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Best Public Schools in St. Mary Parish, LA

Rankings updated: Louisiana rankings were updated on September 12, 2026 with the addition of grade 3-8 science and High School Civics test scores

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Schools

7,901

Students

Districts

Top rankedBerwick Elementary School115^th of 699 Louisiana elementary schools

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Biggest riser

M.E. Norman Elementary School up 94 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Centerville High School 10.1 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Science (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	LEAP Civics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Science 3rd Grade	LEAP Science 4th Grade	LEAP Science 5th Grade	LEAP Science 6th Grade	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4491 Hwy 83	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-6900	502	35	14.1	70.3%	283 (56.4%)	126 (25.1%)	26 (5.2%)	17 (3.4%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.0%)								(n/a)	74.0	84–89%	61.0	81.0	88.0	83.0	77.0	84.0	78.0	79–84%	88–93%	86.0	89.0	84.0	86.0	56.0	79.0	76.0	83.0	77.0	77.0	51.0	56.0	65.0	76.0	65.0	76.0	64.0	66.0	79.0	84.0	80.0	79.0	72.0	63.0	$11,564
Bayou L'Ourse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1397 Hwy 662	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 631-9268	150	12	12.1	64.7%	101 (67.3%)	4 (2.7%)	30 (20.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.0%)	35.1	464^th of 699 public elementary schools	33.6%		51.2	351^st of 666 public elementary schools	47.3%	113	54.0	62.0	35.0	38.0			49.0	66.0	58.0	76.0	69.0			66.0	60.0	48.0	47.0	31.0			49.0	43.0	48.0	65.0	31.0			47.0								$17,564
Stephensville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3243 Highway 70	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Martin Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 385-1366	96	13	7.3	97.9%	85 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	75.8	152^nd of 699 public elementary schools	78.3%		90.2	51^st of 666 public elementary schools	92.3%	101	100.0		82.0	91.0	91.0		92.0	90.0		82.0	82.0	100.0		88.0	100.0		72.0	54.0	100.0		83.0	100.0		36.0	45.0	92.0		71.0								$21,381
J.S. Aucoin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	739 Julia Street	Amelia	70340	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 631-2464	237	19	12.2	64.6%	25 (10.5%)	20 (8.4%)	184 (77.6%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	64	258^th of 699 public elementary schools	63.1%		71.8	198^th of 666 public elementary schools	70.3%	60	78–83%	80–85%	90.0				84.0	70.0	67.0	84.0				73.0	61.0	56.0	78.0				65.0	45.0	64.0	74.0				60.0								$17,281
Bayou Vista Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1155 Delmar Street	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 395-3758	340	27	12.5	66.8%	186 (54.7%)	45 (13.2%)	79 (23.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.2%)	64.7	255^th of 699 public elementary schools	63.5%		69.3	222^nd of 666 public elementary schools	66.7%	33	56.0	74.0	84.0				73.0	74.0	76.0	71–76%				74.0	75.0	61.0	63.0				65.0	56.0	65.0	62.0				62.0								$15,097
Berwick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Texas Street	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-8355	420	32	12.9	62.9%	249 (59.3%)	50 (11.9%)	80 (19.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.0%)	80.4	115^th of 699 public elementary schools	83.5%		79.4	133^rd of 666 public elementary schools	80.0%	18	80.0	90.0	89.0				87.0	78.0	73.0	86.0				80.0	87.0	69.0	80.0				80.0	68.0	66.0	71.0				69.0								$14,222
Berwick High School	Public	9-12	700 Pattie Drive	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-8450	469	29	16.1	54.6%	318 (67.8%)	38 (8.1%)	76 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.6%)	64.3	104^th of 329 public high schools	68.4%		62.3	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%	15																													65.0	62.0	71.0		69.0	73.0	80.0	$13,626
Berwick Junior High School	Public	6-8	3955 Bourgeois Drive	Berwick	70342	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 384-5664	325	23	13.9	59.4%	216 (66.5%)	31 (9.5%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	66.1	149^th of 464 public middle schools	67.9%		58.6	187^th of 447 public middle schools	58.2%	38				77.0	75.0	70.0	74.0				79.0	81.0	78.0	80.0				54.0	65.0	72.0	65.0				46.0	55.0	65.0	56.0	≥ 97%							$14,631
Centerville High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	9225 Highway 182 West	Centerville	70522	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 836-5103	429	42	10.1	74.1%	213 (49.7%)	148 (34.5%)	29 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)								(n/a)	77–82%	60–65%	64.0	74.0	53.0	70.0	66.0	61–66%	56.0	84.0	85.0	60.0	56.0	67.0	58.0	63.0	42.0	59.0	50.0	53.0	55.0	58.0	53.0	48.0	44.0	35.0	50.0	48.0	59.0	36.0	35.0		72.0	47.0	68.0	$18,641
W.P. Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Second Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-1905	222	16	13.9	95.5%	31 (14.0%)	170 (76.6%)	8 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	22.9	563^rd of 699 public elementary schools	19.5%		22.3	550^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.4%	13	50.0	56.0	53.0				53.0	42.0	61.0	54.0				52.0	36.0	52.0	46.0				44.0	21–31%	35.0	36.0				31.0								$16,377
Franklin Senior High School	Public	9-12	1401 Cynthia Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0143	304	20	15.4	90.5%	37 (12.2%)	226 (74.3%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.9%)	32.8	222^nd of 329 public high schools	32.5%		27.1	242^nd of 329 public high schools	26.4%	20																													56–61%	34.0	54.0		49.0	56.0	60.0	$15,881
Franklin Junior High School	Public	6-8	1600 Main Street	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-0855	196	13	14.8	93.4%	17 (8.7%)	160 (81.6%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.1%)	12.9	413^th of 464 public middle schools	11.0%		24.4	352^nd of 447 public middle schools	21.3%	61				50.0	53.0	46.0	50.0				30.0	38.0	39.0	36.0				24.0	36.0	32.0	30.0				12–22%	22.0	32.0	23.0								$17,416
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	Public	6-8	18333 Hwy 182 West	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 924-7996	150	13	11.9	90.0%	24 (16.0%)	117 (78.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.0%)	47.1	249^th of 464 public middle schools	46.3%		56.1	202^nd of 447 public middle schools	54.8%	47				68.0	80–85%	41.0	66.0				66.0	81.0	67.0	72.0				26.0	74.0	58.0	55.0				40.0	58.0	56.0	52.0	100.0							$18,059
LaGrange Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2129 Chatsworth Road	Franklin	70538	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 828-1991	221	14	15.7	93.2%	29 (13.1%)	166 (75.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.3%)	11.6	652^nd of 699 public elementary schools	6.7%		21.1	564^th of 666 public elementary schools	15.3%	88	45.0	55.0	39.0				46.0	39.0	52.0	51.0				47.0	39.0	27.0	20.0				27.0	25.0	24.0	22.0				24.0								$17,899
Julia B. Maitland School	Public	PK, KG-5	1907 Federal Avenue	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-4986	199	15	13.0	85.4%	39 (19.6%)	100 (50.3%)	47 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	55.7	313^th of 699 public elementary schools	55.2%		53.4	338^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.2%	25	71.0	59.0	59.0				62.0	71.0	80.0	73–78%				76.0	67.0	59.0	53.0				59.0	66.0	53.0	53.0				57.0								$19,350
Morgan City High School	Public	9-12	2400 Tiger Drive	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-1754	650	43	15.1	65.5%	221 (34.0%)	135 (20.8%)	247 (38.0%)	19 (2.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.8%)	46.4	176^th of 329 public high schools	46.5%		36.5	213^th of 329 public high schools	35.3%	37																													57.0	54.0	60.0	43.0	59.0	65.0	70.0	$13,568
Morgan City Junior High School	Public	6-8	911 Marguerite Street	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-5922	412	29	14.4	67.2%	107 (26.0%)	99 (24.0%)	179 (43.4%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.4%)	27.1	342^nd of 464 public middle schools	26.3%		28.1	336^th of 447 public middle schools	24.8%	6				54.0	47.0	43.0	47.0				65.0	54.0	59.0	60.0				41.0	40.0	50.0	42.0				45.0	31.0	47.0	41.0	100.0							$14,789
West St. Mary High School	Public	9-12	18333 Hwy 182 West	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 924-7990	276	20	13.6	88.0%	44 (15.9%)	207 (75.0%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.2%)	34.7	215^th of 329 public high schools	34.7%		18.5	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%	51																													42.0	46.0	51.0	17.0	64.0	56.0	74.0	$16,003
Patterson High School	Public	9-12	2525 Highway 182 W	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 395-2675	439	24	18.0	77.7%	175 (39.9%)	180 (41.0%)	30 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.9%)	58.7	132^nd of 329 public high schools	59.9%		50.8	171^st of 329 public high schools	48.0%	39																													60.0	48.0	75.0		66.0	75.0	75.0	$13,525
Patterson Junior High School	Public	5-8	225 Catherine Street	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 395-6772	374	24	15.8	75.9%	136 (36.4%)	163 (43.6%)	40 (10.7%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.0%)	54.9	200^th of 464 public middle schools	56.9%		63.6	165^th of 447 public middle schools	63.1%	35			65–70%	75.0	72.0	50.0	66.0			75–80%	77.0	69.0	72.0	73.0			62.0	57.0	57.0	66.0	60.0			54.0	46.0	52.0	55.0	51.0	100.0							$14,576
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1307 Third Street	Patterson	70392	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 395-5976	601	40	14.8	80.2%	216 (35.9%)	241 (40.1%)	62 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (12.3%)	54.5	325^th of 699 public elementary schools	53.5%		55.7	326^th of 666 public elementary schools	51.1%	1	60.0	71.0					66.0	66.0	85.0					75.0	59.0	63.0					60.0	34.0	65.0					49.0								$13,836
Wyandotte Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Glenwood Avenue	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-0724	300	22	13.6	69.0%	94 (31.3%)	72 (24.0%)	108 (36.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	71.5	203^rd of 699 public elementary schools	71.0%		68.3	230^th of 666 public elementary schools	65.5%	27	77.0	83.0	71.0				77.0	71.0	74.0	81–86%				77.0	69.0	68.0	68.0				68.0	59.0	69.0	79.0				69.0								$15,311
M.E. Norman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Spruce St	Morgan City	70380	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 384-0877	335	21	15.5	77.0%	116 (34.6%)	78 (23.3%)	107 (31.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	41.5	412^th of 699 public elementary schools	41.1%		27.4	506^th of 666 public elementary schools	24.0%	94	71.0	47.0	54.0				57.0	76–81%	44.0	77–82%				66.0	66.0	41.0	73.0				60.0	48.0	41.0	62.0				51.0								$15,258
Raintree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Raintree Drive	Baldwin	70514	St. Mary Parish	St. Mary Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 923-0494	254	24	10.7	91.3%	38 (15.0%)	189 (74.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.7%)	55.3	317^th of 699 public elementary schools	54.6%		66.6	249^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.6%	68	75.0	79.0	63.0				72.0	63.0	84.0	71.0				72.0	64–69%	76.0	54.0				66.0	41.0	48.0	43.0				44.0								$18,434

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