Grand Caillou Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Houma, Louisiana
Grand Caillou Middle School in Houma, Louisiana enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 18.5 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 31% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
318 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.6 to 18.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 318 | 18.6 | 17.1 |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 20.0 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 267 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 66 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools
Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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 702 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Grand Caillou Middle School enrolled 351 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 702 of the 351 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
31.1% of students were Hispanic, 19.9% White, 17.2% American Indian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic31.1%
- White19.9%
- American Indian17.2%
- Two or more races16.5%
- Black15.4%
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.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Grand Caillou Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 31% | 51% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 24% | 34% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Houma
5 public middle schools in Houma report 2024-25 enrollment; Grand Caillou Middle School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houma Junior High School | 673 | 16.2 | 67.8% |
| Evergreen Junior High School | 622 | 17.3 | 71.7% |
| Oaklawn Middle School | 596 | 14.7 | 83.4% |
| Bayou Blue Middle School | 396 | 16.5 | 51.3% |
| Grand Caillou Middle School | 267 | 14.4 | 84.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Grand Caillou Middle School
- Oaklawn Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.7 miles away: 596 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Houma Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.8 miles away: 673 students, 16.2 per teacher (2024-25).4.8 mi
- Compare Grand Caillou Middle School with Oaklawn Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Terrebonne Parish spends per student$13,613 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,613
- The largest public schools in LouisianaGrand Caillou Middle School is the number 172 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#172 of 219
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.14.4:1
- 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 Grand Caillou Middle School
How many students attend Grand Caillou Middle School?
267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 318 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Houma, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Caillou Middle School?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Grand Caillou Middle School a Title I school?
Grand Caillou Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Grand Caillou Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Grand Caillou Middle School scored proficient or above: 31% in reading in 2021-22 and 24% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Grand Caillou Middle School in?
Terrebonne Parish, NCES district ID 2201740. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220174001952 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
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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.