South Louisiana News

There were 562 multiracial students enrolled in St. Mary Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.4% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Mary Parish welcomed 7,985 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, multiracial students comprised 7% of the student body to be the fourth least represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 22 schools within the parish, Hattie A. Watts Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 64 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

School name	% of multiracial students enrollment	Number of multiracial Students	Total Enrollment
Patterson Junior High School	11.3%	43	379
Hattie A. Watts Elementary School	10.7%	64	597
Berwick Elementary School	9.1%	42	462
Franklin Senior High School	9.1%	26	285
Wyandotte Elementary School	8.8%	29	331
Bayou Vista Elementary School	8.7%	31	358
Raintree Elementary School	8.3%	26	312
Centerville High School	8.3%	37	444
V. B. Glencoe Charter School	8.2%	40	490
Berwick Junior High School	7.9%	28	356
Patterson High School	7.9%	33	419
Lagrange Elementary School	7.3%	15	205
Berwick High School	6.8%	33	487
Julia B. Maitland School	6.5%	13	199
M. E. Norman Elementary School	5.7%	20	352
Franklin Junior High School	5%	10	202
W. P. Foster Elementary School	4.8%	12	251
Morgan City High School	4.3%	29	668
B. Edward Boudreaux Middle School	3.8%	7	184
Morgan City Junior High School	3.4%	15	444
West St. Mary High School	2%	6	297
J. S. Aucoin Elementary School	1.1%	3	263