Cut Off Elementary School, Cut Off LA

Original Research by School Decision on Cut Off Elementary School

Cut Off Elementary School is a regular public school in Lafourche Parish that serves children from prekindergarten through fifth grade. It sits in the census-designated place of Cut Off, a primarily residential community stretched along both banks of Bayou Lafourche. The area is car-dependent, with homes and small businesses lining the bayou and the state highways that run through it. There is no distinct downtown; schools and civic institutions are spread linearly along the bayou rather than clustered. Larose-Cut Off Middle School is in nearby Larose, and South Lafourche High School is in Galliano with a Cut Off postal address. The population of Cut Off has been declining in recent years, and the area has faced infrastructure damage from Hurricane Ida. Housing in the area is modestly priced relative to state benchmarks.

The school enrollment is moderate for an elementary school serving a bayou community. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the area. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable share of Hispanic students and small numbers of students who are Asian, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, or multiracial. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and it does not report its Title I status in the available data.

On state assessments, Cut Off Elementary students take the LEAP 2025 exams, and participation was full in all tested subjects. Math was the strongest subject, with over half of tested students scoring at the proficient level or above. English language arts proficiency was lower, and social studies was in between. Science had the weakest results, with roughly a third of students reaching proficiency. When looking at overall proficiency across all tested subjects, the school performed above the midpoint relative to other schools in Lafourche Parish. That is a solid position, placing it among the stronger elementary schools in the county. The science and ELA results are areas a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand what support is offered in those subjects.

Because the school only serves elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available in the source material. The school is part of Lafourche Parish district, and no recent district-level changes that would directly affect families were found in publicly available information.

The overall picture is of a regular neighborhood elementary school serving a bayou community that has experienced some population decline and environmental challenges. The school shows a clear strength in math and a competitive overall proficiency profile within the parish, while English language arts and science present room for growth. Families considering Cut Off Elementary will want to weigh the school's academic record alongside the community's quiet, linear layout and the fact that secondary schooling takes place in neighboring communities. The absence of data on special education and English learner populations in the source material means families with children who have specific needs should reach out to the school directly to understand available services.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-852%

School 52% · District 45% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-843%

School 43% · District 51% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-831%

School 31% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-840%

School 40% · District 41% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

This schoolLafourche Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income65%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income35%Higher-income62%27 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income37%Higher-income60%23 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income36%Higher-income62%26 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income53%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income57%Higher-income81%24 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income80%47 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income45%Higher-income71%26 pp gap