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Schools in Mermentau

Mermentau’s public schools

Acadia Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mermentau. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 13% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
LA 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
2,677 students on the public path
In brief

Mermentau’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Mermentau’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Mermentau Elementary School places highest (better than 97%); Church Point High School lowest (25%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mermentau, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–7Mermentau Elementary SchoolAcadia Parish School DistrictA+
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Acadia Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Acadia Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 27 schools · 9,043 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$13,594LA $15,623 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 42.4% · 4693 students tested
Math37%
State average 31.8% · 4689 students tested

Mermentau vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Mermentau’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mermentau—Acadia Parish

Every school in Mermentau

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Mermentauby address
Mermentau Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–7
A+
142 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Mermentauin other towns
Midland High School
High · Grades 8–12 · Midland
A−
317 students14:1Rate it →
Rayne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Rayne
B
653 students16:1Rate it →
Iota High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Iota
A−
566 students18:1Rate it →
Church Point High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Church Point
C
504 students16:1Rate it →
Crowley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Crowley
C+
495 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Mermentau’s schools

Are Mermentau’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mermentau. Acadia Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mermentau. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mermentau in?

Acadia Parish School District.

Where do Mermentau kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Rayne High School, Iota High School, Church Point High School, Crowley High School and Midland High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.