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Enrollment
412
Middle
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. MARY PARISH·NCES 220162001252
Morgan City Junior High School
911 Marguerite Street, Morgan City, LA 70380 · (985) 384-5922 · St. Mary Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
277 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 6 | 135 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 130 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 36% |
Student demographics
68%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
29.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
18.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Morgan City Junior High School
Morgan City Junior High School's state test result (20.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan City Junior High School this school | 412 | 67.2% | 20.0% |
| T.H. Harris Middle School Metairie | 563 | 66.8% | 17.2% |
| Andrew Jackson Middle School Chalmette | 546 | 67.8% | 31.3% |
| L.H. Marrero Middle School Marrero | 619 | 70.0% | 22.3% |
| Southside Junior High School Denham Springs | 536 | 78.4% | 32.8% |
| Judice Middle School Duson | 442 | 61.1% | 34.5% |
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 Morgan City Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #163 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #161 of 210 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #163 of 213 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #108 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #103 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #128 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #10 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.2% | #121 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #81 of 162 |
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
412
-100 (-20%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 412 | 28.6 | 14.4:1 | 67% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 35.8 | 13.1:1 | 63% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 29 | 16.8:1 | 56% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | 45% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 31.6 | 15.8:1 | 46% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 78% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 69% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 420 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 65% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 34 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan City Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (499 to 412); teachers down 10% (31.6 to 28.6).
About Morgan City Junior High School
Morgan City Junior High School is a middle school in Morgan City, Louisiana, according to federal school records. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 8, with 412 students on the rolls.
District-wide, St. Mary Parish has 21 schools and 7,153 students.
The biggest share of students at Morgan City Junior High School, 43%, is Hispanic. The next largest groups are 26% White, 24% Black, and 4% multiracial. In St. Mary Parish overall, about 10% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Classroom staffing at Morgan City Junior High School totals 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 67% of students (277) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Morgan City Junior High School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 20.0%, is 15.9 points below the 35.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
The school is in St. Mary Parish, where median household income comes to about $52,576, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. St. Mary Parish's 23 public schools enroll about 7,765 students and include Morgan City Junior High School.
Measured in a straight line, M.E. Norman Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Morgan City Junior High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Morgan City Junior High School is 7th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 512 to 412, a 20% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.5:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Morgan City Junior High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Bayou Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- M.E. Norman Elementary SchoolElementary · 335 students
- Wyandotte Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Julia B. Maitland SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Bayou L'Ourse Primary SchoolElementary · 150 students
Nearby schools
- M.E. Norman Elementary School0.2 mi · 335
- Julia B. Maitland School0.8 mi · 199
- Morgan City High School0.8 mi · 650
- Berwick Elementary School1.2 mi · 420
- Wyandotte Elementary School1.9 mi · 300
- Berwick Junior High School2.2 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan City Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Morgan City Junior High School?
Morgan City Junior High School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Morgan City Junior High School serve?
Morgan City Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morgan City Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morgan City Junior High School is approximately 14.4:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Morgan City Junior High School?
At Morgan City Junior High School, the student body is approximately 26% White, 43% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Morgan City Junior High School public or private?
Morgan City Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Mary Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.