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MAX Academy at Nicholls State University

Q: Is MAX Academy at Nicholls State University a good school?

MAX Academy at Nicholls State University ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend MAX Academy at Nicholls State University?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended MAX Academy at Nicholls State University.

Q: What is the racial makeup of MAX Academy at Nicholls State University?

Students at MAX Academy at Nicholls State University are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

The MAX Charter School in Thibodaux, LA, is a small K-8 charter school serving just 100 students, operating as its own single-school district with a high level of economic need among its families. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5% of all elementary schools in Louisiana for the past four years, with its state ranking dropping from the 18th percentile in 2016-2017 to just the 4th percentile in the most recent year. This places it in stark contrast to nearby schools like Chackbay Elementary School (94th percentile) and Bayou Boeuf Elementary School (93rd percentile), which are among the top-performing schools in the state.

Despite having a remarkably low student-teacher ratio of 9:1—significantly lower than nearby schools like Bayou Community Academy Charter School (16.9:1)—this advantage has not translated into academic success. For example, in 2025-2026, only 20% of MAX students were proficient in Mathematics compared to 92% at Chackbay and 87% at Bayou Boeuf. Even when compared to W.S. Lafargue Elementary School, a nearby school serving a similarly high-poverty population, MAX lags significantly: Lafargue ranked in the 42nd percentile with 58% Math proficiency, while MAX ranked in the 4th percentile with just 20% Math proficiency.

There is one notable bright spot: in 2025-2026, 78% of 5th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, exceeding the state average of 73%. This outlier suggests that a specific teacher or curriculum achieved success, offering a potential blueprint for improvement. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 15.8% is above the state average, though lower than some nearby schools like Schriever Elementary School (29.3%). The MAX Charter School requires urgent intervention focused on curriculum and instructional quality to reverse its downward trend.

100

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,852

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Afton Drive
Thibodaux, LA 70310

(985) 227-9500

District: MAX Academy at Nicholls State University

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

African American:

15.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (30% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

673^rd of 699

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

442^nd of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

117^th of 119MAX Academy at Nicholls State University 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	673 of 699	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	633 of 666	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.7	674 of 675	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	726 of 730	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	710 of 727	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	639 of 729	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	640 of 731	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	660 of 728	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.1	605 of 739	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	668 of 742	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.0	640 of 792	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	579 of 777	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.0	674 of 772	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	574 of 764	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.4	649 of 766	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	722 of 736	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	710 of 738	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	689 of 743	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	597 of 661	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.3	672 of 674	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	717 of 723	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	664 of 682	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	610 of 690	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	676 of 712	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	646 of 704	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	571 of 696	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	500 of 502	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	424 of 431	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.0	434 of 434	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.0	518 of 518	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.1	515 of 517	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	517 of 522	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	505 of 517	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	513 of 516	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	442 of 464	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	399 of 447	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	0.3	449 of 449	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	450 of 465	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	432 of 460	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	410 of 459	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	407 of 449	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	294 of 411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	313 of 437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	342 of 435	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	48.4	268 of 482	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.9	348 of 470	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	324 of 457	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	313 of 442	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	373 of 412	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	391 of 408	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.4	395 of 425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	356 of 413	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	1.1	417 of 418	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	378 of 437	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	444 of 444	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	438 of 459	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	413 of 430	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	381 of 403	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	7.6	416 of 442	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	390 of 442	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	396 of 418	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	2.0	343 of 345	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	309 of 316	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.2	352 of 352	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	362 of 362	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	355 of 358	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	344 of 350	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	323 of 338	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)12th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2022)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-29 vs state

Social Studies18%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Science (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	LEAP Civics (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 (2025)	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 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 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Science 3rd Grade	LEAP Science 4th Grade	LEAP Science 5th Grade	LEAP Science 6th Grade	LEAP Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science 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	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	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
MAX Academy at Nicholls State University	Public, Charter	1-8	100 Afton Drive	Thibodaux	70310	Lafourche Parish	MAX Academy at Nicholls State University	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%)	7.4	673^rd of 699 public elementary schools	3.7%		9.3	633^rd of 666 public elementary schools	5.0%	40	20.0	14.0	28.0	14.0	33.0	0.0	17–27%	0.0	43.0	78.0	35.0	41.0	40.0	41.0	13.0	14.0	39.0	21.0	50.0	40.0	25–35%	7.0	21.0	22.0	7.0	33.0	20.0	18.0								$15,852
Bayou Community Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	951 N Canal Blvd.	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	17^th of 699 public elementary schools	97.6%		96.7	10^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.5%	7	98.0	96.0	100.0	100.0	92.0	98.0	97.0	96.0	98.0	100.0	99.0	89.0	100.0	97.0	96.0	89.0	92.0	96.0	87.0	94.0	93.0	86.0	80.0	94–99%	92.0	85.0	100.0	90.0	100.0							$14,575
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
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%)	34	473^rd of 699 public elementary schools	32.3%		35.3	454^th of 666 public elementary schools	31.8%	19		71.0	48.0				59.0		62.0	60.0				61.0		56.0	47.0				51.0		53.0	31.0				42.0								$14,699
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%)	43.3	394^th of 699 public elementary schools	43.6%					(n/a)	58.0						58.0	63.0						63.0	60.0						60.0	42.0						42.0								$14,073
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%)	55.8	312^th of 699 public elementary schools	55.4%					(n/a)	61.0						61.0	58.0						58.0	60–65%						60–65%	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%)	89.7	45^th of 699 public elementary schools	93.6%		89.4	55^th of 666 public elementary schools	91.7%	10	92.0	91.0	94.0				92.0	87.0	96.0	86–91%				90.0	77.0	88.0	88.0				85.0	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%)	85.1	81^st of 699 public elementary schools	88.4%		87.8	75^th of 666 public elementary schools	88.7%	6	84.0	95.0	82.0				87.0	77.0	97.0	≥ 97%				89.0	72.0	90.0	86.0				82.0	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%)	89.4	50^th of 699 public elementary schools	92.8%					(n/a)	80.0	94.0	90.0				87.0	91.0	94.0	93–98%				93.0	80.0	83.0	93.0				86.0	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%)	71	212^th of 699 public elementary schools	69.7%		73.9	181^st of 666 public elementary schools	72.8%	31	60.0	74.0	80.0	76.0			71.0	75.0	85.0	81–86%	77.0			80.0	69.0	66.0	80.0	58.0			68.0	58.0	62.0	73.0	67.0			65.0								$12,885

Frequently Asked Questions about MAX Academy at Nicholls State University

What is the racial makeup of MAX Academy at Nicholls State University?

Students at MAX Academy at Nicholls State University are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

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MAX Academy at Nicholls State University

How many students attend MAX Academy at Nicholls State University?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended MAX Academy at Nicholls State University.

Is MAX Academy at Nicholls State University a good school?

MAX Academy at Nicholls State University ranks in the bottom 3.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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