Julia B. Maitland School

Julia B. Maitland School is a primary school of intimate scale in Morgan City, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Mary Parish, teacheing 199 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 56% smaller than typical.

St. Mary Parish comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 7,153 students; Julia B. Maitland School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Julia B. Maitland School records that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 24% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against St. Mary Parish (around 75%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Julia B. Maitland School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 23.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.0%.

In the surrounding community, census data for St. Mary Parish shows median household earnings sit near $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. Julia B. Maitland School is one of 23 public schools in St. Mary Parish (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students).

M.E. Norman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Julia B. Maitland School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Julia B. Maitland School has edged down 34%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 199 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Julia B. Maitland School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.