Schools in Morgan City, LA

The eight schools serving the Morgan City, Louisiana area for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years are a mix of public institutions from three different parishes—St. Mary Parish, Assumption Parish, and St. Martin Parish—serving approximately 2,482 students across six elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

The standout school in the area is Stephensville Elementary School, which defies expectations by achieving the highest test scores in the city—92% proficiency in Math and 88% in ELA—despite having nearly 98% of its students on free/reduced lunch. This success is likely supported by the lowest student-teacher ratio in the city (7.3:1) and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (8.1%). Other strong elementary performers include Wyandotte Elementary School, which consistently ranks in the top quartile of Louisiana elementary schools with 77% proficiency in both Math and ELA, and Bayou Vista Elementary School, a 3-star school. In contrast, Morgan City Junior High School is the weakest link, earning a 1-star rating with test scores significantly below state averages in all subjects. Morgan City High School shows a positive trend, improving its state percentile rank from the 33rd to the 43rd percentile, with a graduation rate of 87.5% and a very low dropout rate of 0.8%.

Overall, the city's elementary schools generally outperform its secondary schools, with three of six elementary schools earning 3-4 stars. Chronic absenteeism across the city averages 17.9%, lower than the state average of 22.5%, though Bayou L'Ourse Primary School struggles with the highest rate at 23.9%. The data shows that socioeconomic status does not determine outcomes, as Stephensville Elementary proves, while M.E. Norman Elementary School is the most improved, jumping from the 24th to the 37th percentile. Parents should note that district-level resources vary, with St. Martin Parish hosting the top school and St. Mary Parish managing the majority of schools, including the struggling junior high.