Southdown Elementary School

Southdown Elementary School is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in Houma, Louisiana, one of the schools within Terrebonne Parish, works with 572 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Southdown Elementary School sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

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

Looking at the student body, Southdown Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Black, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 3% Native American. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Terrebonne Parish runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Southdown Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.9%; this one delivers 27.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Terrebonne Parish put the typical household earns roughly $64,836 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Southdown Elementary School is one of 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish (combined enrollment of about 15,201 students).

Houma Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Southdown Elementary School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.2%.

Southdown Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 59%: 360 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 68% to 57% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.