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What tradition at Berwick Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001235
Berwick Elementary School
400 Texas Street, Berwick, LA 70342 · (985) 384-8355 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
264 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
54.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Berwick Elementary School
Berwick Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berwick Elementary School this school | 420 | 62.9% | 47.5% |
| Bayou Blue Elementary School Houma | 454 | 61.5% | N/A |
| Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School Houma | 427 | 60.2% | 45.7% |
| Eastside Elementary School Denham Springs | 439 | 67.0% | 60.0% |
| Pickering Elementary School Leesville | 476 | 60.9% | 43.7% |
| J.F. Gauthier School St. Bernard | 500 | 67.2% | 45.3% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Berwick Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Mary Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #125 of 583 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #95 of 582 ▲ 36 | #1 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #166 of 587 ▲ 18 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #259 of 540 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #370 of 714 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #275 of 655 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #174 of 655 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #502 of 705 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #168 of 436 | #4 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
420
-76 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 420 | 32.4 | 12.9:1 | 63% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 33.3 | 14.0:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 30.8 | 15.7:1 | 56% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 35% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 27 | 19.3:1 | 43% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 61% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 51% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 54% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 28 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berwick Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (522 to 420); teachers up 20% (27 to 32.4).
About Berwick Elementary School
Families in Berwick, Louisiana, are served by Berwick Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 420 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
St. Mary Parish has 21 schools and 7,153 students, and Berwick Elementary School is one of those schools.
Berwick Elementary School's enrollment is 59% White. Next come 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 9% multiracial. The White share in St. Mary Parish as a whole is similar, at about 57%. By the diversity index, Berwick Elementary School comes in at 59%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.9:1, with 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Berwick Elementary School is 63%. Compared with the 75% average for public schools in St. Mary Parish, the school's rate is lower.
The allk12 Grade for Berwick Elementary School is A-. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Berwick Elementary School would be expected to post about 39.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.5%.
Among St. Mary Parish residents, median household income is about $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 7,765.
Nearby, Julia B. Maitland School is about 1.1 miles away. Berwick Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Berwick Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.5% compares with 33.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Berwick Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Berwick Elementary School saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.9:1 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
- Morgan City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 412 students
Other schools in Berwick
- Berwick High SchoolHigh · 469 students
- Berwick Junior High SchoolMiddle · 325 students
Nearby schools
- Julia B. Maitland School1.1 mi · 199
- Morgan City Junior High School1.2 mi · 412
- M.E. Norman Elementary School1.2 mi · 335
- Berwick Junior High School1.6 mi · 325
- Morgan City High School1.7 mi · 650
- Berwick High School1.8 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Berwick Elementary SchoolHow large is Berwick Elementary School?
Berwick Elementary School enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Berwick Elementary School serve?
Berwick Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Berwick Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Berwick Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Berwick Elementary School?
Berwick Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Berwick Elementary School public or private?
Berwick Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.