Best Public Schools in Zip Code 70364

The eight schools in zip code 70364 (Houma, LA) are dominated by elementary education, with seven elementary schools and one middle school, split between the Terrebonne Parish and Lafourche Parish districts.

The clear academic standout is Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School (Lafourche Parish), which boasts the highest overall proficiency rates in both Mathematics (87%) and English Language Arts (86%). Broadmoor Elementary School (Terrebonne Parish) is notable for combining strong academics with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the zip code (15.4%). The only middle school, Bayou Blue Middle School (Lafourche Parish), presents an interesting paradox: it has the highest chronic absenteeism rate (31.7%) yet also boasts a perfect 0.0% dropout rate and very strong test scores. In contrast, Legion Park Elementary School (Terrebonne Parish) faces the most challenges, with the lowest academic scores across all subjects and the highest percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (90%).

A key takeaway is the performance gap between the two districts: the three Lafourche Parish schools (the Bayou Blue cluster) consistently outperform the five Terrebonne Parish schools in Math and ELA. However, socioeconomic status is not the sole predictor of success, as Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School (76.4% free/reduced lunch) and Lisa Park Elementary School (79.4% free/reduced lunch) perform above their district averages. A concerning trend is the declining state rankings at Lisa Park and Legion Park, while a universal weakness across nearly all schools is Social Studies proficiency, which lags significantly behind Math and ELA scores.