Summary:
The five public schools in zip code 70517 (Breaux Bridge, LA) serve students from Pre-K through 12th grade and are part of the St. Martin Parish School District, a district ranked in the 53rd percentile statewide. The standout performer is Teche Elementary School, which consistently achieves the highest test scores in the area, with 73% proficiency in Math and 72% in ELA, and is the only school with a chronic absenteeism rate (17.5%) below the state average. In stark contrast, Breaux Bridge Elementary School faces the most significant challenges, ranking in the 12th percentile statewide with critically low proficiency rates of 43% in Math and just 23% in Social Studies.
Key metrics reveal a systemic struggle with attendance and academic performance across the district. Chronic absenteeism is a major issue at Breaux Bridge Junior High School (35.8%) and Breaux Bridge High School (34.2%), both well above the state average of 22.5%. The high school also has a low graduation rate of 81.1% and a high dropout rate of 4.8%. While student-teacher ratios are manageable across all schools (ranging from 11.6:1 to 16:1), academic performance at the high school level is particularly weak, with proficiency rates in Algebra I (35%) and Geometry (26%) far below state averages.
An interesting finding is the "middle school slump" at Breaux Bridge Junior High, where 6th-grade ELA scores are strong (81% proficiency) but Math performance drops sharply in later grades. Social Studies is a universal weakness across all schools, with even the high-performing Teche Elementary scoring only 52% proficiency in the subject. The Breaux Bridge Primary School (PK-2) has no recent test score data, but its 96.54% free/reduced lunch rate and 33.7% chronic absenteeism rate signal significant early challenges for incoming students. Overall, Teche Elementary stands out as a model of success in a high-poverty area, while the other schools face considerable hurdles that require targeted intervention.
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