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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Cut Off Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFOURCHE PARISH·NCES 220090000702
Cut Off Elementary School
177 West 55th Street, Cut Off, LA 70345 · (985) 632-3116 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
247 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
54%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
42.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
48.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
Schools most like Cut Off Elementary School
Cut Off Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Off Elementary School this school | 395 | 62.5% | 43.2% |
| W. T. Henning Elementary School Sulphur | 369 | 58.3% | 37.3% |
| South Larose Elementary School Larose | 349 | 60.5% | 40.5% |
| Berwick Elementary School Berwick | 420 | 62.9% | 47.5% |
| Pickering Elementary School Leesville | 476 | 60.9% | 43.7% |
| Belle Chasse Primary School Belle Chasse | 395 | 57.0% | N/A |
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 Cut Off Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #178 of 583 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #144 of 582 ▼ 36 | #10 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #269 of 587 ▼ 2 | #9 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #253 of 540 | #8 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #405 of 714 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #430 of 655 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #266 of 655 | #11 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.5% | #507 of 705 | #11 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #175 of 436 | #8 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
395
-54 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 395 | 27.6 | 14.3:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 31.9 | 13.7:1 | 62% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 23.7 | 17.9:1 | 57% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 24 | 18.7:1 | 39% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 26.9 | 18.2:1 | 66% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 43 | 12.0:1 | 67% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 49% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 624 | 35 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cut Off Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (488 to 395); teachers up 3% (26.9 to 27.6).
About Cut Off Elementary School
Cut Off Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Louisiana, located in Cut Off. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 395 students.
Lafourche Parish, which runs Cut Off Elementary School, has 30 schools and 13,326 students.
More than half of the students at Cut Off Elementary School are White (63%). The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, and 2% Black. In Lafourche Parish overall, about 75% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Staffing at Cut Off Elementary School comes to 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3:1. It is about the same as the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. On the income side, 63% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Lafourche Parish average a similar 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Cut Off Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Schools in Louisiana with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.3%. Cut Off Elementary School scores 43.2%.
In Lafourche Parish, median household income comes to about $63,135, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lafourche Parish counts 32 public schools with about 13,426 students.
Cut Off Elementary School is about 2.5 miles from South Larose Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cut Off Elementary School is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Cut Off Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 54 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.7:1 to 14.3:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Cut Off Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- South Larose Elementary School2.5 mi · 349
- Larose-Cut Off Middle School2.5 mi · 430
- North Larose Elementary School4.3 mi · 202
- South Lafourche High School4.9 mi · 990
- Galliano Elementary School6.7 mi · 383
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School9.4 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About Cut Off Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cut Off Elementary School?
Cut Off Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cut Off Elementary School serve?
Cut Off Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cut Off Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cut Off Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Cut Off Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cut Off Elementary School are roughly 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cut Off Elementary School in?
Cut Off Elementary School is part of Lafourche Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.