Cut Off Elementary School

Cut Off Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Cut Off, Louisiana, operated by Lafourche Parish. The school serves 395 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lafourche Parish, which oversees 30 schools and 13,326 students, Cut Off Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Cut Off Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 63%; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Native American, 2% Black. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cut Off Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.3%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lafourche Parish indicate median household income runs about $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Cut Off Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Lafourche Parish (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Larose Elementary School, around 2.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Cut Off Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Cut Off Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

Cut Off Elementary School operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cut Off Elementary School has shrank 19%, going from 488 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Cut Off Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.