Patterson Junior High School
1101 First St
Patterson LA, 70392, Saint Mary County
Phone: 985-395-6772
Ranking:
(641 out of 947, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 8
School District: St. Mary Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 32 | 35 | 35 | 43 | 48 | 45 | 44 | |||||||
Total Students: | 517 | 493 | 487 | 600 | 600 | 619 | 622 | |||||||
Grade 4: | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.8% | 126 | 21.0% | 126 | 21.0% | 110 | 17.8% | 128 | 20.6% |
Grade 5: | 120 | 23.2% | 124 | 25.2% | 109 | 22.4% | 100 | 16.7% | 81 | 13.5% | 107 | 17.3% | 100 | 16.1% |
Grade 6: | 142 | 27.5% | 128 | 26.0% | 124 | 25.5% | 110 | 18.3% | 139 | 23.2% | 136 | 22.0% | 129 | 20.7% |
Grade 7: | 123 | 23.8% | 124 | 25.2% | 106 | 21.8% | 135 | 22.5% | 131 | 21.8% | 130 | 21.0% | 137 | 22.0% |
Grade 8: | 129 | 25.0% | 111 | 22.5% | 139 | 28.5% | 129 | 21.5% | 123 | 20.5% | 136 | 22.0% | 128 | 20.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 266 | 51.5% | 278 | 56.4% | 278 | 57.1% | 345 | 57.5% | 323 | 53.8% | 326 | 52.7% | 318 | 51.1% |
Female: | 251 | 48.5% | 215 | 43.6% | 209 | 42.9% | 255 | 42.5% | 269 | 44.8% | 285 | 46.0% | 300 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 24 | 4.6% | 14 | 2.8% | 11 | 2.3% | 12 | 2.0% | 12 | 2.0% | 11 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.0% |
Black: | 214 | 41.4% | 204 | 41.4% | 206 | 42.3% | 259 | 43.2% | 271 | 45.2% | 273 | 44.1% | 284 | 45.7% |
White: | 260 | 50.3% | 262 | 53.1% | 259 | 53.2% | 318 | 53.0% | 312 | 52.0% | 328 | 53.0% | 326 | 52.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.5% | 7 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 329 | 63.6% | 303 | 61.5% | 310 | 63.7% | 377 | 62.8% | 332 | 55.3% | 362 | 58.5% | 322 | 51.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 46 | 8.9% | 49 | 9.9% | 49 | 10.1% | 53 | 8.8% | 69 | 11.5% | 63 | 10.2% | 79 | 12.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.01 | 14.05 | 13.84 | 13.82 | 12.38 | 13.80 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 62% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 59% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 55% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 58% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 69% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 69% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 69% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 57% | 64% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67% | 67% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 65% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 62% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 61% | 60% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62% | 68% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 57% | 62% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 58% | 66% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 57% | 60% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64% | 65% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64% | 66% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 69% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 77% | 68% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 70% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 72% |
2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 64% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 67% | 65% |
2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 66% |
2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 71% | 70% |
2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 75% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 72% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47% | 56% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56% | 60% | 62% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 66% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 63% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 66% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 67% | 60% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 70% | 66% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 65% | 67% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 66% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 66% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 65% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 70% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 68% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 71% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 67% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 75% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 58% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 61% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 48% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 48% | 49% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 56% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 67% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 49% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 68% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 59% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 62% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 63% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 63% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 65% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 67% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 65% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 67% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 72% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 65% | 62% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 67% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 56% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67% | 66% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 55% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 52% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 58% | 55% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 61% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 64% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 55% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 38% | 53% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 57% | 60% | 58% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 66% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 84.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 15.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 10.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 28.2% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 71.8% |
Mean Base Salary: | $38,636.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,756.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,160.0 |
* Patterson Junior High School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.