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West St. Mary High School

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West St. Mary High School ranks 234 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 28% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

West St. Mary High School in Baldwin, LA, is a small school serving 276 students in grades 9-12 within the St. Mary Parish district, where 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic need.

The school presents a striking paradox: it excels at keeping students on track to graduate, with a 94.1% graduation rate (the highest among nearby schools) and a dropout rate below 1%, yet its academic test scores consistently rank in the bottom third of Louisiana high schools. For example, while New Iberia Senior High School has a lower graduation rate (82.8%), West St. Mary’s proficiency in U.S. History dropped to just 17% in 2025-2026, far below the district average of 34%. However, there is a bright spot: English I proficiency reached 64%, matching the district average. The school also has a very low student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, suggesting potential for individualized attention, though this hasn’t yet translated into higher test scores. Chronic absenteeism, while improving to 26.7%, remains higher than the state average of 22.5% and is a concern compared to Loreauville High School (17.4%).

Compared to Franklin Senior High School, just 5.45 miles away and with similar demographics, West St. Mary outperforms in graduation rate and has lower chronic absenteeism (26.7% vs. 36.1%), suggesting stronger student engagement strategies. In contrast, Patterson High School, also in the same district, has higher test scores and a lower poverty rate (78%), highlighting that West St. Mary’s challenges are tied to its specific community. The school’s effectiveness with African American students has been a relative strength, earning a 2-star rating in recent years, while performance for other subgroups has been more volatile. Overall, West St. Mary is a school that successfully graduates students but faces urgent needs in core academic areas like U.S. History.

276

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,003

Per pupil spending ?

88%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18333 Hwy 182 West
Baldwin, LA 70514

(337) 924-7990

District: St. Mary Parish

Feeder schools for West St. Mary High School:

Elementary:	Raintree Elementary School
Middle:	B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

White:

15.9%

American Indian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

!U.S. History scores 38 pts below the Louisiana average

!Near the bottom of St. Mary Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg62%

234^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the St. Mary Parish

52^nd 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	266 of 329	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	267 of 333	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	221 of 321	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	257 of 326	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	245 of 322	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	224 of 313	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	196 of 302	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.1	236 of 297	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.0	237 of 297	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	270 of 312	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.5	284 of 309	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	40.1	239 of 312	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.4	193 of 310	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.2	219 of 300	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.6	188 of 297	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	193 of 301	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.2	189 of 291	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.0	235 of 290	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	165 of 260	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.4	177 of 256	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	142 of 260	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	138 of 252	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	135 of 256	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	168 of 243	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	180 of 233	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	228 of 313	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	236 of 308	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	190 of 308	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	212 of 311	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	206 of 288	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	192 of 292	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	219 of 321	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	260 of 323	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	249 of 328	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	222 of 321	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	230 of 322	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	201 of 301	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	219 of 311	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	219 of 313	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	249 of 315	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	229 of 306	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	247 of 301	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	272 of 292	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	251 of 291	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	135 of 168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	86 of 170	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	13.7	130 of 139	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	108 of 135	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	139 of 244	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	12.6	235 of 245	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	238 of 248	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	210 of 249	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.9	246 of 250	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	217 of 245	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	110 of 249	55.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)43rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I64%~ state avg

Biology56%-4 vs state

English II51%-16 vs state

Geometry46%-11 vs state

Algebra I42%-23 vs state

U.S. History17%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (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)	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 (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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	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	Total
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%)	28.7	234^th of 325 public high schools	28.0%		18.5	266^th of 329 public high schools	19.1%	32										42.0	46.0	51.0	17.0	64.0	56.0	$16,003
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%)	28.5	237^th of 325 public high schools	27.1%		27.1	242^nd of 329 public high schools	26.4%	5											34.0	54.0		49.0	56.0	$15,881
Jeanerette Senior High School	Public	7-12	8217 East Old Spanish Trail	Jeanerette	70544	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(337) 276-6038	291	36	8.1	87.3%	16 (5.5%)	256 (88.0%)	7 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	42.3	196^th of 325 public high schools	39.7%		41.2	197^th of 329 public high schools	40.1%	1	54.0	46.0	49.0	67.0	66.0	66.0	28.0	43.0	37.0	75.0	45.0	59.0	30.0	61.0	61.0	$21,185
New Iberia Senior High School	Public	9-12	1301 East Admiral Doyle Drive	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 369-6714	1,315	84	15.6	65.2%	587 (44.6%)	488 (37.1%)	131 (10.0%)	43 (3.3%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.4%)	70	89^th of 325 public high schools	72.6%		71.9	70^th of 329 public high schools	78.7%	19										81.0	66.0	73.0	64.0	73.0	63.0	$14,099
Loreauville High School	Public	7-12	410 North Main Street	Loreauville	70552	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 229-4701	576	35	16.4	45.8%	442 (76.7%)	96 (16.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	81.6	42^nd of 325 public high schools	87.1%		79.1	49^th of 329 public high schools	85.1%	7		75.0		83.0		80.0	60.0	68.0	64.0	84.0	81.0	79.0	75.0		66.0	$13,859
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%)	57.7	151^st of 325 public high schools	53.5%		50.8	171^st of 329 public high schools	48.0%	20										60.0	48.0	75.0		66.0	75.0	$13,525
Westgate High School	Public	9-12	2305 Jefferson Island Road	New Iberia	70560	Iberia Parish	Iberia Parish	No	No	No	No	(337) 365-2431	863	63	13.7	78.8%	213 (24.7%)	510 (59.1%)	35 (4.1%)	57 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	15.9	274^th of 325 public high schools	15.7%		38.9	206^th of 329 public high schools	37.4%	68										37.0	34.0	44.0	31.0	49.0	40.0	$15,457

Frequently Asked Questions about West St. Mary High School

What district is West St. Mary High School in?

St. Mary Parish

What is the racial makeup of West St. Mary High School?

Students at West St. Mary High School are 75% African American, 16% White, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

Is West St. Mary High School a good school?

West St. Mary High School ranks 234^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into West St. Mary High School?

West St. Mary High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Raintree Elementary School
Middle : B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School

How many students attend West St. Mary High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended West St. Mary High School.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataDec 1, 2025

2023–24 through 2024–25 graduation ratesNov 22, 2025

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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