Summary:
Cut Off, Louisiana is home to a single elementary school, Cut Off Elementary School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Lafourche Parish school district, a district ranked in the 86th percentile statewide.
Cut Off Elementary School stands out for its exceptional strength in Mathematics, where 82% of students are proficient—significantly outpacing both the district (76%) and state (62%) averages. This math proficiency is consistent across all grade levels, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders all scoring between 80% and 83%. However, the school shows a relative weakness in English Language Arts (ELA), where its 76% proficiency rate falls below the district average of 79%, even though it still beats the state average. Social Studies performance (61%) also trails the district (64%), suggesting the school’s strong math focus may come at a slight cost to other subjects. The school has improved its state ranking from the 67th percentile (3 stars) to the 71st percentile (4 stars) over the past year.
A key concern is the school’s high chronic absenteeism rate of 31.5%, which is nearly 10 percentage points above the state average and 7 points above the district average. This is a significant red flag, as high absenteeism typically correlates with lower achievement. The fact that Cut Off Elementary School performs well academically despite this challenge is noteworthy, but reducing absenteeism could unlock even stronger results. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1 and 62.53% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a diverse economic population while delivering standout math instruction.
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