Houma Junior High School

Houma Junior High School, a substantial middle school in Houma, Louisiana, operated by Terrebonne Parish, instructs 673 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 53% larger than typical.

Within Terrebonne Parish, which oversees 30 schools and 15,168 students, Houma Junior High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Houma Junior High School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% Black, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Native American. By comparison, Terrebonne Parish as a whole is about 65% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Houma Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Terrebonne Parish put median household income runs about $64,836, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Terrebonne Parish's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students), Houma Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Terrebonne High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Houma Junior High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Houma Junior High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 42.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 660 students in 2018 compared to 673 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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