Legion Park Elementary School

Legion Park Elementary School is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Houma, Louisiana, operated by Terrebonne Parish, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 453.

Legion Park Elementary School is one of 30 schools operated by Terrebonne Parish, a district that teaches 15,168 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Legion Park Elementary School logs that 41% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 23% Hispanic, 22% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Terrebonne Parish runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Legion Park Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 19.8%; actual is 35.0%, +15.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Terrebonne Parish shows median household earnings sit near $64,836, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Legion Park Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students).

The closest other public school is Upper Little Caillou Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Legion Park Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 6%: 319 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment contracted from 54% to 41% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.