Other / mixed grade configuration · Cut Off, LA

Cut Off Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Cut Off Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220090000702
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👥 S:T ratio
31
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
47
📋 Attendance
89
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cut Off Elementary School earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

59
Resource Index · Higher
17.2:1
students per teacher
53.1%
free-lunch eligible
395
students enrolled

Cut Off Elementary School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Cut Off, LA 70345
District: Lafourche Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220090000702 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+10 students YoY

Cut Off Elementary School held near 436 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 31.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+10 students YoY 220090000702 · Cut Off, LA Other · SMALL · TRAD

395 enr · 17.2:1 · 53.1% lunch · RII 59

Nearest enrollment peer: Central Lafourche High School (1,307 students)

Cut Off Elementary School held near 436 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+10 headcount). Teacher FTE added 23.7 → 31.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Cut Off Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Cut Off Elementary School reports 395 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Cut Off Elementary School compares

Cut Off Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.2:1 ▲ 2% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 53.1% ▼ 15% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 395 top 57% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.2:1
Leaner classes than 29% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
395
Bigger than 47% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
53.1%
free-lunch eligible - 15% below the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.2:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 60% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
4.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$11,912
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.5 FTE
Per 263 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
21
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 63.3%
Hispanic or Latino 22.5%
Two or More 6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.3%
African American 2.3%
Asian 2.3%

Largest group: White at 63.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.3, Cut Off Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Lafourche Parish reports $11,912 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Cut Off Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Central Lafourche High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thibodaux High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
South Lafourche High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
West Thibodaux Middle School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Thibodaux Elementary School Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Cut Off Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Lafourche Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~395 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Cut Off Elementary School

How many students attend Cut Off Elementary School?

Cut Off Elementary School has 395 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cut Off, LA. CCD year-over-year: 426 (2022-23) → 436 (2023-24), nearly flat (+10).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cut Off Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cut Off Elementary School is 17.2:1, which is 2% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 10% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Cut Off Elementary School?

53.1% of students at Cut Off Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cut Off Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Cut Off Elementary School is White at 63.3% of enrollment, in Cut Off, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cut Off Elementary School?

Cut Off Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lafourche Parish?

Besides Cut Off Elementary School, Lafourche Parish also operates Central Lafourche High School (1,307 students), Thibodaux High School (1,306 students), and South Lafourche High School (990 students). See the Lafourche Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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