Stephensville Elementary School

Stephensville Elementary School, an one-room-style primary school in Morgan City, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Martin Parish, works with 96 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Stephensville Elementary School sits 79% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 15 schools in St. Martin Parish (6,680 students total), Stephensville Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Stephensville Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%). The remainder consists of 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, St. Martin Parish as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Stephensville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against St. Martin Parish (around 84%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stephensville Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 14.1%; this one delivers 57.3%, a residual of +43.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for St. Martin Parish put median household income runs about $55,960, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Stephensville Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in St. Martin Parish (combined enrollment of about 6,696 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morgan City High School, around 3.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stephensville Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stephensville Elementary School has fell 24%, going from 126 students in 2018 to 96 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 94% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 7.4:1 today.

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