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Morgan City High School

Q: Is Morgan City High School a good school?

Morgan City High School ranks 213 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

213^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 35% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Morgan City High School is a public high school in Morgan City, Louisiana, serving 711 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the St. Mary Parish school district, which is ranked 56 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Over the past decade, Morgan City High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools, typically between 150-200 out of 300-330 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of that time. The school struggles with the performance of certain student groups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who all rank in the bottom half or bottom third of the state. However, the school's special education students perform relatively well, ranking in the top half of Louisiana high schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the St. Mary Parish district, such as Franklin Senior High School and Patterson High School, Morgan City High School performs at a similar level. However, Berwick High School, also in the St. Mary Parish district, consistently outperforms Morgan City High School in terms of rankings, test scores, and graduation rates.

650

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,568

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Tiger Drive
Morgan City, LA 70380-1051

(985) 384-1754

District: St. Mary Parish

Feeder schools for Morgan City High School:

Elementary:	J.S. Aucoin Elementary School
	Julia B. Maitland School
	M.E. Norman Elementary School
	Wyandotte Elementary School
Middle:	Morgan City Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.0%

White:

34.0%

African American:

20.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg57%

Louisiana avg62%

213^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the St. Mary Parish

56^th of 118St. 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	213 of 329	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	223 of 333	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	169 of 321	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	188 of 326	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	193 of 322	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	154 of 313	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	158 of 302	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.2	165 of 297	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	62.0	119 of 297	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	170 of 312	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.5	166 of 309	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.2	132 of 312	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.8	131 of 310	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	76 of 300	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.1	58 of 297	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.8	72 of 301	76.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	57 of 291	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	68.2	92 of 290	68.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	213 of 256	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	136 of 252	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	158 of 256	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	119 of 243	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	69 of 233	70.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	44.3	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	35 of 59	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.1	48 of 50	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	34 of 38	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	22 of 27	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	199 of 308	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	228 of 308	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	214 of 308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	174 of 311	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	166 of 288	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	137 of 292	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	88 of 120	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	89 of 113	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	72 of 107	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.6	72 of 103	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.9	64 of 92	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	50 of 78	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	214 of 323	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	231 of 328	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	177 of 321	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	177 of 322	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.6	77 of 285	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	146 of 301	51.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	183 of 313	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	204 of 315	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.8	147 of 306	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	175 of 301	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	201 of 292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	162 of 291	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	37.1	45 of 63	28.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	81 of 170	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	65 of 165	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.0	33 of 138	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	38.4	81 of 139	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	83 of 135	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	49 of 122	59.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	140 of 245	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	201 of 248	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	155 of 250	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	143 of 245	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2021)36th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)29th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II62%-5 vs state

English I57%-12 vs state

Geometry51%-6 vs state

Biology50%-9 vs state

Algebra I48%-15 vs state

U.S. History47%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
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
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
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
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
Assumption High School	Public	9-12	4880 Hwy 308	Napoleonville	70390	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 369-2956	742	49	15.0	52.8%	402 (54.2%)	281 (37.9%)	43 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	65.7	101^st of 329 public high schools	69.3%		57.2	145^th of 333 public high schools	56.5%	44	82.0	73.0	67.0	58.0	70.0	64.0	$15,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan City High School

Is Morgan City High School a good school?

Morgan City High School ranks 213^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Morgan City High School in?

St. Mary Parish

How many students attend Morgan City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Morgan City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Morgan City High School?

Students at Morgan City High School are 38% Hispanic, 34% White, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Morgan City High School?

Morgan City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J.S. Aucoin Elementary School
Elementary : Julia B. Maitland School
Elementary : M.E. Norman Elementary School
Elementary : Wyandotte Elementary School
Middle : Morgan City Junior High School

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