St. Tammany Parish Education: 4,006 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2023-24 school year

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | https://www.nsula.edu

By North Shore Louisiana News

Dec 24, 2024

There were 4,006 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Tammany Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 9% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Tammany Parish welcomed 36,555 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 11% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 55 schools within the parish, Slidell High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 166 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

Ethnicities in St. Tammany Parish in 2023-24 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in St. Tammany Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Number of Hispanic Students	Total Enrollment
Alton Elementary School	26.9%	61	227
E. E. Lyon Elementary School	22.2%	148	666
Pine View Middle School	21.1%	136	646
Florida Avenue Elementary School	20.6%	96	467
William Pitcher Junior High School	19.7%	58	295
Covington Elementary School	19%	111	583
Cypress Cove Elementary School	18.7%	116	620
Bayou Woods Elementary School	18.1%	73	403
Bayou Lacombe Middle School	16.8%	33	196
Chahta-Ima Elementary School	16.8%	55	327
Woodlake Elementary School	16.7%	78	468
Carolyn Park Middle School	16.7%	37	221
Honey Island Elementary School	16.5%	98	595
Boyet Junior High School	14.5%	95	656
Abita Springs Elementary School	14%	90	641
Little Oak Middle School	13.5%	115	855
Riverside Elementary School	13.3%	56	422
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	13.3%	44	332
L. P. Monteleone Junior High School	13.2%	48	363
Marigny Elementary School	12.2%	51	418
Pearl River High School	12.2%	97	793
Slidell Junior High School	12.1%	86	713
Mandeville Elementary School	12%	62	517
Fontainebleau Junior High School	11.4%	91	800
Little Pearl Elementary School	11.3%	13	115
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	11.2%	79	703
Whispering Forest Elementary School	10.6%	52	492
Mandeville Middle School	10.4%	51	492
Covington High School	10.4%	163	1,568
Fontainebleau High School	10.3%	155	1,508
Lakeshore High School	10%	84	844
Clearwood Junior High School	10%	62	617
Northshore High School	9.9%	150	1,519
Magnolia Trace Elementary School	9.9%	36	364
Abita Springs Middle School	9.9%	42	423
Creekside Junior High School	9.9%	43	433
Slidell High School	9.9%	167	1,682
Mandeville Junior High School	9.4%	47	502
Tchefuncte Middle School	9.2%	60	653
W. L. Abney Elementary School	8.3%	80	968
Folsom Elementary School	8.3%	39	468
Mandeville High School	8%	165	2,067
Salmen High School	7.8%	83	1,058
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	7.6%	24	316
Lake Harbor Middle School	7.4%	42	569
Madisonville Elementary School	7.2%	77	1,075
St. Tammany Junior High School	7.2%	50	690
Pontchartrain Elementary School	6.7%	45	668
Folsom Junior High School	6.7%	13	195
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	6.4%	90	1,406
Henry Mayfield Elementary School	5.9%	45	763
Sixth Ward Elementary School	5.9%	20	339
Madisonville Junior High School	5.7%	38	662
Lee Road Junior High School	5.1%	38	743
Fifth Ward Junior High School	4.4%	19	429