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Southdown Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1124 St. Charles Street, Houma, LA 70360 · (985) 303-4835 · Part of Terrebonne Parish School District

Bayou Cane’s School Grade A− better than 77% of Louisiana school districts

Students
572
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
91%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Southdown Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 44% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Bayou Cane kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Bayou Cane kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Southdown Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency20%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts36%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1124 St. Charles Street, Houma

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten66
Grade 188
Grade 279
Grade 375
Grade 474
Grade 564
Grade 670
Enrollment over time
529’20
478’21
504’22
546’23
572’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 16%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southdown Elementary School from Bayou Cane families.

Other schools in Terrebonne Parish School District

The district →
Mulberry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
A
789 students16:1
Acadian Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Houma
B
654 students14:1
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
627 students15:1
Broadmoor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
A
587 students15:1
Oakshire Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
576 students15:1
Lisa Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Houma
B+
574 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Bayou Cane’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.