St. Mary Parish

Summary:

The St. Mary Parish school district in Louisiana consists of 21 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district serves a diverse student population with varying academic performance across the schools.

Several schools stand out as top performers in the district, including Berwick Elementary School, Berwick Junior High School, Berwick High School, Patterson Junior High School, and J.S. Aucoin Elementary School. These schools have consistently high test scores, strong academic performance, and high graduation rates compared to other schools in the district.

However, the data also reveals significant variation in school performance, with some schools struggling with low test scores and rankings. The district's overall performance is mixed, with factors such as student socioeconomic status and chronic absenteeism playing a role in academic outcomes. By identifying the strengths and weaknesses across the district, school leaders can develop targeted strategies to support student success and ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students in St. Mary Parish.

District Detail

474 Highway 317
Centerville, LA 70522-0170

(337) 836-9661

SchoolDigger Rank:
56^th of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 7,153

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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	Total
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%)	71.8	198^th of 666 public elementary schools	70.3%		63.9	268^th of 675 public elementary schools	60.3%	70	79.0	82.0	96.0				87.0	45.0	79.0	81.0				70.0							$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%)	69.3	222^nd of 666 public elementary schools	66.7%		77.1	159^th of 675 public elementary schools	76.4%	63	62.0	74.0	89.0				74.0	66.0	79.0					75.0							$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%)	79.4	133^rd of 666 public elementary schools	80.0%		86.2	87^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.1%	46	83.0	82.0	79.0				81.0	77.0	73.0					76.0							$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%)	62.3	119^th of 329 public high schools	63.8%		72.4	75^th of 333 public high schools	77.5%	44															55.0	60.0	70.0	59.0	82.0	72.0	$13,626
Berwick Junior High School	Public	6-8	3955 Bourgeois Drive	Berwick	70242	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%)	58.6	187^th of 447 public middle schools	58.2%		73.4	118^th of 449 public middle schools	73.7%	69				68.0	73.0	40.0	64.0				73.0	75.0	70.0	74.0							$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)	74.0	54.0	68.0	40.0	49.0	60.0	57.0	66.0	86.0	93.0	64.0	51.0	64.0	68.0	42.0	44.0	64.0	42.0	61.0	52.0	$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%)	22.3	550^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.4%		14.6	601^st of 675 public elementary schools	11.0%	51	47.0	39.0	58.0				48.0	54.0	42.0	49.0				47.0							$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%)	27.1	242^nd of 329 public high schools	26.4%		29.2	242^nd of 333 public high schools	27.3%																51.0	32.0	45.0	39.0	64.0	50.0	$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%)	24.4	352^nd of 447 public middle schools	21.3%		38.3	287^th of 449 public middle schools	36.1%	65				43.0	57.0	27.0	43.0				48.0	58.0	59.0	54.0	100.0						$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%)	56.1	202^nd of 447 public middle schools	54.8%		55.1	207^th of 449 public middle schools	53.9%	5					58.0	44.0	55.0					74.0	78.0	76.0	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%)	21.1	564^th of 666 public elementary schools	15.3%		8.4	640^th of 675 public elementary schools	5.2%	76	60.0	53.0	32.0				50.0	43.0	45.0	52.0				47.0							$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%)	53.4	338^th of 666 public elementary schools	49.2%		46.9	383^rd of 675 public elementary schools	43.3%	45		57.0	65.0				64.0	67.0	68.0					68.0							$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%)	36.5	213^th of 329 public high schools	35.3%		33.3	223^rd of 333 public high schools	33.0%	10															48.0	51.0	62.0	47.0	57.0	50.0	$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%)	28.1	336^th of 447 public middle schools	24.8%		26.3	339^th of 449 public middle schools	24.5%	3				46.0	49.0		39.0				63.0	56.0	58.0	59.0							$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%)	18.5	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%		21.6	267^th of 333 public high schools	19.8%	1															44.0	47.0	38.0	27.0	57.0	30.0	$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%)	50.8	171^st of 329 public high schools	48.0%		34.9	220^th of 333 public high schools	33.9%	49															50.0	52.0	67.0	47.0	69.0	77.0	$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%)	63.6	165^th of 447 public middle schools	63.1%		62	173^rd of 449 public middle schools	61.5%	8			73.0	73.0	74.0	53.0	70.0			81.0	80.0	69.0	67.0	75.0	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%)	55.7	326^th of 666 public elementary schools	51.1%		57.5	311^th of 675 public elementary schools	53.9%	15	65.0	70.0					67.0	56.0	76.0					65.0							$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%)	68.3	230^th of 666 public elementary schools	65.5%		80.6	130^th of 675 public elementary schools	80.7%	100	75.0		71.0				80.0	63.0	78.0					75.0							$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%)	27.4	506^th of 666 public elementary schools	24.0%		52.5	351^st of 675 public elementary schools	48.0%	155	50.0	59.0	34.0				48.0	42.0	70.0	52.0				56.0							$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%)	66.6	249^th of 666 public elementary schools	62.6%		67.7	241^st of 675 public elementary schools	64.3%	8	77.0	77.0						72.0	79.0	60.0				71.0							$18,434

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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