Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001358
Montegut Elementary School
1137 Hwy. 55, Montegut, LA 70377 · (985) 303-4825 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
152 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 18 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (27).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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% . +0.0pp since 2022
Math
65.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +31.0pp 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 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022, while math scores are up about 31 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
39.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Montegut Elementary School
Montegut Elementary School's state test result (39.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montegut Elementary School this school | 187 | 81.3% | 39.0% |
| Dularge Elementary School Houma | 244 | 81.1% | 62.2% |
| Grayson Elementary School Grayson | 212 | 76.9% | N/A |
| Columbia Elementary School Columbia | 191 | 78.5% | 17.5% |
| Mooringsport Elementary School Mooringsport | 259 | 76.4% | 19.8% |
| Holly Ridge Elementary School Rayville | 232 | 75.0% | 34.8% |
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 Montegut Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #233 of 583 | #10 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #43 of 582 ▲ 70 | #4 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #184 of 587 ▲ 97 | #7 of 18 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #15 of 540 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #668 of 714 | #16 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #260 of 705 | #7 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #131 of 436 | #5 of 12 |
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
187
+23 (+14%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 202
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 187 | 14 | 13.4:1 | 81% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 16.5 | 12.4:1 | 75% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 232 | 14.6 | 15.9:1 | 76% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | 54% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 13 | 18.7:1 | 51% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 260 | N/A | N/A | 75% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 203 | 16 | 12.7:1 | 71% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 70% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 202 | 13 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montegut Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (243 to 187); teachers up 8% (13 to 14).
About Montegut Elementary School
Montegut Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Montegut, Louisiana, under Terrebonne Parish. The school has 187 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
The district, Terrebonne Parish, has 15,168 students enrolled across 30 schools.
White students are 53% of those enrolled at Montegut Elementary School. Next come 21% multiracial, 20% Native American, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 65% White among all Terrebonne Parish residents. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Montegut Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 14.0:1. About 81% of students at Montegut Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Montegut Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Montegut Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.0%.
In the wider Terrebonne Parish area, the median household earns about $64,836 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Montegut Elementary School shares Terrebonne Parish with 31 other public schools.
About 0.4 miles separate Montegut Elementary School from the closest public school, Montegut Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Montegut Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 39.0% against a local average of 42.6%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment increased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Terrebonne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,186
Census ACS
Median income
$64,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
15,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrebonne Parish
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- South Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Other schools in Montegut
- Montegut Middle SchoolMiddle · 465 students
- Ecole Pointe-au-ChienElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Montegut Middle School0.4 mi · 465
- Ecole Pointe-au-Chien2.3 mi · 33
- Bourg Elementary School6.0 mi · 328
- Lacache Middle School7.9 mi · 225
- South Terrebonne High School7.9 mi · 868
- Grand Caillou Middle School9.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Montegut Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Montegut Elementary School?
Montegut Elementary School enrolls approximately 187 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Montegut Elementary School serve?
Montegut Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Montegut Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Montegut Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montegut Elementary School?
At Montegut Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Two or more.
What district is Montegut Elementary School in?
Montegut Elementary School is part of Terrebonne Parish.
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