Enrollment
400
Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Houma, LA
Federal NCES profile for Village East Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 25/100.
The verdict
Village East Elementary School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Louisiana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.
Village East Elementary School has class sizes larger than 92% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Village East Elementary School ranks #14 of 15 schools in Houma, LA.
NCES ID 220174001503 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Enrollment
400
Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
22.2:1
vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg
+32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
67.9%
vs 62.5% Louisiana avg
+9% vs state
How Village East Elementary School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians
Larger classes than state median
22.2:1 - 5.4 above the Louisiana state median of 16.8:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
Village East Elementary School is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Houma, Louisiana, enrolling 400 students.
Class loads run heavy: 22.2:1 is larger than about 92% of Louisiana schools and 32% above the 16.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 67.9% lands close to the Louisiana typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 400 students, its enrollment sits close to the Louisiana median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 96% of the 1,330 Louisiana schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 384 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Louisiana schools statewide, it ranks #370, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (43%) and African American (31%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 400 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 44.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 16.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Among Houma's public schools, it stands alongside Mulberry Elementary School (789 students): Village East Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (22.2:1 vs 21.3:1).
Terrebonne Parish also operates Terrebonne High School (1,346 students) and H. L. Bourgeois High School (1,289 students) alongside Village East Elementary School.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
Village East Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Louisiana | Louisiana avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 22.2:1 | ▲ 32% | 16.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 67.9% | ▲ 9% | 62.5% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 400 | top 56% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 42.5% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 68.9, Village East Elementary School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Terrebonne Parish, which includes Village East Elementary School.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| H. L. Bourgeois High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| South Terrebonne High School | Larger | Lower economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Ellender Memorial High School | Larger | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
| Mulberry Elementary School | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Village East Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Village East Elementary School has 400 students enrolled. It is a public school in Houma, LA.
The student-teacher ratio at Village East Elementary School is 22.2:1, which is 32% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
67.9% of students at Village East Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.
The largest demographic group at Village East Elementary School is Hispanic or Latino at 42.5% of enrollment, in Houma, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.9/100.
Village East Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 25/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, Village East Elementary School ranks #14 of 15 schools in Houma, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Houma on the city page.
Village East Elementary School earns 25/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 92% of Louisiana schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides Village East Elementary School, Terrebonne Parish also operates Terrebonne High School (1,346 students), H. L. Bourgeois High School (1,289 students), and South Terrebonne High School (868 students). See the Terrebonne Parish district page for the complete list.
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