Mulberry Elementary School

Mulberry Elementary School is a sprawling K-5 school in Houma, Louisiana, operated by Terrebonne Parish. The school serves 789 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 74% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Terrebonne Parish runs 30 schools in total, collectively educating 15,168 students. Mulberry Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Mulberry Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Mulberry Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Terrebonne Parish (around 73%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mulberry Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.3%; actual is 64.3%, +15.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Terrebonne Parish put median household income runs about $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. In all, Terrebonne Parish runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students), of which Mulberry Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Southdown Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mulberry Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

Mulberry Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 916 students in 2018 compared to 789 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 21.2:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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