Lafourche Parish, LA - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lafourche Parish

Lafourche Parish is a public school district covering the entirety of its namesake parish in southeastern Louisiana, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. It is a large system with many schools scattered across the bayou communities that line the region. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black population and a significant Hispanic presence; smaller shares of students identify as Native American, Asian, or multiracial. Data on economic disadvantage and special education enrollment was not provided, so a family looking for that context would need to consult the district directly.

Academically, the district’s performance on Louisiana’s state assessments for grades three through eight shows a mixed picture. In English language arts, roughly half of students score at or above the proficient level, which is a moderate result. Math proficiency is somewhat lower. Science trails behind those two subjects, and social studies falls in between math and science. These are snapshot figures for a single school year; no multi-year trends were available to indicate whether performance is improving or declining. Because Lafourche Parish is both the county and the school district, there are no other public school districts within the parish to compare against, so these numbers stand on their own without a local benchmark.

The district covers a wide geography that includes communities such as Thibodaux, Cut Off, Golden Meadow, Larose, Lockport, Raceland, and smaller places like Des Allemands, Bourg, and Montegut. Home values in the parish are generally below the Louisiana state median and well below the national median, making the area relatively affordable. Rents also trend lower than national averages. Housing prices vary noticeably from one community to another, with some of the lower values clustered in the southern part of the parish near Golden Meadow and Cut Off, while Thibodaux and some northern areas show higher valuations. The housing market overall has experienced a slight year-over-year decline in home values, though individual communities vary.

The district operates more than two dozen schools, including traditional elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as a charter school and a virtual academy. Information about specific academic programs, such as Advanced Placement, career and technical education, or dual enrollment, was not included in the data. Similarly, no details were available on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or staffing ratios. A parent interested in curriculum offerings or student support services would need to explore the websites of individual schools or contact the district office.

Lafourche Parish presents as a sizable, geographically dispersed district serving a diverse but predominantly white student body in a region of modest housing costs. Its state test results suggest that most students are not yet reaching proficiency, particularly in science, and the absence of local comparison data makes it hard to gauge how this stacks up against similar systems in Louisiana. For families weighing this district, the next step would be to look into specific schools, especially the high schools, to learn about graduation rates, course pathways, and the overall learning environment beyond what the snapshot proficiency rates show.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

14,005

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 11%

Black 19%

White 59%

Asian 1%

Two+ 7%

Am. Indian / AK Native 3%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

40%

70%

Gr 4

40%

72%

Gr 5

41%

73%

Gr 6

42%

66%

Gr 7

43%

73%

Gr 8

45%

71%

Gr 38

41%

71%

Math

Gr 3

38%

68%

Gr 4

45%

81%

Gr 5

31%

63%

Gr 6

35%

70%

Gr 7

26%

60%

Gr 8

28%

62%

Gr 38

34%

68%

Science

Gr 3

16%

36%

Gr 4

28%

59%

Gr 5

37%

70%

Gr 6

20%

46%

Gr 7

30%

64%

Gr 8

30%

57%

Gr 38

27%

56%

Social studies

Gr 3

21%

44%

Gr 4

31%

63%

Gr 5

35%

70%

Gr 6

24%

52%

Gr 7

34%

67%

Gr 8

41%

73%

Gr 38

30%

62%

Schools in this District

31 schools are officially reported under this district.

Bayou Blue Elementary School

Bayou Boeuf Elementary School

Central Lafourche High School

Chackbay Elementary School

Sixth Ward Middle School

Cut Off Elementary School

East Thibodaux Middle School

Galliano Elementary School

Golden Meadow Middle School

Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School

Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School

W.S. Lafargue Elementary School

North Larose Elementary School

Larose-Cut Off Middle School

Lockport Middle School

Lockport Lower Elementary School

Lockport Upper Elementary School

Raceland Middle School

Raceland Lower Elementary School

Raceland Upper Elementary School

St. Charles Elementary School

South Lafourche High School

C.M. Washington Elementary School

Thibodaux Elementary School

Thibodaux High School

Thibodaux Middle School

South Larose Elementary School

Bayou Blue Middle School

Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Virtual Academy of Lafourche

Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

1 grade reported

45%

Grades 3-8

English Language Arts

1 grade reported

51%

Grades 3-8

Science

1 grade reported

36%

Grades 3-8

Social Studies

1 grade reported

41%

Grades 3-8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$161,992

Year-over-year change-1.4%

Range across 12 ZIP codes$91K to $233K

vs. state typical0.75x

vs. national typical0.44x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (12 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
70301	Thibodaux	$228K	-0.0%	27.0%
70357	Golden Meadow	$91K	-10.1%	17.7%
70345	Cut Off	$140K	-0.8%	12.6%
70394	Raceland	$179K	+0.8%	8.2%
70354	Cut Off	$108K	+2.5%	6.6%
70373	Larose	$143K	+4.8%	5.4%
70374	Lockport	$171K	+5.6%	4.3%
70377	Montegut	$121K	+0.5%	3.3%
70364	Houma	$187K	-7.3%	1.7%
70343	Bourg	$231K	+3.7%	1.1%
70030	Des Allemands	$233K	+4.3%	0.4%
70359	Gray	$219K	-1.1%	0.3%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,514/mo

Year-over-year change+1.5%

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (1 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
70301	Thibodaux	$1,514	+1.5%	27.0%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$817/mo

Home price / national median income1.9x

Annual rent / national median income21.7%

Rent exceeds est. mortgage by$696/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$214,728 (+0.9% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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