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Bayou Blue Middle School

Q: Is Bayou Blue Middle School a good school?

Bayou Blue Middle School ranks 97 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bayou Blue Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Bayou Blue Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bayou Blue Middle School?

Students at Bayou Blue Middle School are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% American Indian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Bayou Blue Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bayou Blue Middle School usually go on to attend Central Lafourche High School

Public Grades 6-8

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Bayou Blue Middle School is a public middle school in Houma, Louisiana, serving 403 students in grades 6-8. This school is part of the Lafourche Parish school district, which is ranked 16th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Bayou Blue Middle School consistently performs above the state average in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) on the LEAP assessments across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, 72% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, and 84% were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively. The school's performance in these subjects has been strong over the past few years, with the school ranking in the top 25% of Louisiana middle schools. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, with rankings in the top half or top quarter of Louisiana middle schools.

While Bayou Blue Middle School outperforms nearby schools like Thibodaux Middle School, Lockport Middle School, and Raceland Middle School in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates, some schools in the neighboring Terrebonne Parish district, such as Montegut Middle School and Lacache Middle School, have shown stronger academic performance in certain grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Bayou Blue Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting it serves a significant population of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

396

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,284

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

196 Mazerac Street
Houma, LA 70364

(985) 851-1952

District: Lafourche Parish

Students who attend Bayou Blue Middle School usually attend:

High:

Central Lafourche High School

Feeder schools for Bayou Blue Middle School:

Elementary:

Bayou Blue Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

16.2%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (78% vs 65% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Louisiana middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

Louisiana avg65%

97^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Middle Schools in the Lafourche Parish

16^th of 118Lafourche 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	56.7	283 of 728	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.5	207 of 739	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	246 of 742	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.7	218 of 792	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	59.2	346 of 777	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	407 of 772	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	474 of 764	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.2	548 of 766	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	516 of 736	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.3	434 of 738	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.3	566 of 743	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.9	598 of 725	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	97 of 447	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	115 of 449	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	125 of 465	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	96 of 460	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	149 of 459	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.5	106 of 449	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	70 of 411	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	95 of 437	78.3%	★★★★☆
2016	74.9	100 of 435	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.6	150 of 482	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.4	201 of 470	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.7	212 of 457	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.8	273 of 442	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.7	310 of 412	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.5	270 of 408	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	300 of 425	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.5	293 of 413	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	296 of 396	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	102 of 344	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.1	145 of 333	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	64 of 360	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	54.9	142 of 360	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	124 of 352	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	49 of 415	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	100 of 415	75.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.2	95 of 444	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	101 of 441	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	150 of 441	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	87 of 418	79.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	43 of 155	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	30 of 152	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	44 of 163	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	50 of 163	69.3%	★★★★☆
2021	44.0	89 of 153	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	33 of 128	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	15 of 118	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	114 of 437	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	123 of 444	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	142 of 459	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	105 of 458	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.5	163 of 455	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	101 of 430	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	33 of 403	91.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	122 of 414	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	128 of 426	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	138 of 443	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.5	96 of 442	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	158 of 442	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	118 of 418	71.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	13 of 41	68.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.4	38 of 63	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	21 of 58	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	41 of 57	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	21 of 49	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	14 of 33	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.1	9 of 9	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.3	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	48.3	92 of 202	54.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	50 of 316	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	123 of 320	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	165 of 352	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	122 of 362	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	167 of 358	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	77 of 350	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	52 of 338	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)54th percentile-22 vs school

Native American (2025)<1st percentile-78 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+14 vs state

Mathematics72%+12 vs state

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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 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 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	Total
Bayou Blue Middle School	Public	6-8	196 Mazerac Street	Houma	70364	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 851-1952	396	24	16.5	55.8%	231 (58.3%)	40 (10.1%)	64 (16.2%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.1%)	78.9	97^th of 447 public middle schools	78.3%		74	115^th of 449 public middle schools	74.4%	18			71.0	75.0	72.0	72.0			79.0	80.0	89.0	84.0	$13,284
Oaklawn Middle School	Public	5-8	2215 Acadian Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4828	596	41	14.7	84.9%	132 (22.1%)	206 (34.6%)	191 (32.0%)	4 (0.7%)	18 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.6%)	39.7	278^th of 447 public middle schools	37.8%		36.7	292^nd of 449 public middle schools	35.0%	14		51.0	53.0	52.0	39.0	49.0		64.0	72.0	64.0	63.0	65.0	$14,915
Houma Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 St. Charles	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4820	673	42	16.2	71.2%	308 (45.8%)	195 (29.0%)	79 (11.7%)	18 (2.7%)	27 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.8%)	62.8	169^th of 447 public middle schools	62.2%		64.6	162^nd of 449 public middle schools	63.9%	7				65.0	53.0	58.0				76.0	74.0	75.0	$12,627
Evergreen Junior High School	Public	7-8	5000 West Main Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4815	622	36	17.2	73.8%	281 (45.2%)	175 (28.1%)	79 (12.7%)	9 (1.4%)	21 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	59.5	184^th of 447 public middle schools	58.8%		61.3	176^th of 449 public middle schools	60.8%	8				59.0	51.0	55.0				74.0	77.0	75.0	$13,211
Lacache Middle School	Public	5-8	3879 Highway 24	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4821	225	17	13.2	71.1%	159 (70.7%)	17 (7.6%)	5 (2.2%)	2 (0.9%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (11.6%)	83.9	60^th of 447 public middle schools	86.6%		81.3	74^th of 449 public middle schools	83.5%	14		64.0	88.0		75.0	74.0		66.0		79.0	82.0	80.0	$15,817
Grand Caillou Middle School	Public	5-8	2161 Grand Caillou Road	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4844	267	19	14.4	86.5%	53 (19.9%)	41 (15.4%)	83 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (16.5%)	39.2	284^th of 447 public middle schools	36.5%		36.2	295^th of 449 public middle schools	34.3%	11		48.0	53.0	56.0	55.0	53.0		71.0	68.0	57.0	55.0	63.0	$15,801
Raceland Middle School	Public	6-8	3737 Hwy 308	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 537-5140	289	20	14.7	75.8%	151 (52.2%)	100 (34.6%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	65.7	153^rd of 447 public middle schools	65.8%		58.6	194^th of 449 public middle schools	56.8%	41			76.0	69.0	45.0	63.0			78.0	73.0	79.0	77.0	$12,663
Lockport Middle School	Public	6-8	720 Main Street	Lockport	70374	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 532-2597	331	21	15.7	52.6%	262 (79.2%)	10 (3.0%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.9%)	86.1	50^th of 447 public middle schools	88.8%		86.7	45^th of 449 public middle schools	90.0%	5			86.0	85.0	71.0	80.0			86.0	86.0	83.0	85.0	$11,713
Caldwell Middle School	Public	4-6	445 Hwy. 311	Schriever	70395	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4807	341	24	14.5	83.0%	130 (38.1%)	133 (39.0%)	38 (11.1%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)								(n/a)	66.0	60.0	66.0			63.0	70.0	69.0	83.0			74.0	$15,696
Thibodaux Middle School	Public	6-8	724 Cardinal Dr	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 446-6889	592	44	13.5	78.7%	183 (30.9%)	321 (54.2%)	51 (8.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	48.2	240^th of 447 public middle schools	46.3%		35.3	297^th of 449 public middle schools	33.9%	57			63.0	49.0	44.0	52.0			75.0	67.0	69.0	70.0	$14,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Bayou Blue Middle School

How many students attend Bayou Blue Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Bayou Blue Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Bayou Blue Middle School?

Students at Bayou Blue Middle School are 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% American Indian.

Is Bayou Blue Middle School a good school?

Bayou Blue Middle School ranks 97^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bayou Blue Middle School in?

Lafourche Parish

What high school do graduates of Bayou Blue Middle School attend?

Students who attend Bayou Blue Middle School usually go on to attend Central Lafourche High School

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