📍 1124 St. Charles Street, Houma, Terrebonne Parish, 70360
Southdown Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houma, Terrebonne Parish. The school has 504 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Terrebonne Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southdown Elementary School enrolls 504 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Black or African American, 14% White and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 313 | 62% |
| White | 71 | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 504 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 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.
Southdown Elementary 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 21, state house district 52.
Southdown Elementary 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 504 students, Southdown Elementary School is close to 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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