St. Mary Parish Schools
St. Mary Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in St. Mary Parish (Centerville). SchoolGrade grades 21 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
St. Mary Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for St. Mary Parish
21 of 21 schools in St. Mary Parish carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 5C: 5D: 10F: 1
Best schools in St. Mary Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Bayou Vista Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Berwick Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Hattie A Watts Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Berwick Junior High School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Centerville High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- C+ Berwick High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C Me Norman Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Wyandotte Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Morgan City High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Patterson High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in St. Mary Parish
High schools (6)
- C+ Berwick High School, Berwick
- B- Centerville High School, Centerville
- D Franklin Senior High School, Franklin
- C- Morgan City High School, Morgan City
- C- Patterson High School, Patterson
- D- West St Mary High School, Baldwin
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- D B Edward Boudreaux Middle School, Baldwin
- B- Berwick Junior High School, Berwick
- D- Franklin Junior High School, Franklin
- D+ Morgan City Junior High School, Morgan City
- D+ Patterson Junior High School, Patterson
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- B+ Bayou Vista Elementary School, Morgan City
- B Berwick Elementary School, Berwick
- B- Hattie A Watts Elementary School, Patterson
- D+ Js Aucoin Elementary School, Amelia
- D- Lagrange Elementary School, Franklin
- C Me Norman Elementary School, Morgan City
- D Raintree Elementary School, Baldwin
- F Wp Foster Elementary School, Franklin
- C Wyandotte Elementary School, Morgan City
Other schools and academies (1)
- D- Julia B Maitland School, Morgan City
Where St. Mary Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (7)
- Morgan City (6)
- Franklin (4)
- Baldwin (3)
- Berwick (3)
- Patterson (3)
- Amelia (1)
- Centerville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: St. Mary Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,794 students with 587 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,094 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201620
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Iberia Parish (23 schools, 23 mi)
- Assumption Parish (9 schools, 30 mi)
- St. Martin Parish (15 schools, 35 mi)
- Terrebonne Parish (30 schools, 42 mi)
- Iberville Parish (7 schools, 45 mi)
- St. James Parish (6 schools, 49 mi)
- Ascension Parish (31 schools, 52 mi)
- Vermilion Parish (20 schools, 53 mi)
Questions about St. Mary Parish
How many schools are in St. Mary Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 21 public schools in St. Mary Parish, across 7 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does St. Mary Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Morgan City, Franklin, Baldwin, Berwick, Patterson and 2 more.
How good are the schools in St. Mary Parish?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.7%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend St. Mary Parish?
7,794 students were enrolled in St. Mary Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is St. Mary Parish?
St. Mary Parish is in Louisiana, based in St. Mary Parish, with its district office in Centerville. Its boundary covers about 559 sq mi.