Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School is an elementary campus of very small scale in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, overseen by Lafourche Parish, caters to 155 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 66% smaller than typical.

Across the 30 schools in Lafourche Parish (13,326 students total), Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 21% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lafourche Parish as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lafourche Parish (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Lafourche Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $63,135 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Lafourche Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,426 students), of which Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School has fell 28%, going from 215 students in 2018 to 155 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 13% to 21%.

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