Bourg’s public schools beat 84% of Louisiana districts
The public schools Bourg’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Louisiana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Bourg’s schools, in brief
Strong results on a lean budget
Bourg spends 13% less per student than the state average, and classes are bigger (15.3 students per teacher vs 13.7). Even so, its schools beat 84% of Louisiana districts. Test scores ↓
Strong statewide, typical for its income level
Statewide, Bourg’s schools beat 84% of districts. Compared with the 166 towns that have similar household incomes, that drops to 60%. Some of the strong showing reflects who lives here, so families moving from a similar town shouldn’t expect a big step up. How it compares ↓
The middle school is the weak link
One district takes students from Bourg Elementary School all the way to South Terrebonne High School. The elementary school earns the best grade on the path (A+); the middle school earns the lowest (B). See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Bourg compares
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 Bourg.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Every school in Bourg
3 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Bourg families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Bourg
There’s no college in Bourg, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Fletcher Technical Community College in Schriever, 14.7 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Bourg. 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.