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Houma Junior High School

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Houma Junior High School ranks 169 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 62% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Houma Junior High School is a public middle school serving around 750 students in grades 7-8 in Houma, Louisiana. 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.

Academically, Houma Junior High School's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) are generally lower than the Terrebonne Parish and Louisiana state averages across grades 7 and 8. However, the school's performance on Social Studies LEAP assessments is stronger, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American students and students with disabilities tending to have lower proficiency rates compared to their peers.

Houma Junior High School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 30.2% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates fluctuating between 0.9% and 4.3% over the past few years. Compared to nearby schools, such as Montegut Middle School, Houma Junior High School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school's performance is relatively stronger compared to some other Terrebonne Parish schools, such as Grand Caillou Middle School and Oaklawn Middle School.

673

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,627

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

315 St. Charles
Houma, LA 70360

(985) 303-4820

District: Terrebonne Parish

Students who attend Houma Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Terrebonne High School

Feeder schools for Houma Junior High School:

Elementary:	Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School
	Dularge Elementary School
	Legion Park Elementary School
	Lisa Park Elementary School
	More...
	Mulberry Elementary School
	Southdown Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

29.0%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Louisiana median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg72%

Louisiana avg65%

169^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle 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	62.8	169 of 447	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	162 of 449	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	164 of 465	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	154 of 460	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	147 of 459	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	203 of 449	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	201 of 411	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.0	202 of 437	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	172 of 435	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	201 of 482	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.2	234 of 470	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.1	224 of 457	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.2	227 of 442	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.5	207 of 412	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	179 of 408	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.2	277 of 425	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.2	237 of 413	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.0	219 of 396	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	215 of 344	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	132 of 333	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	93 of 360	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	122 of 360	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.4	166 of 352	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	185 of 338	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	167 of 313	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	27.9	123 of 170	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	42 of 56	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	84.5	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★
2021	47.6	23 of 55	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	163 of 415	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	164 of 415	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	169 of 444	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	149 of 441	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	137 of 441	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	172 of 418	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	56 of 155	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	44 of 152	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	53.4	75 of 163	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	66 of 163	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	64 of 153	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	73 of 128	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	84 of 118	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	12 of 22	45.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.1	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	41.8	15 of 29	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	7 of 21	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	32.8	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	175 of 437	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	179 of 444	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	187 of 459	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	179 of 458	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	179 of 455	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	217 of 430	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	184 of 403	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	143 of 414	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	134 of 426	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	157 of 443	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	142 of 442	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.0	153 of 442	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	218 of 418	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	10 of 41	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	36 of 57	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	33 of 49	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2024	50.8	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.2	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.3	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	4 of 10	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	110 of 168	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	105 of 175	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	111 of 206	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	106 of 210	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	150 of 202	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	140 of 316	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	118 of 320	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	148 of 352	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	112 of 362	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.8	78 of 358	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	155 of 350	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	84 of 338	75.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2025)80th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2018)28th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+5 vs state

Mathematics58%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Montegut Middle School	Public	5-8	138 Dolphin Drive	Montegut	70377	Terrebonne Parish	Terrebonne Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 303-4826	465	28	16.6	57.6%	272 (58.5%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (18.1%)	79.1	95^th of 447 public middle schools	78.7%		84.4	53^rd of 449 public middle schools	88.2%	42		77.0	70.0	72.0	75.0	73.0			86.0	81.0		87.0	$13,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Houma Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Houma Junior High School?

Students at Houma Junior High School are 46% White, 29% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Houma Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Houma Junior High School usually go on to attend Terrebonne High School

Is Houma Junior High School a good school?

Houma Junior High School ranks 169^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Houma Junior High School in?

Terrebonne Parish

How many students attend Houma Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Houma Junior High School.

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