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H. L. Bourgeois High School

Q: Is H. L. Bourgeois High School a good school?

H. L. Bourgeois High School ranks 126 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

126^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 62% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

H. L. Bourgeois High School is a public high school located in Gray, Louisiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,340 students. The school is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district, which is ranked 18th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

H. L. Bourgeois High School has had a fluctuating statewide ranking over the past several years, ranging from 61st to 215th out of Louisiana high schools. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 3 and 4 stars. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and Native American students tending to perform better than the state average, while African American and Special Education students perform below the state average. The school has maintained a relatively high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 81.9% to 90.7%, and a low dropout rate between 3.3% and 4.4%. On end-of-course (EOC) exams, the school's performance is generally above the Terrebonne Parish and Louisiana averages, particularly in subjects like Geometry, English II, and English I, but it lags behind in subjects like Algebra I and U.S. History.

When compared to other high schools in the Terrebonne Parish district, such as South Terrebonne High School and Ellender Memorial High School, H. L. Bourgeois High School generally performs better on statewide rankings and test scores. However, it has a higher percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch and a higher student-teacher ratio. The school has also experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 37.1%, which may be impacting its overall performance.

1,289

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,970

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

#1 Reservation Court
Gray, LA 70359-9730

(985) 303-4805

District: Terrebonne Parish

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

African American:

29.5%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Louisiana median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg65%

Louisiana avg62%

126^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 27% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Terrebonne Parish

18^th of 118Terrebonne 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	126 of 329	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	95 of 333	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	124 of 321	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	124 of 326	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.7	115 of 322	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	100 of 313	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	109 of 302	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.5	61 of 297	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	68.2	86 of 297	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.9	85 of 312	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	62.5	120 of 309	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.3	248 of 312	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.0	189 of 310	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.7	165 of 300	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.5	181 of 297	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.4	213 of 301	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.8	230 of 291	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.7	200 of 290	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	131 of 256	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	85 of 260	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	131 of 252	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	109 of 256	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	57 of 243	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	73 of 233	68.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	4 of 50	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	59.6	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	124 of 308	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.3	98 of 308	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	129 of 308	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	126 of 311	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	128 of 288	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	102 of 292	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	46 of 120	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	29 of 113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	24 of 107	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	32 of 103	68.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.0	21 of 92	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	29 of 78	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.0	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.8	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	46.0	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	90.9	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	123 of 323	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	84 of 328	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	155 of 321	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	120 of 322	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	82 of 285	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.3	88 of 301	70.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	109 of 313	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	74 of 315	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	112 of 306	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.5	110 of 301	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	95 of 292	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	80 of 291	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	18 of 66	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	28 of 63	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	20 of 50	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	18 of 47	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.6	27 of 30	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	3 of 10	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	5 of 10	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.3	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	80.1	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	70 of 170	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	92 of 165	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	87 of 138	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	71 of 139	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	43 of 135	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	84 of 245	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	63 of 248	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.1	110 of 250	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	109 of 245	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	80 of 249	67.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2025)70th percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-13 vs school

Homeless (2025)14th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II76%+9 vs state

English I75%+6 vs state

Geometry70%+13 vs state

Biology59%~ state avg

Algebra I57%-6 vs state

U.S. History56%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 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	Total
H. L. Bourgeois High School	Public	9-12	#1 Reservation Court	Gray	70359	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4805	1,289	74	17.4	69.0%	585 (45.4%)	380 (29.5%)	155 (12.0%)	14 (1.1%)	46 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (8.5%)	60.4	126^th of 329 public high schools	61.7%		68.5	95^th of 333 public high schools	71.5%	31	57.0	70.0	76.0	56.0	75.0	59.0	$11,970
Terrebonne High School	Public	9-12	7318 Main Street	Houma	70360	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 879-3377	1,346	69	19.6	62.9%	634 (47.1%)	370 (27.5%)	137 (10.2%)	19 (1.4%)	60 (4.5%)	3 (0.2%)	123 (9.1%)	68.5	88^th of 329 public high schools	73.3%		71.1	80^th of 333 public high schools	76.0%	8	65.0	72.0	81.0	62.0	80.0	61.0	$10,739
Thibodaux High School	Public	9-12	1355 Tiger Drive	Thibodaux	70301	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 447-4071	1,306	63	20.7	62.9%	692 (53.0%)	428 (32.8%)	92 (7.0%)	16 (1.2%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.9%)	55.5	150^th of 329 public high schools	54.4%		65.3	114^th of 333 public high schools	65.8%	36	63.0	47.0	74.0	57.0	78.0	57.0	$11,013
Ellender Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3012 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 303-4813	819	51	16.2	81.2%	156 (19.0%)	239 (29.2%)	255 (31.1%)	11 (1.3%)	78 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (9.8%)	35.4	215^th of 329 public high schools	34.7%		40.1	207^th of 333 public high schools	37.8%	8	46.0	52.0	55.0	46.0	62.0	51.0	$12,278
Louis Miller Terrebonne Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	3051 Patriot Drive	Houma	70363	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4840	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
South Terrebonne High School	Public	9-12	3879 Hwy. 24	Bourg	70343	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4834	868	51	17.0	59.0%	544 (62.7%)	72 (8.3%)	42 (4.8%)	5 (0.6%)	82 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (14.2%)	69.7	81^st of 329 public high schools	75.4%		68.4	98^th of 333 public high schools	70.6%	17	73.0	70.0	82.0	61.0	82.0	58.0	$11,873
Central Lafourche High School	Public	9-12	4820 Hwy 1	Raceland	70394	Lafourche Parish	Lafourche Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 532-3319	1,307	57	22.9	58.0%	865 (66.2%)	187 (14.3%)	123 (9.4%)	4 (0.3%)	34 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (7.0%)	70.4	77^th of 329 public high schools	76.6%		72	76^th of 333 public high schools	77.2%	1	65.0	73.0	75.0	61.0	83.0	70.0	$10,155

Frequently Asked Questions about H. L. Bourgeois High School

Is H. L. Bourgeois High School a good school?

H. L. Bourgeois High School ranks 126^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of H. L. Bourgeois High School?

Students at H. L. Bourgeois High School are 45% White, 29% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is H. L. Bourgeois High School in?

Terrebonne Parish

How many students attend H. L. Bourgeois High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,289 students attended H. L. Bourgeois High School.

What schools feed into H. L. Bourgeois High School?

H. L. Bourgeois High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary : Oakshire Elementary School
Elementary : Schriever Elementary School
Middle : Caldwell Middle School
Middle : Evergreen Junior High School

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