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Enrollment
396
Middle
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090001968
Bayou Blue Middle School
196 Mazerac Street, Houma, LA 70364 · (985) 851-1952 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
221 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 127 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
54.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
49.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +29.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 29 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Schools most like Bayou Blue Middle School
Bayou Blue Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayou Blue Middle School this school | 396 | 55.8% | 44.3% |
| Berwick Junior High School Berwick | 325 | 59.4% | 37.7% |
| Creekside Junior High Pearl River | 447 | 56.2% | 31.0% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| Larose-Cut Off Middle School Larose | 430 | 54.4% | 45.2% |
| S. P. Arnett Middle School Westlake | 374 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bayou Blue Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #54 of 213 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #34 of 210 ▲ 10 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #51 of 213 no change | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #6 of 197 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #108 of 220 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #176 of 195 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #54 of 195 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #162 of 214 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #104 of 162 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
396
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 22.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 56% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 22.2 | 18.1:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 19.3 | 22.0:1 | 52% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 42% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 24.8 | 18.6:1 | 62% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 453 | N/A | N/A | 61% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 62% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayou Blue Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (461 to 396); teachers down 3% (24.8 to 24).
About Bayou Blue Middle School
Bayou Blue Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in Houma, Louisiana. The school has 396 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Lafourche Parish has 13,326 students spread across 30 schools.
About 58% of the student body at Bayou Blue Middle School is White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 8% multiracial, and 7% Native American. By comparison, Lafourche Parish residents are about 75% White. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Bayou Blue Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 56% of the student body.
Bayou Blue Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Test results at Bayou Blue Middle School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.3% actual, 44.2% predicted).
Lafourche Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,426, Bayou Blue Middle School among them.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School, is the closest to Bayou Blue Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 44.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 399 in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (22.2:1).
The discussion board for Bayou Blue Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafourche Parish
- Central Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 1,307 students
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- South Lafourche High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 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
- Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School0.2 mi · 427
- Bayou Blue Elementary School0.5 mi · 454
- Upper Little Caillou Elementary School3.0 mi · 342
- Legion Park Elementary School3.4 mi · 300
- Broadmoor Elementary School3.8 mi · 587
- Lisa Park Elementary School3.9 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Bayou Blue Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bayou Blue Middle School?
Bayou Blue Middle School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Bayou Blue Middle School serve?
Bayou Blue Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Bayou Blue Middle School have?
Bayou Blue Middle School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Bayou Blue Middle School?
Student demographics at Bayou Blue Middle School are roughly 58% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Bayou Blue Middle School public or private?
Bayou Blue Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafourche Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.