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Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
109th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 84% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School is a public school in Houma, Louisiana, serving 429 students in grades 3-5. 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 Upper Elementary consistently outperforms the Lafourche Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 81%, compared to 74% for Lafourche Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 82%, compared to 79% for the district and 70% for Louisiana. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade, where 90% of students were proficient or better in both subjects.

While Bayou Blue Upper Elementary excels in serving its African American, White, Multi-racial, and Special Education student populations, its performance for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students is more mixed. The school's chronic absenteeism rate has also been rising, from 21.9% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024, which may be an area of concern. Compared to nearby schools, Southdown Elementary has lower proficiency rates, while Broadmoor Elementary and Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary are also strong performers.

427
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,278
Per pupil spending ?
60.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 115 Mazerac Street
       Houma, LA  70364

(985) 876-0625

District: Lafourche Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.2%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
10.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2021 → 84th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Louisiana average (82% vs 65% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 16% of Louisiana elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2021
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school82%
District avg76%
Louisiana avg65%
109th of 666
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Top 16%▲ up 24 pts since 2021
From top 41% (2021) to top 16% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 12Elementary Schools in the Lafourche Parish
16th 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202582.6109 of 66683.6%★★★★☆
202478.8142 of 67579.0%★★★★☆
202357.4335 of 73054.1%★★★☆☆
202262.1285 of 72760.8%★★★☆☆
202160.8296 of 72959.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202592.425 of 50195.0%★★★★★
202472.8121 of 50976.2%★★★★☆
202354.7237 of 57058.4%★★★☆☆
202243.1314 of 56244.1%★★☆☆☆
202157.7204 of 56463.8%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202554.231 of 8262.2%★★★☆☆
202321.692 of 975.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202581.599 of 63384.4%★★★★☆
202480.4114 of 63582.0%★★★★☆
202355.2339 of 70551.9%★★★☆☆
202254.3334 of 70152.4%★★★☆☆
202159.7307 of 70556.5%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202561.970 of 20766.2%★★★☆☆
202469.446 of 18975.7%★★★★☆
202345.3138 of 23340.8%★★☆☆☆
202248.8119 of 22045.9%★★☆☆☆
202156.491 of 20255.0%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202460.12 of 875.0%★★★★☆
202362.08 of 2365.2%★★★★☆
202225.621 of 2619.2%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202579.9100 of 66184.9%★★★★☆
202481.593 of 67486.2%★★★★☆
202347.6400 of 72344.7%★★☆☆☆
202258.1299 of 72458.7%★★★☆☆
202152.2350 of 71951.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202578.6123 of 64180.8%★★★★☆
202480.2121 of 65181.4%★★★★☆
202363.5277 of 71361.2%★★★☆☆
202262.8270 of 71262.1%★★★☆☆
202159.8285 of 70459.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202571.05 of 2277.3%★★★★☆
202456.09 of 2055.0%★★★☆☆
202343.729 of 4637.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.136 of 4825.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.042 of 456.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202363.53 of 757.1%★★★★☆
202222.16 of 60.0%★★☆☆☆
20215.26 of 60.0%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202565.971 of 24170.5%★★★★☆
202467.760 of 20871.2%★★★★☆
202355.1122 of 29658.8%★★★☆☆
202239.0193 of 30737.1%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202567.8129 of 43170.1%★★★★☆
202474.4104 of 43476.0%★★★★☆
202342.4343 of 51833.8%★★☆☆☆
202249.0293 of 51743.3%★★☆☆☆
202147.1312 of 52240.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)95th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile~ school
Female (2025)84th percentile~ school
Male (2025)81st percentile-3 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)77th percentile-6 vs school
Homeless (2024)75th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2025)71st percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)70th percentile-14 vs school
Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile-21 vs school
Native American (2023)57th percentile+3 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts82%+12 vs state
Mathematics81%+21 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School.

Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School ranks 109th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School are 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 8% African American, 7% American Indian.


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