Elementary Schools in Lafourche Parish

Summary:

The Lafourche Parish school district in Louisiana is home to 19 elementary schools serving grades pre-kindergarten through 5th, with a few schools extending up to 8th grade. This diverse district showcases a range of academic performance, with several standout schools ranking among the top in the state and others struggling to meet proficiency standards.

At the top of the district are schools like Bayou Community Academy Charter School, which ranks in the top 10 elementary schools in Louisiana, and Chackbay Elementary School and North Larose Elementary School, which both rank in the top 55 and 30 schools in the state, respectively. These high-performing schools boast exceptional test scores, with 80-100% of students proficient or better in math and English language arts.

In contrast, some schools in the Lafourche Parish district, such as W.S. Lafargue Elementary and C.M. Washington Elementary, struggle with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, an issue the district may need to address to ensure equitable educational opportunities for all students.

District Detail

805 East Seventh Street
Thibodaux, LA 70301-3606

(985) 446-5631

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 118 Louisiana districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,326

Primary Schools: 19
Middle Schools: 7
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th 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 All Grades	Total
Bayou Blue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1916 Bayou Blue Road	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 879-4378	454	30	15.0	61.5%	274 (60.4%)	37 (8.1%)	64 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.8%)								(n/a)											$12,678
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%)								(n/a)	93.0					96.0		100.0			$23,185
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%)	89.4	55^th of 666 public elementary schools	91.7%		93.4	24^th of 675 public elementary schools	96.4%	31		92.0	83.0			90.0	88.0		82.0	88.0	$15,955
Cut Off Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	177 West 55th Street	Cut Off	70345	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 632-3116	395	28	14.3	62.5%	250 (63.3%)	9 (2.3%)	89 (22.5%)	9 (2.3%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	69.3	223^rd of 666 public elementary schools	66.5%		71.4	205^th of 675 public elementary schools	69.6%	18	72.0	83.0	78.0			78.0	65.0	69.0		73.0	$15,032
Galliano Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	148 W. 158TH Street	Galliano	70354	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 632-7211	383	24	16.2	74.2%	215 (56.1%)	2 (0.5%)	120 (31.3%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	65.2	257^th of 666 public elementary schools	61.4%		62.8	273^rd of 675 public elementary schools	59.6%	16	61.0	64.0	81.0			68.0	67.0	76.0	79.0	74.0	$12,363
Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	118 Alcide Street	Golden Meadow	70357	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 475-7385	155	9	17.0	74.8%	99 (63.9%)	3 (1.9%)	32 (20.6%)	3 (1.9%)	10 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)								(n/a)											$17,808
Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	118 Alcide St.	Golden Meadow	70357	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 475-7385	125	8	15.2	79.2%	81 (64.8%)	1 (0.8%)	21 (16.8%)	2 (1.6%)	8 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.6%)	76.3	162^nd of 666 public elementary schools	75.7%		77.6	154^th of 675 public elementary schools	77.2%	8	68.0		82.0			79.0	66.0	85.0	88.0	79.0	$14,349
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%)								(n/a)	56.0					56.0	53.0			53.0	$14,073
North Larose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	175 Richardel Drive	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 693-3445	202	18	11.1	55.0%	150 (74.3%)	2 (1.0%)	28 (13.9%)	4 (2.0%)	5 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.4%)	93.1	30^th of 666 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.2	86^th of 675 public elementary schools	87.3%	56			90.0			94.0	88.0	92.0		93.0	$18,957
Lockport Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1421 Crescent Avenue	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-2846	429	28	15.0	55.9%	333 (77.6%)	30 (7.0%)	31 (7.2%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.8%)								(n/a)											$13,495
Lockport Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	201 School Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 532-3223	374	21	17.5	52.9%	285 (76.2%)	10 (2.7%)	35 (9.4%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.6%)	89	61^st of 666 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.1	38^th of 675 public elementary schools	94.4%	23	92.0	90.0	85.0			89.0	77.0	85.0	91.0	85.0	$14,622
Raceland Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	144 Bowie Road	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-6837	330	23	14.2	74.5%	154 (46.7%)	129 (39.1%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.4%)								(n/a)											$14,456
Raceland Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	3759 Hwy 308	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-5142	302	21	14.4	78.1%	145 (48.0%)	102 (33.8%)	31 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	78.7	141^st of 666 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.1	161^st of 675 public elementary schools	76.1%	20	83.0	85.0				83.0	70.0	79.0		79.0	$15,720
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%)	87.8	75^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.2	73^rd of 675 public elementary schools	89.2%	2	82.0	85.0	82.0			82.0	81.0	86.0	92.0	86.0	$15,717
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%)	35.3	454^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.8%		35	471^st of 675 public elementary schools	30.2%	17		51.0	52.0			51.0		56.0	67.0	62.0	$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
South Larose Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	154 West 25th Stree	Larose	70373	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 693-7597	349	25	14.2	60.5%	222 (63.6%)	22 (6.3%)	51 (14.6%)	10 (2.9%)	9 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.0%)	74.4	172^nd of 666 public elementary schools	74.2%		65.4	257^th of 675 public elementary schools	61.9%	85	78.0	88.0	84.0			83.0	67.0	69.0		73.0	$14,556
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%)	96.7	10^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.5%		94.7	17^th of 675 public elementary schools	97.5%	7	100.0	99.0	99.0	94.0	95.0		91.0				$14,575
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	115 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 876-0625	427	27	16.0	60.2%	257 (60.2%)	34 (8.0%)	63 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.1%)	82.6	109^th of 666 public elementary schools	83.6%		78.8	142^nd of 675 public elementary schools	79.0%	33	81.0	90.0	72.0			81.0	78.0	90.0	76.0	82.0	$14,278

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Terrebonne Parish	3.39 mi	29	18^th
The MAX Charter School	12.22 mi	1	110^th
Ecole Pointe-au-Chien	15.37 mi	1
St. Charles Parish	17.98 mi	15	11^th
St. James Parish	20.37 mi	6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.