Morgan City Junior High School

Located at 911 Marguerite Street, in Morgan City, Louisiana, Morgan City Junior High School is a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school that teaches 412 students (grades 6 through 8), part of St. Mary Parish.

Morgan City Junior High School is one of 21 schools operated by St. Mary Parish, a district that teaches 7,153 students overall.

Demographically, Morgan City Junior High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 26% White, 24% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, St. Mary Parish as a whole is about 10% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Morgan City Junior High School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at Morgan City Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Morgan City Junior High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 36.0%; actual is 20.0%, a gap of -16.0 points.

In the broader community, census data for St. Mary Parish shows median household income runs about $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,765 students), Morgan City Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

M.E. Norman Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morgan City Junior High School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Morgan City Junior High School has declined 17%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.