NCES CCD 2024-25 23 schools LA

Best-Resourced Schools in Houma, LA

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23 public K-12 schools in Houma from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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23
Schools
11,764
Students
36.4/100
Avg Resource Index
19.3:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Houma has more public-school enrollment than 84% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Houma's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

15 of Houma's 23 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 36-point gap between Bayou Black Elementary School and School for Exceptional Children shows the range hidden by Houma's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 16%
School count
Top 12%
Resource Index average
30th percentile
Teacher staffing
18th percentile

Houma school enrollment varies 59× across entities

Houma school enrollment ranges from 23 students (lowest) to 1,346 students (highest), a spread of 1,323 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme heterogeneity inside a single city, with small specialty programs listed alongside large comprehensive campuses. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Houma reports 60.8% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Houma student-teacher ratio is 19.3:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Bayou Black Elementary School 53
2. Honduras Elementary School 50
3. Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School 46
4. Bayou Blue Middle School 46
5. Mulberry Elementary School 45
6. Broadmoor Elementary School 43
7. Legion Park Elementary School 41
8. Evergreen Junior High School 40
9. Dularge Elementary School 40
10. Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School 38
11. Oakshire Elementary School 37
12. Lisa Park Elementary School 37
13. Bayou Blue Elementary School 37
14. Houma Junior High School 34
15. Ellender Memorial High School 33
16. Grand Caillou Elementary School 32
17. Acadian Elementary School 31
18. Southdown Elementary School 30
19. Grand Caillou Middle School 28
20. Terrebonne High School 27
21. Oaklawn Middle School 27
22. Village East Elementary School 25
23. School for Exceptional Children 17

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Houma

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Grand Caillou Elementary School 78.9/100
  2. 2 Grand Caillou Middle School 78.3/100
  3. 3 Ellender Memorial High School 76.3/100
  4. 4 Acadian Elementary School 74.7/100
  5. 5 School for Exceptional Children 73.0/100

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Which Houma school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Bayou Black Elementary School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Houma schools in this federal-data comparison at 53/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Houma, LA? ▼

Houma has 23 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,764 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 19.3:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.