Opelousas Junior High School

730 South Market Street
Opelousas, LA 70570

456 Students

Middle School 7th - 8th

School Overview

Opelousas Junior High School, located at 730 South Market Street in Opelousas, Louisiana, serves as a vital educational institution within the St. Landry Parish School District. The school focuses on providing a structured academic environment for students in their middle school years, typically bridging the gap between elementary education and high school. As a central part of the Opelousas community, the school is dedicated to fostering both the intellectual and social development of its students during a critical stage of their adolescent growth.

Beyond its core curriculum, the school emphasizes a supportive learning atmosphere designed to prepare students for the academic rigor of secondary education. By offering a variety of extracurricular activities and engaging classroom instruction, Opelousas Junior High aims to cultivate student success, encourage civic responsibility, and promote personal character. The school remains an integral component of the local educational landscape, striving to meet the diverse needs of the families it serves in the heart of St. Landry Parish.

456

Total Students

21.9

Full-Time Teachers

20.8

Student/Teacher Ratio

64.0%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Opelousas Junior High School
Demographic	Student Count
White	22
Hispanic	8
Black	417
Asian	5
Two or More	4

Black
417 (91.4 %)
White
22 (4.8 %)
Hispanic
8 (1.8 %)
Asian
5 (1.1 %)
Two or More
4 (0.9 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	St. Landry Parish
Phone:	(337)942-4957
Grade Range:	7th - 8th
Total Students:	456
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	21.9
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	20.8
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	284
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	8

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 7 224

Grade 8 232