Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Bayou Community Academy Charter School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Thibodaux, Louisiana, operated by Lafourche Parish, works with 499 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 30 schools in Lafourche Parish (13,326 students total), Bayou Community Academy Charter School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Bayou Community Academy Charter School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest looks like 14% Black, 10% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Lafourche Parish's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bayou Community Academy Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.6%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +12.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lafourche Parish put median household income runs about $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Lafourche Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students), Bayou Community Academy Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thibodaux Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bayou Community Academy Charter School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 24.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Bayou Community Academy Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bayou Community Academy Charter School has ticked up 3%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 499 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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