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Grand Caillou Middle School

Public Grades 5-8
284th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 36% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Grand Caillou Middle School is a public middle school in Houma, Louisiana, serving 298 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district, which is ranked 18 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

While Grand Caillou Middle School is part of a relatively high-performing district, the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools over the past 5 years. Its academic performance on LEAP tests is below the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, particularly in 8th grade Math where only 55% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 54% for the district and 47% for the state. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 39.0% over the past few years, and dropout rates that are higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools, Caldwell Middle School and Lacache Middle School significantly outperform Grand Caillou Middle School on LEAP tests, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher. Even Oaklawn Middle School, located just 1.6 miles away, outperforms Grand Caillou Middle School by 5-10 percentage points on LEAP tests.

267
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,801
Per pupil spending ?
86.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2161 Grand Caillou Road
       Houma, LA  70363

(985) 303-4844

District: Terrebonne Parish


Students who attend Grand Caillou Middle School usually attend:

High:    Ellender Memorial High School

Feeder schools for Grand Caillou Middle School:

Elementary:    Grand Caillou Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
31.1%
White:
19.9%
American Indian:
17.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (58% vs 65% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school58%
District avg72%
Louisiana avg65%
284th of 447
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 36%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 6Middle Schools in the Terrebonne Parish
18th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202539.2284 of 44736.5%★★☆☆☆
202436.2295 of 44934.3%★★☆☆☆
202344.1260 of 46544.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.3271 of 46041.1%★★☆☆☆
202140.6279 of 45939.2%★★☆☆☆
201931.0331 of 44926.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.3309 of 41124.8%★☆☆☆☆
201759.5193 of 43755.8%★★★☆☆
201647.3263 of 43539.5%★★☆☆☆
201545.6285 of 48240.9%★★☆☆☆
201448.2266 of 47043.4%★★☆☆☆
201349.5243 of 45746.8%★★☆☆☆
201267.5143 of 44267.6%★★★☆☆
201170.5121 of 41270.6%★★★★☆
201052.1229 of 40843.9%★★☆☆☆
200940.1284 of 42533.2%★★☆☆☆
200833.1298 of 41327.8%★☆☆☆☆
200731.0306 of 39622.7%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202451.3158 of 33352.6%★★★☆☆
202347.8173 of 36051.9%★★★☆☆
202250.6166 of 36053.9%★★★☆☆
202132.2238 of 35232.4%★★☆☆☆
201923.7272 of 33819.5%★☆☆☆☆
201846.0170 of 31345.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202529.546 of 5617.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202546.2226 of 41545.5%★★☆☆☆
202442.6259 of 41537.6%★★☆☆☆
202348.2241 of 44445.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.4311 of 44129.5%★☆☆☆☆
202143.0269 of 44139.0%★★☆☆☆
201929.9319 of 41823.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202547.081 of 15547.7%★★☆☆☆
202439.397 of 15236.2%★★☆☆☆
202357.161 of 16362.6%★★★☆☆
202248.885 of 16347.9%★★☆☆☆
202158.461 of 15360.1%★★★☆☆
201942.582 of 12835.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.981 of 11831.4%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202477.54 of 2281.8%★★★★☆
202369.07 of 2065.0%★★★☆☆
202257.811 of 2962.1%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202538.2284 of 43735.0%★★☆☆☆
202438.6277 of 44437.6%★★☆☆☆
202345.9244 of 45946.8%★★☆☆☆
202249.1234 of 45848.9%★★☆☆☆
202139.8270 of 45540.7%★★☆☆☆
201935.3302 of 43029.8%★☆☆☆☆
201845.5240 of 40340.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202534.7278 of 41432.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.4296 of 42630.5%★★☆☆☆
202345.0235 of 44347.0%★★☆☆☆
202253.5203 of 44254.1%★★★☆☆
202135.3291 of 44234.2%★★☆☆☆
201932.1302 of 41827.8%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202531.136 of 4112.2%★☆☆☆☆
202420.334 of 3912.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.047 of 6325.4%★☆☆☆☆
202236.439 of 5832.8%★★☆☆☆
202131.243 of 5724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201941.828 of 4942.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.919 of 3342.4%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202423.56 of 60.0%★★☆☆☆
202333.27 of 922.2%★★☆☆☆
202239.26 of 933.3%★★☆☆☆
202135.08 of 1020.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.49 of 1118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201852.94 of 1060.0%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202346.5100 of 20651.5%★★★☆☆
202234.7140 of 20632.0%★★☆☆☆
202122.9174 of 21017.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202513.8290 of 3168.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.3260 of 32018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202335.8249 of 35229.3%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1306 of 36215.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.3299 of 35816.5%★☆☆☆☆
201924.1292 of 35016.6%★☆☆☆☆
201817.9307 of 3389.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)82nd percentile+48 vs school
African American (2024)53rd percentile+18 vs school
Special Education (2023)51st percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+11 vs school
Female (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile~ school
Male (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)18th percentile-19 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-24 vs school
White (2025)8th percentile-28 vs school
Native American (2024)<1st percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts63%-7 vs state
Mathematics53%-7 vs state

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Grand Caillou Middle School ranks 284th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 267 students attended Grand Caillou Middle School.

Students at Grand Caillou Middle School are 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 17% American Indian, 16% Two or more races, 15% African American.

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


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