Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE MAX CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 220012602058
The MAX Charter School
100 Afton Drive, Thibodaux, LA 70310 · (985) 227-9500 · Lafourche Parish
GRADES 01–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
67 students
STATE 70%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 3 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 8% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
10.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Louisiana average is about 42 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2024.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10.0% |
| 2024-25 | 5.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like The MAX Charter School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The MAX Charter School this school | 100 | 67.0% | N/A |
| North Webster Upper Elementary School Cotton Valley | 140 | 72.9% | 29.7% |
| Mermentau Elementary School Mermentau | 142 | 62.7% | 57.7% |
| Fenton Elementary School Fenton | 73 | 69.9% | 29.7% |
| Jesse Owens Elementary School Gueydan | 180 | 61.7% | 38.8% |
| Dubach School Dubach | 134 | 76.1% | 35.2% |
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 The MAX Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Lafourche Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #581 of 587 ▲ 5 | #15 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #704 of 714 | #20 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #450 of 705 | #9 of 20 |
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
100
-21 (-17%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 103
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 100 | 11 | 9.1:1 | 67% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 105 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 55% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 112 | 9.8 | 11.5:1 | 83% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | 34% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 47% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 119 | 12 | 9.9:1 | 48% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 11 | 9.4:1 | 18% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The MAX Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (120 to 100); teachers up 10% (10 to 11).
About The MAX Charter School
The MAX Charter School is a public elementary school run by The MAX Charter School in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Enrollment totals 100 students across grades 1 through 8. The school is 78% below the average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
The MAX Charter School is its own local education agency in federal data.
At The MAX Charter School, 75% of students are White. It is also 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Census estimates put Lafourche Parish at about 75% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for The MAX Charter School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at The MAX Charter School, there are about 9.1 students; the school has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 67%.
Lafourche Parish is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,135, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 13,426, The MAX Charter School among them.
About 0.4 miles separate The MAX Charter School from the closest public school, Thibodaux Middle School. The five-mile area around The MAX Charter School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies The MAX Charter School's location as City: Small. The MAX Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment fell 17% over 4 years, reaching 100 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.4:1 to 9.1:1 over the same years.
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Lafourche Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
96,252
Census ACS
Median income
$63,135
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
13,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Thibodaux
- Thibodaux High SchoolHigh · 1,306 students
- Thibodaux Middle SchoolMiddle · 592 students
- Thibodaux Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Bayou Community Academy Charter SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Virtual Academy of LafourcheCombined · 477 students
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Nearby schools
- Thibodaux Middle School0.4 mi · 592
- Bayou Community Academy Charter School0.5 mi · 499
- Thibodaux Elementary School0.5 mi · 575
- C.M. Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 392
- Virtual Academy of Lafourche1.1 mi · 477
- W.S. Lafargue Elementary School1.6 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About The MAX Charter SchoolHow many students attend The MAX Charter School?
The MAX Charter School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 01-08.
Is The MAX Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
The MAX Charter School is an elementary school covering grades 01-08.
How many teachers does The MAX Charter School have?
The MAX Charter School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at The MAX Charter School?
At The MAX Charter School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees The MAX Charter School?
The MAX Charter School is overseen by The MAX Charter School in Lafourche Parish.
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