Summary:
The city of Montegut, Louisiana, is served by three schools—Montegut Middle School, Montegut Elementary School, and Ecole Pointe-au-Chien—which together educate about 685 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade, as there are no high schools in the area.
For parents, the standout performer is Montegut Middle School, which holds a 4-star state rating and ranks in the 78th percentile among all Louisiana schools, with a remarkable recent jump from the 54th to the 88th percentile. It exceeds both Terrebonne Parish and state averages in English and math, and its dropout rate of just 0.4% is far below the district (3.9%) and state (3.1%) averages. Montegut Elementary School also shines, achieving a 92% proficiency rate in 3rd-grade math despite having the highest economic need in the city, with 81.28% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. In contrast, Ecole Pointe-au-Chien operates as its own independent district and has no reported test scores, making it impossible to compare academically, though it offers the smallest class sizes with a 6.6:1 student-teacher ratio.
A key takeaway is that chronic absenteeism is a community-wide challenge, with all three schools exceeding the state average of 22.5%—ranging from 27.1% at Montegut Elementary to 31.4% at Ecole Pointe-au-Chien. Additionally, Montegut Middle School shows a notable "dip" in 7th-grade social studies scores, where proficiency falls to 60%, just below the state average. Overall, the Terrebonne Parish schools demonstrate strong academic performance despite socioeconomic hurdles, while the independent Ecole Pointe-au-Chien district remains an academic unknown.
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