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Berwick Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8
148th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 67% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Berwick Junior High School serves 325 students in grades 6-8 in Berwick, LA, and is part of the St. Mary Parish school district, which is rated as average among Louisiana districts.

Berwick Junior High has long been a strong performer, consistently earning 4-star ratings for nearly a decade, though its most recent rating dipped to 3 stars. This decline is not due to falling test scores—in fact, math proficiency rose from 71% to 74% and English Language Arts from 78% to 80% over the same period—but rather because other schools across the state are improving faster. Even so, Berwick remains the clear academic leader in its area, posting the highest proficiency rates in math (74%), English (80%), and social studies (56%) compared to nearby schools like Patterson Junior High School and Morgan City Junior High School. Its 8th-grade math proficiency (70%) is especially notable, outpacing Patterson by 20 points and Morgan City by 27 points, giving students a strong foundation for high school coursework.

The school also excels in supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 63rd percentile for this group—a dramatic one-year improvement from the 48th percentile. Additionally, Berwick has maintained a 0.0% dropout rate for four of the last five years, far better than district and state averages. However, chronic absenteeism has more than doubled from 8.7% to 19.3% over three years, a trend worth watching. Interestingly, Morgan City Junior High School has the lowest absenteeism in the area (12.4%) but the lowest academic performance, suggesting that factors like instructional quality play a bigger role than attendance alone. Overall, Berwick Junior High offers a strong academic environment, especially in math, and is a top choice for families in the region.

325
Students ?
13.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,631
Per pupil spending ?
59.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 3955 Bourgeois Drive
       Berwick, LA  70242-3100

(985) 384-5664

District: St. Mary Parish


Students who attend Berwick Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Berwick High School

Feeder schools for Berwick Junior High School:

Elementary:    Bayou Vista Elementary School
    Berwick Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
66.5%
Hispanic:
16.6%
African American:
9.5%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 67th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)
✓Among the top-ranked schools in St. Mary Parish
✓Above the Louisiana median (67th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school70%
District avg61%
Louisiana avg62%
148th of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Top 33%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From top 21% (2016) to top 33% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 5Middle Schools in the St. Mary Parish
52nd of 116St. Mary Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202668.7148 of 45267.3%★★★☆☆
202558.6187 of 44758.2%★★★☆☆
202473.4118 of 44973.7%★★★★☆
202370.8129 of 46572.3%★★★★☆
202270.3132 of 46071.3%★★★★☆
202175.5105 of 45977.1%★★★★☆
201980.487 of 44980.6%★★★★☆
201872.975 of 41181.8%★★★★☆
201784.255 of 43787.4%★★★★☆
201676.193 of 43578.6%★★★★☆
201580.672 of 48285.1%★★★★☆
201484.942 of 47091.1%★★★★★
201380.072 of 45784.2%★★★★☆
201279.369 of 44284.4%★★★★☆
201174.7102 of 41275.2%★★★★☆
201077.980 of 40880.4%★★★★☆
200985.038 of 42591.1%★★★★★
200882.350 of 41387.9%★★★★☆
200778.371 of 39682.1%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202660.3120 of 34465.1%★★★☆☆
202564.8104 of 34469.8%★★★★☆
202325.0278 of 36022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202238.6214 of 36040.6%★★☆☆☆
202159.4116 of 35267.0%★★★☆☆
201978.059 of 33882.5%★★★★☆
201860.9106 of 31366.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202664.8156 of 43464.1%★★★☆☆
202559.2170 of 41559.0%★★★☆☆
202471.4111 of 41573.3%★★★★☆
202370.2121 of 44472.7%★★★★☆
202273.6111 of 44174.8%★★★★☆
202175.098 of 44177.8%★★★★☆
201973.6114 of 41872.7%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202654.473 of 17859.0%★★★☆☆
202553.464 of 15558.7%★★★☆☆
202462.949 of 15267.8%★★★☆☆
202356.764 of 16360.7%★★★☆☆
202251.480 of 16350.9%★★★☆☆
202174.332 of 15379.1%★★★★☆
201973.028 of 12878.1%★★★★☆
201864.340 of 11866.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202661.0168 of 45062.7%★★★☆☆
202548.4228 of 43747.8%★★☆☆☆
202467.6130 of 44470.7%★★★★☆
202354.9199 of 45956.6%★★★☆☆
202272.4100 of 45878.2%★★★★☆
202172.4102 of 45577.6%★★★★☆
201977.188 of 43079.5%★★★★☆
201875.487 of 40378.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202669.2138 of 43568.3%★★★☆☆
202556.8174 of 41458.0%★★★☆☆
202470.6116 of 42672.8%★★★★☆
202365.6149 of 44366.4%★★★☆☆
202263.0158 of 44264.3%★★★☆☆
202171.9117 of 44273.5%★★★★☆
201979.678 of 41881.3%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.365 of 7513.3%★☆☆☆☆
202346.437 of 6341.3%★★☆☆☆
202251.326 of 5855.2%★★★☆☆
202138.939 of 5731.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202658.777 of 22565.8%★★★☆☆
202467.142 of 17576.0%★★★★☆
202366.244 of 20678.6%★★★★☆
202236.3135 of 20634.5%★★☆☆☆
202147.399 of 21052.9%★★★☆☆
201942.5105 of 20248.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202656.7163 of 33851.8%★★★☆☆
202548.8177 of 31644.0%★★☆☆☆
202463.5119 of 32062.8%★★★☆☆
202363.1122 of 35265.3%★★★☆☆
202256.6166 of 36254.1%★★★☆☆
202164.2129 of 35864.0%★★★☆☆
201968.9108 of 35069.1%★★★☆☆
201871.689 of 33873.7%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Male (2026)68th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)66th percentile~ school
African American (2026)65th percentile~ school
Female (2026)64th percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-8 vs school
White (2026)52nd percentile-15 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-54 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts80%+10 vs state
Mathematics74%+12 vs state
Social Studies56%~ state avg

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Berwick Junior High School ranks 148th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Berwick Junior High School usually go on to attend Berwick High School

Students at Berwick Junior High School are 66% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended Berwick Junior High School.

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