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Oaklawn Middle School

Q: Is Oaklawn Middle School a good school?

Oaklawn Middle School ranks 330 th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Oaklawn Middle School in Houma, LA, serves 596 students in grades 5 through 8 within the Terrebonne Parish school district, a district ranked in the top 22% of Louisiana, though the school itself has historically been a low performer.

Oaklawn faces significant challenges, most notably an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 34.2%, which is well above the district average of 26.7% and the state average of 22.5%. This absenteeism is strongly linked to the school's low academic performance, where proficiency rates in Math (50%), English Language Arts (65%), and Social Studies (43%) all fall below district and state averages. For comparison, nearby Montegut Middle School (just 2.9 miles away) achieves much higher scores in Math (78%), ELA (81%), and Social Studies (66%). The school also struggles to effectively transition 5th graders into middle school academics, as their scores are among the lowest in the building, unlike at Montegut where 5th graders excel. Additionally, support for English Language Learner students has sharply declined, dropping from a 3-star rating to a 0-star rating in the most recent year.

Despite these hurdles, there are some positive signs. Oaklawn’s dropout rate has been consistently low (around 1.4-1.6%) for the past three years, significantly lower than both the district and state averages, suggesting the school is effective at keeping students enrolled once they attend. The school has also shown some success with specific groups, such as African American students (consistently earning a 2-star rating) and homeless students (earning a 3-star rating). However, with 84.9% of students economically disadvantaged, the school is not closing the achievement gap for its primary demographic as effectively as some nearby schools with similar demographics, like Caldwell Middle School, which outperforms Oaklawn in all subjects despite having a similar percentage of students from low-income families.

596

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,915

Per pupil spending ?

84.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2215 Acadian Drive
Houma, LA 70363

(985) 303-4828

District: Terrebonne Parish

Students who attend Oaklawn Middle School usually attend:

High:

Ellender Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.6%

Hispanic:

32.0%

White:

22.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (53% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg62%

330^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Terrebonne Parish

25^th of 116Terrebonne 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
2026	30.8	330 of 452	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	278 of 447	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	312 of 465	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	299 of 460	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	268 of 459	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	355 of 449	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	350 of 411	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.5	322 of 437	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	324 of 435	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.4	368 of 482	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.3	301 of 470	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	302 of 457	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.6	288 of 442	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	321 of 412	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.2	257 of 408	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	24.9	351 of 425	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	315 of 413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.4	322 of 396	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	205 of 344	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.5	183 of 344	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	186 of 333	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	228 of 360	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	226 of 360	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	200 of 352	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	289 of 338	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	276 of 313	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	21.2	143 of 170	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	59 of 63	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	52.2	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.9	33 of 56	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	19 of 48	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	18 of 55	67.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	5 of 26	80.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	313 of 434	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	266 of 415	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	278 of 415	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	340 of 444	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	283 of 441	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	235 of 441	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	331 of 418	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	135 of 178	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.4	110 of 155	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	101 of 152	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	116 of 163	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	106 of 163	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	78 of 153	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.9	103 of 128	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	91 of 118	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.7	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	11 of 20	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	17 of 29	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	323 of 450	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.3	265 of 437	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	291 of 444	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	301 of 459	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	290 of 458	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	255 of 455	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	361 of 430	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	325 of 403	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	316 of 435	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	244 of 414	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	273 of 426	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	271 of 443	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	278 of 442	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	273 of 442	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	350 of 418	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	60 of 63	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	24 of 58	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.8	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	29 of 49	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	105 of 168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	96 of 175	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	153 of 206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	169 of 206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	187 of 210	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	149 of 202	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	260 of 338	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	203 of 316	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	267 of 352	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	262 of 362	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	236 of 358	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	325 of 350	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	283 of 338	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)52nd percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Native American (2022)22nd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2018)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)4th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%-5 vs state

Mathematics50%-12 vs state

Social Studies43%-12 vs state

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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%)	30.8	330^th of 452 public middle schools	27.0%		39.7	278^th of 447 public middle schools	37.8%	52		55.0	53.0	48.0	44.0	50.0			69.0	60.0	57.0	65.0		42.0	38.0	42.0	49.0	43.0	$14,915
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%)	44.3	267^th of 452 public middle schools	40.9%		39.2	284^th of 447 public middle schools	36.5%	17		61.0	52.0	70.0	64.0	62.0			72.0	69.0	62.0	69.0		54.0	30.0	43.0	56.0	46.0	$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%)	64.2	170^th of 452 public middle schools	62.4%		83.9	60^th of 447 public middle schools	86.6%	110			89.0	81.0	63.0	76.0		73.0	78.0	72.0	68.0	73.0		55.0	47.0	57.0	58.0	55.0	$15,817
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%)	64.8	164^th of 452 public middle schools	63.7%		62.8	169^th of 447 public middle schools	62.2%	5				63.0	62.0	62.0				76.0	75.0	75.0				58.0	70.0	64.0	$12,627
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%)	75.8	117^th of 452 public middle schools	74.1%		78.9	97^th of 447 public middle schools	78.3%	20			74.0	81.0	85.0	80.0			78.0	85.0	80.0	81.0			43.0	67.0	79.0	61.0	$13,284
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%)	58.5	195^th of 452 public middle schools	56.9%		59.5	184^th of 447 public middle schools	58.8%	11				64.0	55.0	60.0				79.0	77.0	77.0				46.0	63.0	55.0	$13,211
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%)	76.2	114^th of 452 public middle schools	74.8%		79.1	95^th of 447 public middle schools	78.7%	19		82.0	76.0	78.0	75.0	78.0		83.0	81.0	83.0	75.0	81.0		68.0	66.0	60.0	70.0	66.0	$13,349
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%)	89.7	37^th of 452 public middle schools	91.8%		86.1	50^th of 447 public middle schools	88.8%	13			87.0	81.0	79.0	82.0			91.0	89.0	90.0	89.0			71.0	75.0	90.0	79.0	$11,713
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%)	66.1	158^th of 452 public middle schools	65.0%		65.7	153^rd of 447 public middle schools	65.8%	5			62.0	81.0	57.0	67.0			67.0	78.0	76.0	74.0			50.0	75.0	72.0	67.0	$12,663
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)	72.0	60.0	62.0			64.0	82.0	70.0	77.0			76.0	61.0	46.0	46.0			51.0	$15,696

Frequently Asked Questions about Oaklawn Middle School

Is Oaklawn Middle School a good school?

Oaklawn Middle School ranks 330^th of 452 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Oaklawn Middle School attend?

Students who attend Oaklawn Middle School usually go on to attend Ellender Memorial High School

How many students attend Oaklawn Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Oaklawn Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Oaklawn Middle School?

Students at Oaklawn Middle School are 35% African American, 32% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

What district is Oaklawn Middle School in?

Terrebonne Parish

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