Bayou Blue Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Houma, Louisiana

Bayou Blue Elementary School in Houma, Louisiana enrolled 454 students in 2024-25 with 30.2 full-time teachers, 15.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 17%

511 students in 2022-23, 481 students in 2023-24, 454 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.9 to 30.2.

Students enrolled at Bayou Blue Elementary School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 45402004006002022-235112023-244812024-25454
Students enrolled at Bayou Blue Elementary School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 45402004006002022-235112023-244812024-25454
Students enrolled at Bayou Blue Elementary School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 45402004006002022-235112023-244812024-25454
Students enrolled at Bayou Blue Elementary School by school year2022-23: 511, 2023-24: 481, 2024-25: 45402004006002022-235112023-244812024-25454
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351125.919.7
2023-2448133.414.4
2024-2545430.215.0

15.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 74 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 15.0; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.0state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 433 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bayou Blue Elementary School enrolled 433 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 433 of the 433 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions11
  • Chronically absent16.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

60.4% of students were White, 14.1% Hispanic, 10.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White60.4%
  2. Hispanic14.1%
  3. Two or more races10.8%
  4. Black8.1%
  5. American Indian6.4%
  6. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Houma

13 public elementary schools in Houma report 2024-25 enrollment; Bayou Blue Elementary School is number 8 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mulberry Elementary School78916.347.1%
Acadian Elementary School65413.884.3%
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School62714.874.6%
Broadmoor Elementary School58715.167.3%
Oakshire Elementary School57615.470.8%
Lisa Park Elementary School57415.575.8%
Southdown Elementary School57216.089.0%
Bayou Blue Elementary School45415.060.4%

All public schools in Houma →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Bayou Blue Elementary School

  1. Bayou Blue Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 427 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Legion Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 300 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Bayou Blue Elementary School with Bayou Blue Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lafourche Parish spends per student$11,912 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,912
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaBayou Blue Elementary School is the number 306 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#306 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher15.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.15.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Bayou Blue Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Bayou Blue Elementary School?
    454 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 511 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Houma, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Bayou Blue Elementary School?
    15.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Bayou Blue Elementary School a Title I school?
    Bayou Blue Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Bayou Blue Elementary School in?
    Lafourche Parish, NCES district ID 2200900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220090000697 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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