The top reported proficiency rate is 0% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Breaux Bridge High School
Breaux Bridge High School serves students in grades nine through twelve and is one of the secondary schools in the St. Martin Parish school district. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet school. The school sits in the small city of Breaux Bridge, a community in south-central Louisiana that is part of the Lafayette metropolitan area. The city has a historic downtown district along Bayou Teche with shopping and dining, and it lies near an Interstate 10 exit that connects it to the broader region. Housing values in the area are below the state average, and rents are moderate relative to national norms. The city’s population, by the most recent census count, had declined modestly from a prior decade, and the general economic context shows a typical national mortgage rate and unemployment figure for the period.
The school’s enrollment is moderate for a high school serving four grade levels. In terms of student composition, the student body is split almost evenly between white students and Black students, with a small share of students who are Hispanic and a very small share who identify as two or more races. A substantial majority of students come from households with low enough income to qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is an indicator that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population. Data on the share of students with disabilities or those who are English learners was not available.
State testing data for this school is thin and dated. The most recent results available come from the 2017-18 and 2016-17 school years, which is now several years old. In the 2017-18 school year, grade eight students at the school took Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments in math, English language arts, and social studies, and none of the tested students scored at the proficient level or above in any of those subjects. In 2016-17, the same cohort took a science assessment under an earlier version of the state test, and again no student reached the proficient level. This means the most recent snapshot of academic performance shows very low proficiency rates. Because these results are from grade eight only and are several years old, they do not directly reflect how the high school’s current students are performing. Parents looking for a more current picture of academic outcomes at Breaux Bridge High will find a notable gap in available public data. The state testing data for the high school grades themselves was not present in the records reviewed.
No graduation rate was available for this school, which means a parent evaluating how well the school supports students through to completion cannot reference that standard metric from the data on hand. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing, and course access—such as Advanced Placement, dual enrollment, or career and technical education offerings—was not reported. Without these figures, it is not possible to assess the breadth of academic pathways available or the school’s environment around attendance and behavior.
The St. Martin Parish school district, which operates Breaux Bridge High, did not have any recent parent-relevant changes, such as boundary adjustments, program launches, or leadership turnover, that emerged from the available information. The district brief found little of lasting impact to report, so there are no recent structural shifts to account for.
For a family considering this school, the core picture is a high school in a small, traditional Cajun-country town, serving a mostly low-income student body, with an enrollment that is roughly half white and half Black. The most recent academic data, though old, points to very low test performance in the middle school grades that fed into this high school. The absence of current high school testing data, a graduation rate, and program offerings leaves significant unknowns about what the school currently provides academically. A parent would want to seek current information directly from the school or the district about its curriculum, graduation outcomes, and any initiatives aimed at improving student achievement.
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