Berwick Elementary School

Located at 400 Texas Street, in Berwick, Louisiana, Berwick Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that works with 420 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by St. Mary Parish.

Berwick Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by St. Mary Parish, a district that hosts 7,153 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Berwick Elementary School records that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 12% Black, 9% multiracial. Compared to St. Mary Parish overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Mary Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Berwick Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 49.7%, a residual of +10.6 points.

In the area at large, St. Mary Parish reports that median household income runs about $52,576, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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), Berwick Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Julia B. Maitland School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Berwick Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 20%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 420 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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