Montegut Middle School

Montegut Middle School, a mid-tier junior high in Montegut, Louisiana, run under Terrebonne Parish, works with 465 students, covering grades 5 through 8.

Across the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish (15,168 students total), Montegut Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Montegut Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. The remainder looks like 18% multiracial, 17% Native American, 6% Hispanic.

On the resource side, On paper, Montegut Middle School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Montegut Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Terrebonne Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Montegut Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.8%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +7.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Terrebonne Parish) logs that median household income runs about $64,836, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Terrebonne Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students), of which Montegut Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Montegut Elementary School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Montegut Middle School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Montegut Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 38.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montegut Middle School has declined 19%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 465 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 66% to 58%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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