanic 8.0% 9.3% 11.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 1.1% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 54.9% 62.4%
Free lunch eligible 44.0% 45.2% 58.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.4% 9.7% 4.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 31,209 4,573,749
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 486.9 105
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 23.9% 19.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.6% 33.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.7% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 16.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,530 1,783,168
Single Parent Households With Children 9.8% 10.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 86.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.0% 26.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 25.5% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.4% 14.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 11.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.1% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 6.5% 14.0%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 13.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,302 $30,720,000 36.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $598 $2,915,000 3.5%
Staff $448 $2,185,000 2.6%
General Administration $336 $1,640,000 1.9%
School Administration $553 $2,694,000 3.2%
Operation $1,093 $5,327,000 6.3%
Transportation $1,063 $5,183,000 6.2%
Other $458 $2,235,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,550 $22,179,000 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,426 $31,328,000 37.2%
Total Expenditures $17,277 $84,227,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,126 $5,116,487,000 49.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $782 $561,266,000 5.5%
Staff $672 $482,832,000 4.7%
General Administration $324 $232,689,000 2.3%
School Administration $813 $583,995,000 5.7%
Operation $1,460 $1,048,151,000 10.2%
Transportation $649 $465,810,000 4.5%
Other $356 $255,444,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,056 $3,630,187,000 35.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,134 $1,532,450,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $14,316 $10,279,124,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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