📍 3012 Patriot Drive, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, 70363
Ellender Memorial High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houma, Terrebonne Parish. The school has 868 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ellender Memorial High School enrolls 868 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 30% Black or African American, 24% White and 24% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 262 | 30% |
| White | 210 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 207 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 98 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 78 | 9% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
545 of the school's 868 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 545 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ellender Memorial High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-30, state senate district 20, state house district 51.
Ellender Memorial High School is one of 31 schools in Terrebonne Parish, based in Houma, Louisiana. The district serves 14,611 students district-wide and employs 816 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 868 students, Ellender Memorial High School is larger than the district average of about 471 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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