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Ellender Memorial High School

Q: Is Ellender Memorial High School a good school?

Ellender Memorial High School ranks 209 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 36% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Ellender Memorial High School in Houma, LA, serves 819 students in grades 9-12 within the Terrebonne Parish school district, a district that ranks in the 78th percentile statewide. However, the school itself faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom half of Louisiana high schools (36th percentile) and holding a 2-star rating since 2019. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 41.4%—dramatically higher than nearby schools like Thibodaux High School (28.0%) and South Terrebonne High School (34.7%), and nearly double the state average of 22.5%. This attendance crisis is a key driver of the school's low graduation rate of 75.8%, which is the lowest among comparable schools—for context, Central Lafourche High School boasts a 93.3% rate.

Academically, Ellender Memorial consistently scores below both district and state averages across nearly every subject. For example, in Geometry, only 40% of students are proficient, compared to 64% districtwide and 57% statewide. The school also struggles to support its most vulnerable students: performance for Special Education students has plummeted from the 37th to the 3rd percentile in just two years, and English Language Learner students have dropped from the 40th to the 7th percentile. At the same time, the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch has jumped to 81.2%, the highest rate among all nearby high schools, placing additional strain on resources.

Despite these challenges, Ellender Memorial shows a notable strength in supporting its homeless student population, ranking in the 56th percentile statewide—a clear area of success. There was also a glimmer of hope in the 2023-2024 school year, when the school achieved a 78% proficiency rate in Geometry, outperforming the state average of 58% and most nearby schools. However, this success was not sustained, dropping to 40% the following year. Overall, Ellender Memorial is a school under significant stress, with deep-rooted attendance and academic issues that set it apart from its higher-performing neighbors, though its targeted support for homeless students offers a foundation to build upon.

819

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,278

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3012 Patriot Drive
Houma, LA 70363

(985) 303-4813

District: Terrebonne Parish

Feeder schools for Ellender Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Acadian Elementary School
	Grand Caillou Elementary School
Middle:	Grand Caillou Middle School
	Oaklawn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

29.2%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (76% vs 85%)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg64%

Louisiana avg62%

209^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Terrebonne Parish

25^th of 116Terrebonne 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	36.2	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	215 of 329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	207 of 333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	181 of 321	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	202 of 326	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	211 of 322	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	183 of 313	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	128 of 297	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	146 of 297	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	189 of 312	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.9	182 of 309	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	224 of 312	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.6	201 of 310	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	218 of 297	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	262 of 301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	219 of 291	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	213 of 290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.9	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	118 of 252	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	162 of 243	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	143 of 233	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	53 of 57	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	198 of 313	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	210 of 308	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	214 of 308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	185 of 288	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	183 of 292	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	77 of 125	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.4	87 of 120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	67 of 107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	75 of 103	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	61 of 92	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.6	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	222 of 321	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	206 of 323	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	201 of 328	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	180 of 321	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	201 of 322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	198 of 285	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	170 of 301	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	204 of 311	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	187 of 313	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	185 of 315	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	210 of 292	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	164 of 291	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	53 of 67	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	163 of 168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	122 of 170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	104 of 165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	101 of 138	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	128 of 139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	62 of 122	49.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	168 of 244	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	182 of 248	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile~ school

Male (2026)34th percentile~ school

African American (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

Native American (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I58%-7 vs state

English I58%-8 vs state

English II55%-12 vs state

Biology51%-9 vs state

U.S. History50%-5 vs state

Geometry40%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Ellender is a great place. It is a fun and exciting learning environment. People give it a bad reputation but the people who talk bad about it have never steped foot into Ellender. I just moved here from South Lafourche High School and, I dont miss it. I was a little weary before I went there but now that iv'e met the teachers and students I wish I would have moved four years ago. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Ellender Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3012 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4813	819	51	16.2	81.2%	156 (19.0%)	239 (29.2%)	255 (31.1%)	11 (1.3%)	78 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.8%)	36.2	209^th of 325 public high schools	35.7%		35.4	215^th of 329 public high schools	34.7%	6	58.0	40.0	55.0	50.0	58.0	51.0	$12,278
Louis Miller Terrebonne Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	3051 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4840	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Terrebonne High School	Public	9-12	3879 Hwy. 24	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4834	868	51	17.0	59.0%	544 (62.7%)	72 (8.3%)	42 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	82 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (14.2%)	69.2	92^nd of 325 public high schools	71.7%		69.7	81^st of 329 public high schools	75.4%	11	86.0	68.0	71.0	58.0	78.0	59.0	$11,873
Terrebonne High School	Public	9-12	7318 Main Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 879-3377	1,346	69	19.6	62.9%	634 (47.1%)	370 (27.5%)	137 (10.2%)	19 (1.4%)	60 (4.5%)	3 (0.2%)	123 (9.1%)	67.2	102^nd of 325 public high schools	68.6%		68.5	88^th of 329 public high schools	73.3%	14	67.0	75.0	77.0	62.0	70.0	60.0	$10,739
H. L. Bourgeois High School	Public	9-12	#1 Reservation Court	Gray	70359	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4805	1,289	74	17.4	69.0%	585 (45.4%)	380 (29.5%)	155 (12.0%)	14 (1.1%)	46 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (8.5%)	57.8	150^th of 325 public high schools	53.8%		60.4	126^th of 329 public high schools	61.7%	24	61.0	64.0	71.0	58.0	64.0	60.0	$11,970
Central Lafourche High School	Public	9-12	4820 Hwy 1	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 532-3319	1,307	57	22.9	58.0%	865 (66.2%)	187 (14.3%)	123 (9.4%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (7.0%)	64.4	118^th of 325 public high schools	63.7%		70.4	77^th of 329 public high schools	76.6%	41	83.0	50.0	76.0	52.0	76.0	65.0	$10,155
Thibodaux High School	Public	9-12	1355 Tiger Drive	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 447-4071	1,306	63	20.7	62.9%	692 (53.0%)	428 (32.8%)	92 (7.0%)	16 (1.2%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.9%)	64.8	116^th of 325 public high schools	64.3%		55.5	150^th of 329 public high schools	54.4%	34	76.0	52.0	73.0	62.0	72.0	66.0	$11,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellender Memorial High School

How many students attend Ellender Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Ellender Memorial High School.

Is Ellender Memorial High School a good school?

Ellender Memorial High School ranks 209^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ellender Memorial High School in?

Terrebonne Parish

What schools feed into Ellender Memorial High School?

Ellender Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Acadian Elementary School
Elementary : Grand Caillou Elementary School
Middle : Grand Caillou Middle School
Middle : Oaklawn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ellender Memorial High School?

Students at Ellender Memorial High School are 31% Hispanic, 29% African American, 19% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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