Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001335
Bayou Black Elementary School
4449 Bayou Black Drive, Houma, LA 70360 · (985)303-4802 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
87 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 17% smaller than its 6th grade class (18).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
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LEAP 2025 2023-24 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
38.0%
LA avg 32.1% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Bayou Black Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #253 of 583 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #248 of 582 ▼ 16 | #14 of 18 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #227 of 587 ▼ 104 | #10 of 18 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #690 of 714 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #506 of 705 | #16 of 18 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
139
-49 (-26%) vs 2017
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 18.8:1
% White
53%
was 55%
% Hispanic
8%
was 4%
% Black
23%
was 23%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 63% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 177 | 11 | 16.1:1 | 59% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 165 | 10 | 16.5:1 | 45% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 10 | 18.8:1 | 52% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | N/A | N/A | 76% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 14 | 12.8:1 | 72% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 12 | 14.3:1 | 64% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 13 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayou Black Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (188 to 139); teachers up 40% (10 to 14).
About Bayou Black Elementary School
Bayou Black Elementary School is a small elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in Houma. The student body numbers 139 students, from pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Terrebonne Parish is the district for Bayou Black Elementary School. It has 30 schools and 15,168 students.
Roughly 53% of students at Bayou Black Elementary School are White. Other reported shares: 23% Black, 12% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. Terrebonne Parish's residents are about 65% White, 12 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 14 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is higher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 63% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Terrebonne Parish is 73%.
Bayou Black Elementary School scores 37.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.3%.
Across Terrebonne Parish, the median household income is $64,836, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Terrebonne Parish is home to 32 public schools and about 15,201 public school students.
Nearest public school: Evergreen Junior High School, about 6.1 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Bayou Black Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.0% against a local average of 39.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Bayou Black Elementary School dropped 26% between 2017-18 and 2023-24, from 188 to 139 students. The largest shift in the student mix was in the Hispanic share, which increased from 4% to 8%. In 2017-18, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.8:1; by 2023-24 it was 9.9:1.
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Terrebonne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,186
Census ACS
Median income
$64,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
15,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrebonne Parish
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- South Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Other schools in Houma
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Acadian Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Evergreen Junior High School6.1 mi · 622
- H. L. Bourgeois High School6.6 mi · 1,289
- Oakshire Elementary School6.7 mi · 576
- Southdown Elementary School6.8 mi · 572
- Houma Junior High School7.0 mi · 673
- Lisa Park Elementary School7.0 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Bayou Black Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bayou Black Elementary School?
Bayou Black Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bayou Black Elementary School serve?
Bayou Black Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Bayou Black Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Bayou Black Elementary School.
How diverse is Bayou Black Elementary School?
Bayou Black Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 8% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% Two or more.
Is Bayou Black Elementary School public or private?
Bayou Black Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Terrebonne Parish.
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