Enrollment
199
Elementary
DISTRICT 313 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001250
Julia B. Maitland School
1907 Federal Avenue, Morgan City, LA 70380 · (985) 384-4986 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL199 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+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.
- A+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
13.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
170 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (23).
Student demographics
65%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
51.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +35.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +22.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 35 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 22 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Julia B. Maitland School
Julia B. Maitland School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia B. Maitland School this school | 199 | 85.4% | 27.8% |
| Alton Elementary School Slidell | 208 | 85.6% | 32.2% |
| Bossier Elementary School Bossier City | 239 | 87.4% | 13.2% |
| Legion Park Elementary School Houma | 300 | 90.0% | 33.7% |
| Northeast Elementary School Pride | 178 | 86.5% | 16.7% |
| Riser Elementary School West Monroe | 313 | 82.4% | 17.5% |
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 Julia B. Maitland School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Mary Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #345 of 583 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #227 of 582 ▲ 17 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #182 of 587 ▲ 132 | #4 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #1 of 540 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 199 | #656 of 714 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.4% | #195 of 705 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #49 of 436 | #2 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
199
-41 (-17%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 199 | 15.2 | 13.1:1 | 85% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 19.1 | 10.7:1 | 84% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 12.7 | 17.3:1 | 82% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 16 | 15.0:1 | 71% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19.2 | 15.8:1 | 76% (231) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 93% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 92% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 77% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 24 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julia B. Maitland School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (302 to 199); teachers down 21% (19.2 to 15.2).
About Julia B. Maitland School
In Morgan City, Louisiana, part of St. Mary Parish, Julia B. Maitland School is an elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 199 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 56% below average.
Julia B. Maitland School is among 21 schools run by St. Mary Parish, which serves 7,153 students.
The largest group at Julia B. Maitland School is Black students, at 50%. Other students are 24% Hispanic, 20% White, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, St. Mary Parish residents are about 29% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
There are 15.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Julia B. Maitland School, giving a ratio of 13.1:1. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 14.0:1 for elementary schools in Louisiana. By family income, 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 75% average among public schools in St. Mary Parish.
On the allk12 Grade, Julia B. Maitland School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
In Louisiana, Julia B. Maitland School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.8% actual against a predicted 22.8%.
The county, St. Mary Parish, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $52,576 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Julia B. Maitland School, St. Mary Parish has 23 public schools.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, M.E. Norman Elementary School, is the closest to Julia B. Maitland School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Julia B. Maitland School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Julia B. Maitland School is Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 199, compared with 240 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.1:1, from 15.0:1.
On allk12, people connected to Julia B. Maitland School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Morgan City
- Morgan City High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Morgan City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 412 students
- Bayou Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- M.E. Norman Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Wyandotte Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Bayou L'Ourse Primary SchoolElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- M.E. Norman Elementary School0.7 mi · 335
- Morgan City High School0.7 mi · 650
- Morgan City Junior High School0.8 mi · 412
- Berwick Elementary School1.1 mi · 420
- Berwick Junior High School1.5 mi · 325
- Berwick High School1.5 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Julia B. Maitland SchoolHow large is Julia B. Maitland School?
Julia B. Maitland School enrolls approximately 199 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Julia B. Maitland School serve?
Julia B. Maitland School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Julia B. Maitland School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Julia B. Maitland School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Julia B. Maitland School?
At Julia B. Maitland School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 24% Hispanic, 50% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Julia B. Maitland School in?
Julia B. Maitland School is part of St. Mary Parish.
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