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Enrollment
572
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERREBONNE PARISH·NCES 220174001366
Southdown Elementary School
1124 St. Charles Street, Houma, LA 70360 · (985) 303-4835 · Terrebonne Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL572 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
16.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
522 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 | 56 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (70).
Student demographics
62%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
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
26.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Southdown Elementary School
Southdown Elementary School's state test result (26.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southdown Elementary School this school | 572 | 91.3% | 26.0% |
| Plantation Park Elementary School Bossier City | 518 | 90.3% | 23.3% |
| Lawtell Elementary School Lawtell | 567 | 86.2% | 17.7% |
| Midway Elementary School Tickfaw | 440 | 86.4% | 21.3% |
| Breaux Bridge Primary School Breaux Bridge | 463 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Independence Leadership Academy Independence | 548 | 87.8% | 12.3% |
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 Southdown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Terrebonne Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #371 of 583 | #18 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #401 of 582 ▲ 72 | #17 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #352 of 587 ▼ 17 | #17 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #120 of 540 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 572 | #181 of 714 | #7 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #557 of 655 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #123 of 655 | #12 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #101 of 705 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.9% | #15 of 197 | N/A |
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
572
+43 (+8%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 572 | 35.8 | 16.0:1 | 91% (522) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 33.5 | 16.3:1 | 77% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 26.7 | 18.9:1 | 76% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 66% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 21 | 17.1:1 | 71% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 46 | 9.3:1 | 94% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 38 | 12.5:1 | 89% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 53 | 9.2:1 | 94% (461) |
| 1990-91 | 648 | 44 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southdown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (360 to 572); teachers up 71% (21 to 35.8).
About Southdown Elementary School
Southdown Elementary School is an elementary school in Houma, Louisiana, according to federal school records. A federal count lists 572 students at the school, in pre-K through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 26% above that.
Terrebonne Parish has 15,168 students in 30 schools, and Southdown Elementary School is one of those schools.
Southdown Elementary School is 57% Black by enrollment. Other groups include 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 19% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 62% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 35.8 full-time equivalents, or about 16.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 91%. It compares with 73% for public schools in Terrebonne Parish.
Southdown Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In Louisiana, Southdown Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 26.0% actual against a predicted 18.6%.
In the county around the school, Terrebonne Parish, the median household income is $64,836, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in Terrebonne Parish, enrolling about 15,201 students in all.
Houma Junior High School is located about 0.3 miles from Southdown Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Southdown Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
Southdown Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Enrollment grew 8% from its 2020-21 level of 529. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.9:1 to 16.0:1 over the same years.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Houma Junior High School0.3 mi · 673
- Terrebonne High School0.5 mi · 1,346
- Legion Park Elementary School1.7 mi · 300
- Mulberry Elementary School1.7 mi · 789
- Lisa Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 574
- Acadian Elementary School1.9 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Southdown Elementary SchoolHow large is Southdown Elementary School?
Southdown Elementary School enrolls approximately 572 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Southdown Elementary School serve?
Southdown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Southdown Elementary School?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Southdown Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southdown Elementary School?
At Southdown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 13% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Southdown Elementary School public or private?
Southdown 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.