The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 15% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on St. Martinville Junior High School
St. Martinville Junior High School serves sixth through eighth grade as a regular public school in the St. Martin Parish district. The school sits along the Bayou Teche in a small historic town that is the parish seat, a place with a deep Acadian and Creole heritage that draws tourism for its cultural sites and crawfish agriculture.
The student body is predominantly Black, with a substantial white population and small shares of students who are Hispanic, Asian, or multiracial. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker that the school serves a community with modest household incomes. Data on the share of students with individualized education programs or English learner status was not available.
On the state’s LEAP 2025 assessments, the school’s results place it in a challenging position. In English language arts, about a third of students scored at the proficient level or above. In math and science, the share of students reaching proficiency was notably lower, and in social studies it was lower still. The data covers only a single school year, so no trend line exists to show whether these results are improving or declining. Participation rates were essentially complete in every subject, meaning the results reflect nearly the entire tested population. For a parent, these numbers indicate that the majority of students are working below grade-level expectations, and a closer conversation with the school about academic support and intervention programs would be worth having.
Because St. Martinville Junior High is a middle school, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s standing relative to other districts in St. Martin Parish could not be computed because it is the only district in the county, so no comparison set of neighbors is available.
St. Martinville is a city whose population has been declining over recent years. Home values are well below both state and national benchmarks, and the area has a high homeownership rate with limited turnover, suggesting a stable but not growth-oriented housing market. The town’s economy rests on agriculture, especially crawfish and sugar cane, and heritage tourism. The school sits on the main highway through town, and the community’s civic and cultural anchors — the church square, museums, and bayou-side park — are within the same small footprint.
No recent district-level changes or strategic initiatives were publicly reported that would affect the junior high. Program offerings such as advanced courses, career-technical pathways, or extracurricular options were also absent from the available data, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about what is available in those areas.
The picture that emerges is of a middle school in a small, culturally rich but economically modest town, where academic proficiency rates are a clear challenge. The school is serving a high-poverty student population, and the test scores suggest that many students need additional support to reach grade-level standards. A family considering this school would benefit from understanding what academic interventions, tutoring, or enrichment the school provides and how the school communicates student progress year to year.
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