East Thibodaux Middle School, Thibodaux LA

Original Research by School Decision on East Thibodaux Middle School

East Thibodaux Middle School is closed, and it has been for some time. The state's most recent directory classifies it as a regular public school with an operational status of "Closed." This changes everything about how to read the information below, because the school is not an option for an incoming family, and the academic data shown reflects the last year it was open. A parent looking at this record should understand that the school does not enroll students and is not expected to reopen.

During its years of operation, the school served students in the middle school grades and was part of the Lafourche Parish school district, based in Thibodaux. The housing data for the area around the school shows home values that are roughly in line with the national average and local rents that are relatively modest, making the general Thibodaux market an affordable one compared to many parts of the country. The town itself is a parish seat in south Louisiana, and while the brief about the community did not return detailed character information, the broader context suggests a small-city environment with a mix of historic and working-class neighborhoods. Because the district brief found no school-specific changes or news in the search results, and the school is closed, there is nothing to describe about recent renovations, shifts in boundaries, or new programming.

The last available state test results, from the school's final year of operation, paint a clear picture of where student performance stood. In English language arts, roughly two out of every five students scored at or above the proficient level in each of the three middle school grades, a rate that is common for many schools in the region. Math results were weaker, with proficiency rates that declined as students got older, falling to roughly one in ten eighth graders reaching the proficient mark. Science proficiency was similarly low, hovering at around one in four students across all three grades. Social studies numbers were also soft, with the strongest grade that year still seeing only about one in three students meeting proficiency. A parent looking at these figures would want to consider how the school's curriculum and supports addressed these gaps, but because the school is closed, that concern is moot.

The data provides no enrollment count, no demographic breakdowns, no special education or English learner numbers, and no information on discipline, staffing, or course access. None of this is available for the school's final year. For a school that has been closed for some time, the absence of these fields is understandable; the reporting systems do not continue to refresh data for a non-operating entity. A reader will not find a graduation rate because the school did not serve high school grades.

Because East Thibodaux Middle School no longer exists as an operating school, there is no peer environment to describe, no academic pathway to consider, and no current leadership to contact. A family moving to Thibodaux would need to look at the other middle schools in the Lafourche Parish district to find an option. This record stands as documentation of a school that served its community and is now gone.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 630%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 715%

School 15% · district not reported

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 810%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 644%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 741%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 842%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median

Science

Grade 628%

School 28% · district not reported

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 728%

School 28% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 825%

School 25% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 620%

School 20% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 733%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 821%

School 21% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state 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 6Lower-income36%Higher-income72%36 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income57%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income33%Higher-income66%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income61%40 pp gap