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W.S. Lafargue Elementary School

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W.S. Lafargue Elementary School ranks 400 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-3

400^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School in Thibodaux, LA, serves 457 students in grades 2 and 3 as part of the highly rated Lafourche Parish school district, and it has recently experienced a dramatic academic turnaround, jumping from the 12th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 42nd percentile in 2025-2026. This 30-percentile-point gain is a standout achievement, especially when compared to nearby top-performing schools like Bayou Boeuf Elementary (93rd percentile) and Chackbay Elementary (94th percentile), which have maintained consistent excellence. The school serves a high-poverty population, with over 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, making this improvement particularly noteworthy.

One of the most interesting findings is the school's unique grade configuration and its relationship with C.M. Washington Elementary School, located just 0.9 miles away and serving grades 4 and 5. Both schools serve nearly identical high-poverty populations, but while W.S. Lafargue's 3rd graders are scoring 58% proficient in Math and 63% in ELA, C.M. Washington's 5th graders drop to 48% in Math and 60% in ELA. This suggests that the academic momentum built at W.S. Lafargue may be at risk if the receiving school cannot sustain it. Additionally, Social Studies is a consistent weakness at W.S. Lafargue, with only 42% proficiency compared to 58% in Math and 63% in ELA, a gap that is more pronounced than at high-performing peers like Chackbay Elementary (76% in Social Studies).

Chronic absenteeism is a growing concern, with a rate of 21.2% in 2024-2025, which is better than the district (24.6%) and state (22.5%) averages but significantly higher than top-performing nearby schools like Bayou Community Academy Charter School (4.4%) and Chackbay Elementary (10.5%). This high and volatile absenteeism rate could threaten the sustainability of the recent academic gains. The nearby The MAX Charter School (4th percentile) serves as a cautionary tale of a school in crisis rather than a competitive benchmark, with extremely low scores like 7% proficiency in 3rd grade Social Studies. Overall, W.S. Lafargue's dramatic turnaround offers hope, but addressing absenteeism and ensuring a smooth transition to C.M. Washington will be critical for long-term success.

457

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,073

Per pupil spending ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Plantation Road
Thibodaux, LA 70301

(985) 447-9292

District: Lafourche Parish

Students who attend W.S. Lafargue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Thibodaux Middle School
High:	Thibodaux High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.3%

White:

26.5%

Hispanic:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg73%

Louisiana avg62%

400^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Lafourche Parish

16^th of 116Lafourche Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	400 of 690	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	644 of 730	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	574 of 727	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	541 of 729	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.2	420 of 731	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	482 of 728	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.7	624 of 739	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.6	494 of 742	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.1	572 of 792	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.3	594 of 777	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	616 of 772	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.0	595 of 764	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.2	659 of 766	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	542 of 736	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.5	560 of 738	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.5	499 of 743	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.2	508 of 725	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	261 of 548	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.6	458 of 564	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	231 of 559	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	322 of 547	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	327 of 679	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	530 of 701	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	468 of 705	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	417 of 684	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.0	113 of 266	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.6	199 of 233	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	87.1	14 of 168	91.7%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	29.0	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	377 of 685	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	582 of 724	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	603 of 719	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	427 of 697	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.4	386 of 682	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	470 of 682	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	582 of 713	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	582 of 712	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	581 of 704	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	402 of 696	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	41 of 65	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	4.1	46 of 46	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	42 of 46	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	307 of 361	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	157 of 333	52.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	365 of 496	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	455 of 518	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	477 of 517	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.9	402 of 522	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	421 of 517	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2023)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%-7 vs state

Mathematics58%-4 vs state

Social Studies42%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)						LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
W.S. Lafargue Elementary School	Public	2-3	700 Plantation Road	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 447-9292	457	29	15.5	82.9%	121 (26.5%)	280 (61.3%)	32 (7.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	45	400^th of 690 public elementary schools	42.0%					(n/a)	58.0					58.0	63.0						63.0	42.0						42.0	$14,073
C.M. Washington Elementary School	Public	4-5	200 Iris Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-8471	392	30	13.1	82.7%	88 (22.4%)	237 (60.5%)	31 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.4%)	36.8	462^nd of 690 public elementary schools	33.0%		35.3	454^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.8%	8		71.0	48.0			59.0		62.0	60.0				61.0		53.0	31.0				42.0	$14,699
Thibodaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	700 East Seventh Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-6116	575	42	13.7	82.1%	164 (28.5%)	327 (56.9%)	40 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.1%)								(n/a)																					$13,132
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	800 East Seventh Street	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(985) 446-3011	499	29	16.9	35.5%	353 (70.7%)	72 (14.4%)	9 (1.8%)	8 (1.6%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.8%)	96.6	12^th of 690 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.7	10^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.5%	2			100.0	100.0	92.0				100.0	99.0	89.0	100.0		86.0	80.0		92.0	85.0	100.0	90.0	$14,575
The MAX Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	100 Afton Drive	Thibodaux	70310	Lafourche Parish	The MAX Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(985) 227-9500	100	11	9.0	67.0%	75 (75.0%)	15 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)	9.3	661^st of 690 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.3	633^rd of 666 public elementary schools	5.0%	28	20.0	14.0	28.0	14.0	33.0			43.0	78.0	35.0	41.0	40.0	41.0	7.0	21.0	22.0	7.0	33.0	20.0	18.0	$15,852
Schriever Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	2052 West Main	Schriever	70395	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4833	537	36	15.0	87.5%	188 (35.0%)	230 (42.8%)	50 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.9%)	57.8	313^th of 690 public elementary schools	54.6%					(n/a)	61.0					61.0	58.0						58.0	64.0						64.0	$14,322
Chackbay Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Hwy 20	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 633-2348	344	24	14.0	41.6%	294 (85.5%)	18 (5.2%)	8 (2.3%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	91.1	43^rd of 690 public elementary schools	93.8%		89.4	55^th of 666 public elementary schools	91.7%	12		91.0	94.0			92.0	87.0	96.0					90.0	61.0	84.0	81.0				76.0	$15,955
St. Charles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1690 Hwy 1	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-6862	253	17	14.7	66.4%	162 (64.0%)	31 (12.3%)	30 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (10.7%)	85.6	86^th of 690 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.8	75^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.7%	11	84.0	95.0	82.0			87.0	77.0						89.0	63.0	73.0	72.0				69.0	$15,717
Bayou Boeuf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 School Lane	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 633-2352	209	16	12.7	46.4%	184 (88.0%)	7 (3.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	91	45^th of 690 public elementary schools	93.5%					(n/a)	80.0	94.0	90.0			87.0	91.0	94.0					93.0	61.0	80.0	93.0				77.0	$23,185
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2550 Coteau Road	Houma	70364	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4808	627	43	14.7	76.4%	300 (47.8%)	91 (14.5%)	153 (24.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.5%)	74.1	195^th of 690 public elementary schools	71.7%		73.9	181^st of 666 public elementary schools	72.8%	14	60.0	74.0	80.0	76.0		71.0	75.0	85.0		77.0			80.0	58.0	62.0	73.0	67.0			65.0	$12,885

Frequently Asked Questions about W.S. Lafargue Elementary School

Is W.S. Lafargue Elementary School a good school?

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School ranks 400^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of W.S. Lafargue Elementary School?

Students at W.S. Lafargue Elementary School are 61% African American, 26% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of W.S. Lafargue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend W.S. Lafargue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thibodaux Middle School
High : Thibodaux High School

How many students attend W.S. Lafargue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended W.S. Lafargue Elementary School.

What district is W.S. Lafargue Elementary School in?

Lafourche Parish

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