Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Summary:

Bayou Community Academy Charter School is a public charter elementary school in Thibodaux, Louisiana, serving grades PK-8 with 515 students. This high-performing school consistently outshines the Lafourche Parish and Louisiana state averages on standardized tests, ranking among the top 20 elementary schools in the state.

Bayou Community Academy's academic excellence is evident across multiple grade levels and subject areas. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, 95% of 6th graders and 94% of 7th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to just 69% and 59% for Lafourche Parish and Louisiana, respectively. The school's consistent 5-star rating from SchoolDigger further underscores its exceptional performance, which places it in the top 3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. Bayou Community Academy also excels in serving diverse student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and White students, as well as those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Bayou Community Academy outperforms its district and state, nearby schools like Bayou Boeuf Elementary and Chackbay Elementary also demonstrate strong academic achievement, with 5-star and 4-star ratings, respectively. However, the school's exceptional performance stands out, particularly when compared to its charter school peer, The MAX Charter School, which has significantly lower academic performance and a 0-star rating.


Detail:

Public, Charter PK, KG-8

 800 East Seventh Street
       Thibodaux, LA  70301


(985) 446-3011

District: Lafourche Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
17th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,797 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  511

Racial breakdown:

White:
73.6%
African American:
12.1%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  31.1% Help


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Compare Details Bayou Community Academy Charter School ranks better than 97.5% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 2nd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Lafourche Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.69. (See more...)
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Compare Details Bayou Community Academy Charter School ranks better than 98.4% of middle schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.41. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.6%), African American (12.1%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 31.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Lafourche Parish School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bayou Community Academy Charter School is 17.2. 17 elementary schools in the Lafourche Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bayou Community Academy Charter School is $10,797, which is the lowest among 19 elementary schools in the Lafourche Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bayou Community Academy Charter School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bayou Community Academy Charter School 17th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Bayou Community Academy Charter School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Bayou Community Academy Charter School 7th of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Bayou Community Academy Charter School in the ranking list.)

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Lafourche Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Lafourche Parish 15th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 90.05 30th 777 96.1%
2015 95.14 17th 792 97.9%
2016 93.37 18th 742 97.6%
2017 94.90 13th 739 98.2%
2018 95.75 10th 728 98.6%
2019 97.31 6th 731 99.2%
2021 96.84 11th 729 98.5%
2022 96.88 15th 727 97.9%
2023 97.41 13th 730 98.2%
2024 94.69 17th 675 97.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.12 12th 682 98.2%
2019 98.42 6th 697 99.1%
2021 97.52 14th 719 98.1%
2022 95.57 19th 724 97.4%
2023 96.63 18th 723 97.5%
2024 94.69 26th 674 96.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.56 5th 684 99.3%
2021 95.95 13th 705 98.2%
2022 94.57 18th 701 97.4%
2023 96.36 12th 705 98.3%
2024 95.75 13th 635 98.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.53 13th 696 98.1%
2021 95.79 13th 704 98.2%
2022 96.57 16th 712 97.8%
2023 97.19 10th 713 98.6%
2024 94.48 18th 651 97.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.99 7th 547 98.7%
2019 97.98 12th 559 97.9%
2021 99.34 3rd 564 99.5%
2022 99.26 4th 562 99.3%
2023 97.20 14th 570 97.5%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.57 11th 516 97.9%
2019 94.96 9th 517 98.3%
2021 92.43 20th 522 96.2%
2022 92.78 19th 517 96.3%
2023 94.28 14th 518 97.3%
2024 89.41 18th 434 95.9%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 90.08 22nd 470 95.3%
2015 94.12 16th 482 96.7%
2016 87.44 32nd 435 92.6%
2017 90.65 25th 437 94.3%
2018 94.75 11th 411 97.3%
2019 95.08 13th 449 97.1%
2021 97.02 6th 459 98.7%
2022 96.06 9th 460 98.0%
2023 97.40 8th 465 98.3%
2024 96.41 7th 449 98.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.24 8th 403 98.0%
2019 96.35 13th 430 97.0%
2021 97.58 8th 455 98.2%
2022 98.05 7th 458 98.5%
2023 97.45 8th 459 98.3%
2024 96.61 10th 444 97.7%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.55 15th 418 96.4%
2021 93.54 15th 441 96.6%
2022 97.09 4th 441 99.1%
2023 95.48 8th 444 98.2%
2024 95.45 7th 415 98.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.76 9th 418 97.8%
2021 96.52 9th 442 98.0%
2022 94.52 14th 442 96.8%
2023 97.37 9th 443 98.0%
2024 97.21 5th 426 98.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.99 4th 313 98.7%
2019 97.28 11th 338 96.7%
2021 92.04 19th 352 94.6%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.39 10th 338 97.0%
2019 92.75 14th 350 96.0%
2021 94.87 6th 358 98.3%
2022 94.59 10th 362 97.2%
2023 94.44 9th 352 97.4%
2024 92.98 8th 320 97.5%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a citizen
Saturday, July 15, 2017

Open Quote So proud of our school .. so blessed to have my granddaughter attending this school! Love the teachers, staff and administrators.. BCA all the way! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2012 174 47 0 2 1 0 5 0 229
2013 252 45 1 5 2 0 0 0 305
2014 304 47 2 7 6 0 14 0 380
2015 340 49 8 11 5 0 18 0 431
2016 357 64 10 18 6 0 24 0 479
2017 343 70 6 18 7 0 32 0 476
2018 344 78 8 16 7 0 32 0 485
2019 341 81 10 16 6 0 32 0 486
2020 351 80 11 15 5 0 35 0 497
2021 346 72 11 14 6 0 38 0 487
2022 354 63 10 14 10 0 41 0 492
2023 376 61 11 13 12 0 42 0 515
2024 376 62 9 12 8 0 44 0 511

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 229 12.5 18.2 48.5
2013 305 15.9 19.0 33.8
2014 380 22.0 17.2 31.1
2015 431 26.0 16.5 29.2
2016 479 33.0 14.5 34.7
2017 476 30.4 15.6 36.8
2018 485 24.1 20.0 30.5
2019 486 24.2 20.0 30.7
2020 497 26.1 18.9 32.4
2021 487 26.0 18.7 21.6
2022 492 27.8 17.6 27.4
2023 515 27.5 18.6 30.5
2024 511 29.6 17.2 31.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 229 12.5 18.2 48.5
2013 305 15.9 19.0 33.8
2014 380 22.0 17.2 31.1
2015 431 26.0 16.5 29.2
2016 479 33.0 14.5 34.7
2017 476 30.4 15.6 36.8
2018 485 24.1 20.0 30.5
2019 486 24.2 20.0 30.7
2020 497 26.1 18.9 32.4
2021 487 26.0 18.7 21.6
2022 492 27.8 17.6 27.4
2023 515 27.5 18.6 30.5
2024 511 29.6 17.2 31.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,176
2018 $8,878
2019 $9,001
2020 $9,294
2021 $10,075
2022 $10,797

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bayou Community Academy Charter School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 6th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 13th of 730 Elementary schools
 1%
Ranks 13th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 8th of 465 Middle schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)10099
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lafourche Parish)7870
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)9088
 2%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Lafourche Parish)5545
 10%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)10099
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Lafourche Parish)8378
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7269
 3%
4th Grade Social Studies (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)8788
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Lafourche Parish)6158
 3%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)10093
 7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lafourche Parish)6963
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade Social Studies (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)9185
 6%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Lafourche Parish)6854
 14%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)10090
 10%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Lafourche Parish)8480
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7269
 3%
7th Grade Social Studies (Bayou Community Academy Charter School)7891
 13%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Lafourche Parish)6962
 7%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students486515
 6%
African American8161
 24.7%
American Indian612
 100%
Asian1011
 10%
Hispanic1613
 18.8%
Pacific Islander00
White341376
 10.3%
Two or More Races3242
 31.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.7%30.5%
 0.2%


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Yes! Bayou Community Academy Charter School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 17th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 511 students attended Bayou Community Academy Charter School.

Students at Bayou Community Academy Charter School are 74% White, 12% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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