Lafourche Parish Schools
Lafourche Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Lafourche Parish (Thibodaux). SchoolGrade grades 31 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lafourche Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lafourche Parish
26 of 31 schools in Lafourche Parish carry a SchoolGrade (5 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 8C: 10D: 6
Best schools in Lafourche Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Bayou Community Academy Charter School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Sixth Ward Middle School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Chackbay Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lockport Upper Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B St Charles Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B North Larose Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Lockport Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- South Lafourche High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Larose Cut Off Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Virtual Academy Of Lafourche (K-12 school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lafourche Parish
High schools (3)
- C+ Central Lafourche High School, Raceland
- B- South Lafourche High School, Cutoff
- C Thibodaux High School, Thibodaux
Middle and junior high schools (8)
- C Bayou Blue Middle School, Houma
- D+ East Thibodaux Middle School, Thibodaux
- C+ Golden Meadow Middle School, Golden Meadow
- B- Larose Cut Off Middle School, Larose
- B Lockport Middle School, Lockport
- D+ Raceland Middle School, Raceland
- A Sixth Ward Middle School, Thibodaux
- D West Thibodaux Middle School, Thibodaux
Elementary and primary schools (18)
- Bayou Blue Elementary School, Houma
- C+ Bayou Blue Upper Elementary School, Houma
- C Bayou Boeuf Elementary School, Thibodaux
- B+ Chackbay Elementary School, Thibodaux
- D+ Cm Washington Elementary School, Thibodaux
- C+ Cut Off Elementary School, Cut Off
- C+ Galliano Elementary School, Galliano
- Golden Meadow Lower Elementary School, Golden Meadow
- C- Golden Meadow Upper Elementary School, Golden Meadow
- Lockport Lower Elementary School, Lockport
- B+ Lockport Upper Elementary School, Lockport
- B North Larose Elementary School, Larose
- Raceland Lower Elementary School, Raceland
- D+ Raceland Upper Elementary School, Raceland
- C+ South Larose Elementary School, Larose
- B St Charles Elementary School, Thibodaux
- Thibodaux Elementary School, Thibodaux
- D Ws Lafargue Elementary School, Thibodaux
Other schools and academies (2)
- A Bayou Community Academy Charter School, Thibodaux
- B- Virtual Academy Of Lafourche, Thibodaux
Where Lafourche Parish schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Lafourche Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,005 students with 877 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,602 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2200900
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Jefferson Parish (81 schools, 21 mi)
- St. Charles Parish (15 schools, 29 mi)
- Terrebonne Parish (30 schools, 29 mi)
- St. James Parish (6 schools, 44 mi)
- St. John the Baptist Parish (10 schools, 45 mi)
- Orleans Parish (4 schools, 48 mi)
- Assumption Parish (9 schools, 49 mi)
- Plaquemines Parish (8 schools, 55 mi)
Questions about Lafourche Parish
How many schools are in Lafourche Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 31 public schools in Lafourche Parish, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lafourche Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Thibodaux, Raceland, Golden Meadow, Houma, Larose and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Lafourche Parish?
Across the 26 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 37.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37%. 85% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lafourche Parish?
14,005 students were enrolled in Lafourche Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lafourche Parish?
Lafourche Parish is in Louisiana, based in Lafourche Parish, with its district office in Thibodaux. Its boundary covers about 1,068 sq mi.