Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001355
Legion Park Elementary School
710 Williams Avenue, Houma, LA 70364 · (985) 303-4822 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
270 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 32 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (32).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Legion Park Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
41.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -11.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 11 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Legion Park Elementary School
Legion Park Elementary School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legion Park Elementary School this school | 300 | 90.0% | 33.7% |
| Center Street Elementary School New Iberia | 368 | 86.4% | 27.7% |
| Riser Elementary School West Monroe | 313 | 82.4% | 17.5% |
| Grand Caillou Elementary School Houma | 360 | 90.3% | 49.0% |
| Julia B. Maitland School Morgan City | 199 | 85.4% | 27.8% |
| Lucille Nesom Memorial Tickfaw | 414 | 83.1% | 14.8% |
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 Legion Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #288 of 583 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #432 of 582 ▼ 111 | #18 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #279 of 587 ▼ 18 | #15 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #53 of 540 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #544 of 714 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #402 of 655 | #5 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #8 of 655 | #4 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #123 of 705 | #3 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #353 of 436 | #11 of 12 |
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
300
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 300 | 21.5 | 13.9:1 | 90% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 80% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 19.4 | 14.6:1 | 81% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 66% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 71% (226) |
| 2015-16 | 346 | 35 | 9.9:1 | 95% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 90% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 81% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legion Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (319 to 300); teachers down 2% (22 to 21.5).
About Legion Park Elementary School
Legion Park Elementary School is one of the public schools in Houma, Louisiana. It is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 300 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana enroll around 453, and this school is 34% below that mark.
Terrebonne Parish counts 15,168 students in its 30 schools, and Legion Park Elementary School is one of them.
No group is above 50% at Legion Park Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 41%. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Terrebonne Parish's residents are about 19% Black, 23 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
Its staff includes 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.9 students per teacher. That is in line with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Roughly 90% of students at Legion Park Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Terrebonne Parish, the average eligibility rate is 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Legion Park Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Legion Park Elementary School are 14.2 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.7% actual, 19.5% predicted).
For the population of Terrebonne Parish, median household income comes to about $64,836, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Terrebonne Parish's 32 public schools enroll about 15,201 students and include Legion Park Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Legion Park Elementary School is closest to Upper Little Caillou Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Legion Park Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 39.5% on proficiency, and Legion Park Elementary School is below that at 33.7%.
Legion Park Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Legion Park Elementary School enrolled 299; in 2024-25, 300. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Legion Park Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Terrebonne Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,186
Census ACS
Median income
$64,836
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
15,201 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Terrebonne Parish
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- H. L. Bourgeois High SchoolHigh · 1,289 students
- South Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
Other schools in Houma
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolElementary · 789 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Acadian Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Upper Little Caillou Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Terrebonne High School1.2 mi · 1,346
- School for Exceptional Children1.4 mi · 23
- Honduras Elementary School1.4 mi · 263
- Houma Junior High School1.4 mi · 673
- Acadian Elementary School1.5 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Legion Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Legion Park Elementary School?
Legion Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-06.
Is Legion Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legion Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Legion Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Legion Park Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Legion Park Elementary School?
Student demographics at Legion Park Elementary School are roughly 22% White, 23% Hispanic, 41% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is Legion Park Elementary School public or private?
Legion Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Terrebonne Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.