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Ellender Memorial High School

Q: Is Ellender Memorial High School a good school?

Ellender Memorial High School ranks 215 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 35% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Ellender Memorial High School is a public high school in Houma, Louisiana, serving 883 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district, which is ranked 18th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Ellender Memorial High School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized test scores, with proficiency rates ranging from 46% to 62% across different subject areas. The school also struggles with a lower 4-year graduation rate, which has fluctuated between 73.8% and 85.6% in recent years, and a higher dropout rate than the district and state. Additionally, Ellender Memorial High School has grappled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 42.2% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, Ellender Memorial High School's performance is notably weaker than other high schools in the Terrebonne Parish district, such as H.L. Bourgeois High School and Terrebonne High School, which consistently outperform Ellender on academic measures and have higher graduation rates. This suggests that addressing the challenges faced by Ellender Memorial High School will require a comprehensive approach to improve student outcomes and engagement.

819

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,278

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3012 Patriot Drive
Houma, LA 70363

(985) 303-4813

District: Terrebonne Parish

Feeder schools for Ellender Memorial High School:

Elementary:	Acadian Elementary School
	Grand Caillou Elementary School
Middle:	Grand Caillou Middle School
	Oaklawn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.1%

African American:

29.2%

White:

19.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (76% vs 85%)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg65%

Louisiana avg62%

215^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	35.4	215 of 329	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	207 of 333	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	181 of 321	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	202 of 326	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	211 of 322	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	183 of 313	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	152 of 302	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	128 of 297	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	146 of 297	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.0	189 of 312	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.9	182 of 309	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.0	224 of 312	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.6	201 of 310	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.1	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.6	218 of 297	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	262 of 301	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.0	219 of 291	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.7	213 of 290	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	118 of 252	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	142 of 256	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	162 of 243	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	143 of 233	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	48 of 59	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	22 of 34	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	37 of 38	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	210 of 308	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	214 of 308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	185 of 308	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	197 of 311	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	185 of 288	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	183 of 292	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	87 of 120	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.9	75 of 113	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	67 of 107	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	75 of 103	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	61 of 92	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	60 of 78	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	67.6	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	12 of 23	47.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	206 of 323	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	201 of 328	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	180 of 321	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.9	201 of 322	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	198 of 285	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	170 of 301	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	187 of 313	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	185 of 315	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	166 of 306	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	187 of 301	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	210 of 292	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	164 of 291	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	49 of 66	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	58 of 63	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	40 of 50	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	34 of 47	27.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	33 of 39	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.5	13 of 30	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.1	5 of 8	37.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.9	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	122 of 170	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	104 of 165	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	101 of 138	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	128 of 139	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	62 of 122	49.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	182 of 248	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.6	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	206 of 250	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	194 of 245	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	176 of 249	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2024)76th percentile+38 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

Native American (2025)10th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I62%-7 vs state

English II55%-12 vs state

Geometry52%-5 vs state

Biology51%-8 vs state

Algebra I46%-17 vs state

U.S. History46%-8 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Ellender is a great place. It is a fun and exciting learning environment. People give it a bad reputation but the people who talk bad about it have never steped foot into Ellender. I just moved here from South Lafourche High School and, I dont miss it. I was a little weary before I went there but now that iv'e met the teachers and students I wish I would have moved four years ago. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ellender Memorial High School

What is the racial makeup of Ellender Memorial High School?

Students at Ellender Memorial High School are 31% Hispanic, 29% African American, 19% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% American Indian, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Ellender Memorial High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Ellender Memorial High School.

What district is Ellender Memorial High School in?

Terrebonne Parish

Is Ellender Memorial High School a good school?

Ellender Memorial High School ranks 215^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Ellender Memorial High School?

Ellender Memorial High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Acadian Elementary School
Elementary : Grand Caillou Elementary School
Middle : Grand Caillou Middle School
Middle : Oaklawn Middle School

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