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If you could change one rule at Mulberry Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001360
Mulberry Elementary School
450 Cougar Drive, Houma, LA 70360 · (985) 303-4827 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
16.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
383 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
47%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
72.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
62.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
61.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mulberry Elementary School
Mulberry Elementary School's state test result (61.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mulberry Elementary School this school | 789 | 48.5% | 61.8% |
| Vermilion Charter Academy Maurice | 919 | 50.2% | N/A |
| Sterlington Elementary School Sterlington | 800 | 44.6% | 53.3% |
| Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice Maurice | 592 | 48.0% | 63.8% |
| Maplewood Elementary Sulphur | 640 | 53.9% | 45.8% |
| Claiborne School West Monroe | 643 | 50.5% | 56.2% |
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 Mulberry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #46 of 583 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #55 of 582 ▲ 19 | #5 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #35 of 587 ▼ 1 | #1 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #200 of 540 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #45 of 714 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #576 of 655 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #365 of 655 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #624 of 705 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #248 of 436 | #7 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
789
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 632
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 789 | 48.5 | 16.3:1 | 49% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 798 | 46.9 | 17.0:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 768 | 37.7 | 20.4:1 | 34% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 42 | 18.4:1 | 46% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 916 | 43.3 | 21.2:1 | 39% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 902 | N/A | N/A | 36% (329) |
| 2010-11 | 852 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 27% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 19% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 632 | 33 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mulberry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (916 to 789); teachers up 12% (43.3 to 48.5).
About Mulberry Elementary School
As a large elementary school, Mulberry Elementary School serves students in Houma, Louisiana. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 789 students. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 74% bigger than average.
Terrebonne Parish is responsible for 30 schools, Mulberry Elementary School included, with 15,168 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Mulberry Elementary School is 71% White. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at Mulberry Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Mulberry Elementary School comes to 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3:1. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 14.0:1 for elementary schools in Louisiana. On the income side, 49% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 73% average for public schools in Terrebonne Parish is 24 points higher.
Mulberry Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 93% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mulberry Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.8%; the prediction is 49.4%.
The school's county is Terrebonne Parish. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $64,836 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Mulberry Elementary School shares Terrebonne Parish with 31 other public schools.
Southdown Elementary School is the nearest public school to Mulberry Elementary School, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Mulberry Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mulberry Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 773 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 789. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 18.4:1 to 16.3:1.
This page is set up for the Mulberry Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Acadian Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
Other schools in Houma
- Terrebonne High SchoolHigh · 1,346 students
- Ellender Memorial High SchoolHigh · 819 students
- Houma Junior High SchoolMiddle · 673 students
- Acadian Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Evergreen Junior High SchoolMiddle · 622 students
Other Mulberry Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Mulberry Elementary. Mulberry Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolAuburn, GA · 763 students
- Mulberry ElementaryWhittier, CA · 447 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolMilford, OH · 446 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolNorth Wilkesboro, NC · 419 students
- Mulberry Elementary SchoolMuscatine, IA · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Southdown Elementary School1.7 mi · 572
- Houma Junior High School1.8 mi · 673
- Acadian Elementary School1.9 mi · 654
- Terrebonne High School2.0 mi · 1,346
- School for Exceptional Children2.5 mi · 23
- Honduras Elementary School2.5 mi · 263
Frequently asked questions
About Mulberry Elementary SchoolHow large is Mulberry Elementary School?
Mulberry Elementary School enrolls approximately 789 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mulberry Elementary School serve?
Mulberry Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Mulberry Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Mulberry Elementary School.
How diverse is Mulberry Elementary School?
Mulberry Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Mulberry Elementary School in?
Mulberry Elementary School is part of Terrebonne Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.