Schools in Bayou Blue · Lafourche Parish School District, Terrebonne Parish School District
Bayou Blue’s public schools beat 85% of Louisiana districts
The public schools Bayou Blue’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 85% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
#58Best public schools of 15371%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
46%
▲ 6 pts vs LA 40%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs LA 29%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 11 pts vs LA 84%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 18% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
LA 13.7
Schools
3
1,277 students
The School Grade
How Bayou Blue compares
A− Test scoresB+ Graduation
Louisiana school districts we grade (188)Better than 85%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (182)Better than 71%
High confidence. Built on 16,417 tested students and a graduating class of 1,055; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Louisiana’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Louisiana only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bayou Blue (some depend on your address).
7 schools teach 9th grade in Bayou Blue’s district. Which one depends on your address: Terrebonne High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School and H. L. Bourgeois High School and more.
7 schools teach 10th grade in Bayou Blue’s district. Which one depends on your address: Terrebonne High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School and H. L. Bourgeois High School and more.
7 schools teach 11th grade in Bayou Blue’s district. Which one depends on your address: Terrebonne High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School and H. L. Bourgeois High School and more.
7 schools teach 12th grade in Bayou Blue’s district. Which one depends on your address: Terrebonne High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School and H. L. Bourgeois High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–2Bayou Blue Elementary SchoolLafourche Parish School District
3–5Bayou Blue Upper Elementary SchoolLafourche Parish School District
6–8Bayou Blue Middle SchoolLafourche Parish School District
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Bayou Blue
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Lafourche Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 30 schools · 13,326 students
$12,829LA $15,623
ATerrebonne Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 28 schools · 14,611 students
$13,572LA $15,623
A−Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading · PK–12, Lafourche Parish School District49%
State average 40.1%
Reading · PK–12, Terrebonne Parish School District46%
State average 40.1%
Math · PK–12, Lafourche Parish School District31%
State average 28.7%
Math · PK–12, Terrebonne Parish School District32%
State average 28.7%
Every school in Bayou Blue
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Bayou Blue Elementary School
454 students15:1Rate it →
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School
B+427 students16:1Rate it →
Middle
Also serving Bayou Blue · in other towns
Terrebonne High School
B+1,346 students20:1Rate it →
Central Lafourche High School
B+1,307 students23:1Rate it →
Thibodaux High School
B1,306 students21:1Rate it →
H. L. Bourgeois High School
B1,289 students17:1Rate it →
South Lafourche High School
A−990 students19:1Rate it →
South Terrebonne High School
B+868 students17:1Rate it →
Ellender Memorial High School
C+819 students16:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Bayou Blue
There’s no college in Bayou Blue, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever, 9.5 miles away.
Fletcher Technical Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Schriever
9.5 mi1,067 students
Nicholls State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Thibodaux
13.7 mi4,765 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Bayou Blue. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.