Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000722
C.M. Washington Elementary School
200 Iris Street, Thibodaux, LA 70301 · (985) 446-8471 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
324 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 193 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 199 | 51% |
Student demographics
57%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lafourche Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
28.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 28.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 C.M. Washington Elementary School
C.M. Washington Elementary School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C.M. Washington Elementary School this school | 392 | 82.7% | 24.2% |
| W.S. Lafargue Elementary School Thibodaux | 457 | 82.9% | 19.7% |
| J. A. Phillips Elementary School Minden | 429 | 82.1% | N/A |
| J. L. Jones Elementary School Minden | 318 | 83.3% | 20.2% |
| Glynn H. Brock Elementary School Slidell | 345 | 78.8% | 23.7% |
| Bunkie Elementary School Bunkie | 368 | 88.6% | 17.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 C.M. Washington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #388 of 583 | #13 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #344 of 582 ▲ 52 | #13 of 14 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #441 of 587 ▲ 8 | #14 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #254 of 540 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #410 of 714 | #8 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #291 of 655 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #215 of 655 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #236 of 705 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #216 of 436 | #9 of 15 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
392
+43 (+12%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 898
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 392 | 29.9 | 13.1:1 | 83% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 32.8 | 11.6:1 | 81% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 23.9 | 14.6:1 | 78% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 68% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 29.3 | 16.0:1 | 85% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 619 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 88% (546) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 82% (524) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 66 | 11.6:1 | 75% (572) |
| 1990-91 | 898 | 46 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C.M. Washington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (469 to 392); teachers up 2% (29.3 to 29.9).
About C.M. Washington Elementary School
C.M. Washington Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Thibodaux, Louisiana, administered by Lafourche Parish. The school offers grades 4 through 5 and enrolls 392 students.
Lafourche Parish enrolls 13,326 students in 30 schools, including C.M. Washington Elementary School.
Black students are 60% of those enrolled at C.M. Washington Elementary School. The next largest groups are 22% White, 8% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Lafourche Parish overall, about 13% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
C.M. Washington Elementary School has 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 83% at C.M. Washington Elementary School. That is 20 points above the 63% average for public schools in Lafourche Parish.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, C.M. Washington Elementary School outscored 37%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, C.M. Washington Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.2%; the prediction is 24.8%.
Census data for Lafourche Parish show median household income comes to about $63,135, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,426, C.M. Washington Elementary School among them.
Thibodaux Middle School is the nearest public school to C.M. Washington Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, C.M. Washington Elementary School is 4th of 5 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes C.M. Washington Elementary School as City: Small.
Enrollment was 392 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 349. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Thibodaux
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Virtual Academy of LafourcheCombined · 477 students
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Thibodaux Middle School0.6 mi · 592
- Thibodaux Elementary School0.8 mi · 575
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School0.8 mi · 499
- The MAX Charter School0.9 mi · 100
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Virtual Academy of Lafourche1.1 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About C.M. Washington Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at C.M. Washington Elementary School?
C.M. Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 04-05.
Is C.M. Washington Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C.M. Washington Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does C.M. Washington Elementary School have?
C.M. Washington Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is C.M. Washington Elementary School?
C.M. Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 8% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is C.M. Washington Elementary School public or private?
C.M. Washington Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lafourche Parish.
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