The top reported proficiency rate is 7% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on St. Martinville Senior High School
St. Martinville Senior High School is a regular public high school in St. Martin Parish, serving ninth through twelfth grades in the heart of St. Martinville. The school enrolls a student body that is mostly Black, with a very large white minority and small shares of Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial students. More than seven out of ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which means the school serves a population with substantial economic need. The school operates as part of the St. Martin Parish system, and students in the city attend a sequence of schools from an early learning center through this high school.
State testing data for St. Martinville Senior High is thin and dated. The only available results come from eighth-grade assessments from the 2017-18 school year, which is curious for a high school that does not serve that grade. Those results, which tested a very small number of students, showed that the share of students reaching proficiency in English language arts was low, and in math the proficiency rate fell within a low range. Science and social studies results from that same testing window showed no students reaching the proficient level in those subjects. A parent should understand that these numbers are not from the school's actual high school grades and come from a single small cohort, making it difficult to draw conclusions about current high school instruction. The school has no reported graduation rate in the available data, so a key measure of high school outcomes is absent.
Housing in the St. Martinville area is notably affordable. Home values are well below the national median, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment for a typical home is modest. Rents also sit at a level that is manageable relative to national income benchmarks. The local economy is driven by agriculture, particularly crawfish and sugar cane, and heritage tourism tied to the area's Acadian and Creole culture. St. Martinville is a small historic city that has been experiencing population decline, with limited new development activity. The city's housing stock has a low rate of turnover, and many residents have lived in the same home for many years. The historic downtown, anchored by St. Martin of Tours Church and the Bayou Teche waterfront, provides a sense of place that is not replicated in newer suburban settings.
For civics and daily life, the city's public schools are integrated into the community, with the high school on North Main Street near other public facilities. The Evangeline campus of Louisiana Technical College is also in town, offering some postsecondary options nearby. The school itself lacks publicly reported data on a number of dimensions that many parents consider important. There is no information on the school's course offerings, including Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment options, nor on staffing numbers, teacher qualifications, or class sizes. The school's discipline record is absent from the available data, as are attendance and chronic absenteeism rates. When information is missing on so many fronts, a parent evaluating this school will want to pursue those specifics directly with the school or district.
The St. Martin Parish district itself shows no recent major changes of note, based on what is publicly available. The district operates multiple schools within St. Martinville and surrounding areas. The lack of current academic performance data for the high school grades, combined with the absence of outcome measures like a graduation rate, means that a family considering this school will need to rely heavily on conversations with the school administration, visits to the campus, and any local word-of-mouth about the experience of students currently enrolled. The school serves a community with deep cultural roots, affordable housing, and a quiet, slow-changing economy. But the available evidence does not provide a confident picture of what students experience once they enter the building or what they carry with them at graduation.
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