B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School

Located at 18333 Hwy 182 West, in Baldwin, Louisiana, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is a minimally staffed 6-8 campus that teaches 150 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by St. Mary Parish. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Within St. Mary Parish, which oversees 21 schools and 7,153 students, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 16% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, St. Mary Parish as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against St. Mary Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.8%, the actual is 28.3%, a residual of +8.6 points.

In the broader community, St. Mary Parish reports that median household income runs about $52,576, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West St. Mary High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 25.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School's enrollment has ticked down 39% since 2018, when it stood at 245 (now 150). Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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