Enrollment
150
Middle
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001248
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School
18333 Hwy 182 West, Baldwin, LA 70514 · (337) 924-7996 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
135 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 49 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 19.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School this school | 150 | 90.0% | 27.8% |
| Rayville Junior High School Rayville | 145 | 92.4% | 8.0% |
| East Feliciana Middle School Clinton | 137 | 84.7% | 20.7% |
| Evangeline Reimagine Academy Ville Platte | 175 | 95.4% | 9.7% |
| Opelousas Middle School Opelousas | 132 | 90.2% | 14.2% |
| Franklin Junior High School Franklin | 196 | 93.4% | 15.0% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #125 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #145 of 210 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #109 of 213 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #69 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #208 of 220 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #27 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.8% | #12 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
150
-70 (-32%) vs 2020
-67% since 2000-01, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 18.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 150 | 12.6 | 11.9:1 | 90% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 20 | 9.4:1 | 90% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 13.7 | 15.1:1 | 85% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 12 | 18.3:1 | 73% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 245 | 15.8 | 15.5:1 | 63% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 89% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 90% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 79% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (245 to 150); teachers down 20% (15.8 to 12.6).
About B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is a middle school located in Baldwin, Louisiana, in St. Mary Parish. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 150 students. Middle schools in Louisiana have about 440 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School sits within St. Mary Parish, which has 21 schools and 7,153 students.
More than half of the students at B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School are Black (78%). The rest of enrollment is 16% White and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of St. Mary Parish's population at about 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School scores 36%.
The school has 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.9 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in St. Mary Parish, the average is 75%.
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The model predicts 19.5% for a school in Louisiana with B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School posts 27.8%.
The school is in St. Mary Parish, where median household income comes to about $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. St. Mary Parish counts 23 public schools with about 7,765 students.
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School's closest public school neighbor is West St. Mary High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 32% decline, from 220 to 150. The ratio was 18.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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St. Mary Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,828
Census ACS
Median income
$52,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Mary Parish
- Morgan City High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Hattie A. Watts Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Berwick High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Patterson High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Centerville High SchoolCombined · 429 students
- Berwick Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Other schools in Baldwin
- West St. Mary High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Raintree Elementary SchoolElementary · 254 students
Nearby schools
- West St. Mary High School0.0 mi · 276
- Raintree Elementary School0.8 mi · 254
- Chitimacha Tribal School2.8 mi · 110
- LaGrange Elementary School5.4 mi · 221
- Franklin Senior High School5.4 mi · 304
- Franklin Junior High School5.4 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About B. Edward Boudreaux Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School?
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School enrolls approximately 150 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School serve?
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School?
At B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 1% Hispanic, 78% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School in?
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School is part of St. Mary Parish.
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