Southdown Elementary School

Regular School · Houma, LA

Southdown Elementary School is a regular school school in Houma, Louisiana, serving grades PK–06 with 572 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

572

Teachers (FTE)

35.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	324	57%
White	91	16%
Hispanic/Latino	75	13%
Two or more races	61	11%
American Indian / Alaska Native	15	3%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	572	314M / 258F

English Language Learners: 43 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	20.0% -9.5pp	29.5%	261
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -4.7pp	40.7%	260
Science Proficiency	14.0%	—	256

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.63 grade levels

Math

-0.17 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

1 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

170

29.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	572	100%

Contact & Location

1124 St. Charles Street

Houma, LA 70360

Phone: (985)303-4835

District

Terrebonne Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,174

District enrollment: 15,772

Other Schools in District

Acadian Elementary School Elementary
Bourg Elementary School Elementary
Broadmoor Elementary School Elementary
Coteau-Bayou Blue Elementary School Elementary
Dularge Elementary School Elementary
Grand Caillou Elementary School Elementary
Legion Park Elementary School Elementary
Lisa Park Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70360) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220174001366

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD