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The MAX Charter School

Q: Is The MAX Charter School a good school?

The MAX Charter School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend The MAX Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended The MAX Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The MAX Charter School?

Students at The MAX Charter School are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

The MAX Charter School is a public charter elementary/middle school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, serving 105 students in grades 1-8. The school is part of the The MAX Charter School District, which is ranked 110 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The MAX Charter School consistently performs significantly below the state average on LEAP assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, only 15% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in Math compared to the state average of 64%, and only 38% were proficient or better in English Language Arts across all grades, compared to the state average of 70%. The school also struggles with subgroup performance, with White students ranking in the bottom 20% of Louisiana elementary schools and low socioeconomic status students ranking in the bottom 10%. Additionally, The MAX Charter School has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.8% to 24.6% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby public schools in the Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish districts, such as Bayou Boeuf Elementary and Chackbay Elementary, The MAX Charter School's performance is significantly lower, with higher academic proficiency rates, higher school rankings, and lower chronic absenteeism. The MAX Charter School's struggles suggest a need for substantial improvements in instructional quality, student support, and overall school management to better serve its students and community.

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: The MAX Charter School

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 — 19th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (18% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

Louisiana avg64%

Elementary school

633^rd of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

399^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

110^th of 118The MAX Charter School 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
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
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
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
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
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

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

Male (2022)5th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

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

Male (2022)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-9 vs school

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

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-32 vs state

Mathematics13%-49 vs state

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Schools Near The MAX Charter School

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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 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 All Grades	Total
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	633^rd of 666 public elementary schools	5.0%		0.7	674^th of 675 public elementary schools	0.1%	41	15.0	17.0		15.0	6.0			15.0	44.0	40.0	70.0	29.0	38.0	$15,852
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
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%)	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
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
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%)								(n/a)	65.0						65.0	58.0					58.0	$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%)	89.4	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
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
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
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%)	73.9	181^st of 666 public elementary schools	72.8%		76.2	167^th of 675 public elementary schools	75.3%	14	69.0		78.0	71.0			75.0	75.0	84.0	74.0	80.0		78.0	$12,885

Frequently Asked Questions about The MAX Charter School

What is the racial makeup of The MAX Charter School?

Students at The MAX Charter School are 75% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% American Indian.

How many students attend The MAX Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 100 students attended The MAX Charter School.

Is The MAX Charter School a good school?

The MAX Charter School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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