Lacache Middle School

Set in Bourg, Louisiana, Lacache Middle School is a low-enrollment junior high, part of Terrebonne Parish. It hosts 225 students across grades 5 through 8. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Across the 30 schools in Terrebonne Parish (15,168 students total), Lacache Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lacache Middle School reports that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 8% Black, 7% Native American, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Lacache Middle School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lacache Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.7%.

Around the school, Terrebonne Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $64,836, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Lacache Middle School is one of 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Terrebonne High School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lacache Middle School. On composite proficiency, Lacache Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lacache Middle School's enrollment has decreased 38% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 225). White enrollment moved from 78% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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