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What's the most underrated thing about Montegut Middle School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001359
Montegut Middle School
138 Dolphin Drive, Montegut, LA 70377 · (985) 303-4826 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Louisiana public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
268 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 105 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 111 | 24% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 28% |
Student demographics
59%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
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
52.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Middle School
Montegut Middle School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montegut Middle School this school | 465 | 57.6% | 50.2% |
| Creekside Junior High Pearl River | 447 | 56.2% | 31.0% |
| LeBlanc Middle School Sulphur | 366 | 59.8% | 34.3% |
| Rene A. Rost Middle School Kaplan | 360 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| Bayou Blue Middle School Houma | 396 | 55.8% | 44.3% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #27 of 213 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #26 of 210 ▲ 19 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #48 of 213 ▼ 18 | #1 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #33 of 197 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #89 of 220 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #178 of 195 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #69 of 195 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #155 of 214 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #72 of 162 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
465
-84 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 714
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 465 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 58% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 28 | 17.6:1 | 52% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 24 | 20.8:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 26 | 21.1:1 | 39% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 24.7 | 23.1:1 | 61% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 57% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 53% (343) |
| 1990-91 | 714 | 37 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montegut Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (572 to 465); teachers up 13% (24.7 to 28).
About Montegut Middle School
Montegut Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Montegut, Louisiana. It educates 465 students in grades 5 through 8.
Terrebonne Parish serves 15,168 students across 30 schools.
White students account for 58% of enrollment at Montegut Middle School. Other students are 18% multiracial, 17% Native American, and 6% Hispanic. Montegut Middle School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Louisiana average 41.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%. The rate at public schools in Terrebonne Parish averages 73%, higher than here.
Measured against Louisiana public middle schools, Montegut Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Montegut Middle School, the prediction is 42.9% and the result is 50.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Terrebonne Parish, median household income is about $64,836, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Montegut Middle School is among the 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish.
The nearest public school is Montegut Elementary School, at about 0.4 miles. Montegut Middle School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The school's 50.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 465 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 549. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.6:1, from 21.1:1.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Ecole Pointe-au-ChienElementary · 33 students
Nearby schools
- Montegut Elementary School0.4 mi · 187
- Ecole Pointe-au-Chien1.9 mi · 33
- Bourg Elementary School6.0 mi · 328
- South Terrebonne High School7.9 mi · 868
- Lacache Middle School7.9 mi · 225
- Grand Caillou Middle School9.1 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Montegut Middle SchoolHow many students attend Montegut Middle School?
Montegut Middle School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Montegut Middle School serve?
Montegut Middle School serves grades 05-08.
How many students per teacher at Montegut Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Montegut Middle School.
How diverse is Montegut Middle School?
Montegut Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Two or more.
What district is Montegut Middle School in?
Montegut Middle School is part of Terrebonne Parish.
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