Summary:
Zip code 70514 in Baldwin, LA, is home to a single middle school, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 within the St. Mary Parish school district, with a small enrollment of 150 students and a high level of economic need, as 90% of students receive free or reduced lunch.
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School shows notable academic strengths in English Language Arts (ELA) and Algebra I. In the 2025-2026 school year, 72% of students were proficient in ELA, outperforming both the district (68%) and state (70%) averages. The school also achieves a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, significantly exceeding district (67%) and state (65%) averages. However, this Algebra I success likely reflects a selective group of advanced students, as only 41% of 8th graders are proficient in standard 8th-grade math—a sharp drop from 68% proficiency in 6th grade. Social Studies is a relative weakness, with just 52% of students proficient, falling below the state average of 55%.
A critical concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.3%, which is notably above the district (23.0%) and state (22.5%) averages. This likely contributes to inconsistent performance, particularly the decline in 8th-grade math scores. The school's state ranking has slipped from the 55th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 46th percentile in 2025-2026. On a positive note, the school maintains a 0.0% dropout rate, far better than the district (1.0%) and state (3.1%) averages, and its student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 allows for more individualized attention.
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