Bayou Vista Elementary School

Bayou Vista Elementary School operates as a tight-knit K-5 school in Morgan City, Louisiana, operated by St. Mary Parish. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

St. Mary Parish runs 21 schools in total, collectively educating 7,153 students. Bayou Vista Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Bayou Vista Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Bayou Vista Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Bayou Vista Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Mary Parish shows median household earnings sit near $52,576, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Bayou Vista Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students).

Nearest neighbor: Berwick Junior High School, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bayou Vista Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bayou Vista Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 33.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bayou Vista Elementary School's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 325 (now 340). Over the same period, the White share declined from 73% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Bayou Vista Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.