Bayou Black Elementary School

Bayou Black Elementary School is a public elementary school in Houma, Louisiana, serving 177 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district, which is ranked 25th out of 122 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Bayou Black Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (61.02%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse student populations. The school's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally on par with or slightly below the Terrebonne Parish and Louisiana state averages across subjects and grade levels. However, the school has shown some strengths, such as higher proficiency rates in 5th and 6th grade English Language Arts. Bayou Black's female students and low socioeconomic status students have performed better than their male and white student counterparts, ranking higher in the state. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past 10 years, from a high of 157 out of 728 Louisiana elementary schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 345 out of 675 in 2023-2024, suggesting it may be struggling to keep pace with improvements in other schools across the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Bayou Black Elementary's performance is generally in the middle range. Schools like Dularge Elementary and Mulberry Elementary consistently outperform Bayou Black on academic measures, while schools like Schriever Elementary and Southdown Elementary lag behind. Bayou Black's strengths lie in its low student-teacher ratio and the performance of its female and economically disadvantaged students, but it faces challenges in maintaining academic achievement on par with the top-performing schools in the region.