Residence Plantation House · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Bayou Blue’s public schools outscore 81% of Louisiana districts
In Bayou Blue, 52% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Louisiana average (42%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Bayou Blue, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Bayou Blue’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 182 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Bayou Blue’s, its schools beat 61%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 35% across both districts in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lafourche Parish spends $12,829 per student and Terrebonne Parish $13,572, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Bayou Blue’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Louisiana school districts, #51 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores are above the Louisiana average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bayou Blue, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Houma
Kindergarten in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Houma
1st grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Houma
2nd grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Elementary School
Grades PK–2 · 454 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Houma
3rd grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 427 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
4th grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 427 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
5th grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School
Grades 3–5 · 427 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
6th grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 396 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
7th grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 396 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
8th grade in Bayou Blue
Bayou Blue Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 396 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Houma
Bayou Blue runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lafourche Parish School District). From grade PK, students attend the Terrebonne Parish School District. Its high school is in Houma. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Bayou Blue
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Bayou Blue vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Bayou Blue’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bayou Blue | A− | Lafourche Parish PK–12 · Terrebonne Parish PK–12 |
Every school in Bayou Blue
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bayou Blue’s schools
Are Bayou Blue’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Bayou Blue children attend outscore 81% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #51 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 61%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Bayou Blue in?
Two districts: Lafourche Parish School District runs grades PK–12, and Terrebonne Parish School District runs grades PK–12.
Where do Bayou Blue kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Terrebonne High School, Central Lafourche High School, Thibodaux High School, H. L. Bourgeois High School, South Lafourche High School, South Terrebonne High School and Ellender Memorial High School.
What is Bayou Blue’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in Terrebonne Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Bayou Blue spend per student?
$12,829 in Lafourche Parish School District and $13,572 in Terrebonne Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Bayou Blue families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bayou Blue → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.