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Morgan City Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

336^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Morgan City Junior High School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Morgan City, Louisiana, with 470 students. 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 from SchoolDigger.

While the school has some bright spots, such as strong performance on the Algebra I end-of-course exam, it faces significant challenges in academic achievement, student subgroup outcomes, and attendance metrics compared to its district and state peers. The school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts are consistently below the St. Mary Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grade levels. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with subgroup rankings in the bottom half or quarter of Louisiana middle schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Franklin Junior High School and Patterson Junior High School outperform Morgan City Junior High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts. The closest school, Berwick Junior High School, also outperforms Morgan City Junior High School on these metrics and has a lower chronic absenteeism rate.

412

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,789

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

911 Marguerite Street
Morgan City, LA 70380-1852

(985) 384-5922

District: St. Mary Parish

Students who attend Morgan City Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Morgan City High School

Feeder schools for Morgan City Junior High School:

Elementary:	J.S. Aucoin Elementary School
	Julia B. Maitland School
	M.E. Norman Elementary School
	Wyandotte Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.4%

White:

26.0%

African American:

24.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (49% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg65%

336^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Middle 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	28.1	336 of 447	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	339 of 449	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	354 of 465	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	331 of 460	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	243 of 459	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.2	206 of 449	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	210 of 411	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.4	228 of 437	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.4	202 of 435	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.4	225 of 482	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	209 of 470	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.8	168 of 457	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.5	117 of 442	73.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	116 of 412	71.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.8	137 of 408	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.8	177 of 425	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	193 of 413	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.5	209 of 396	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	269 of 344	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	294 of 333	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	290 of 360	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	290 of 360	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	220 of 352	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	155 of 338	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	122 of 313	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	76.3	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	51.0	75 of 170	55.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	55 of 56	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	47 of 48	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	49 of 56	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	40 of 48	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	44 of 55	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.0	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	297 of 415	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	279 of 415	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	345 of 444	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	324 of 441	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	226 of 441	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	199 of 418	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	129 of 155	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	104 of 152	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	126 of 163	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	130 of 163	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	92 of 153	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	88 of 128	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.8	62 of 118	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	327 of 437	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	354 of 444	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	381 of 459	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	339 of 458	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	249 of 455	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	208 of 430	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	124 of 403	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	331 of 414	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	343 of 426	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	330 of 443	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	318 of 442	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.9	253 of 442	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	213 of 418	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	34.0	34 of 49	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	17 of 33	48.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	129 of 168	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	151 of 175	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	141 of 206	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	119 of 206	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	111 of 210	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	63 of 202	68.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	239 of 316	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.5	229 of 320	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	264 of 352	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	281 of 362	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.9	190 of 358	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	164 of 350	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	171 of 338	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2019)76th percentile+22 vs school

Disabled (2018)56th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)31st percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile~ school

African American (2025)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%-11 vs state

Mathematics39%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)					LEAP Algebra I (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 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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	Total
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
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
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
Labadieville Middle School	Public	5-8	2747 Hwy 1	Labadieville	70372	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 526-4227	191	15	12.4	82.7%	60 (31.4%)	98 (51.3%)	26 (13.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	25.5	348^th of 447 public middle schools	22.1%		16.2	390^th of 449 public middle schools	13.1%	42		40.0	46.0	37.0	35.0	43.0	54.0	50.0	69.0	54.0		$16,601
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
Napoleonville Middle School	Public	5-8	4847 Hwy 1	Napoleonville	70390	Assumption Parish	Assumption Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 369-6587	281	25	11.0	58.7%	139 (49.5%)	121 (43.1%)	6 (2.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	57	199^th of 447 public middle schools	55.5%		64	166^th of 449 public middle schools	63.0%	33	56.0	72.0	73.0	52.0	64.0	70.0	71.0	68.0	62.0	68.0		$18,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Morgan City Junior High School

What district is Morgan City Junior High School in?

St. Mary Parish

How many students attend Morgan City Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Morgan City Junior High School.

Is Morgan City Junior High School a good school?

Morgan City Junior High School ranks in the bottom 24.8% of Louisiana middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Morgan City Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Morgan City Junior High School usually go on to attend Morgan City High School

What is the racial makeup of Morgan City Junior High School?

Students at Morgan City Junior High School are 43% Hispanic, 26% White, 24% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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