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Salmen High School

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Salmen High School ranks 237 th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 28% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Salmen High School is a public high school located in Slidell, Louisiana, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,191 students. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district, which is ranked 19th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Salmen High School lags behind the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 46% of Salmen High students were proficient or better in LEAP/Algebra I, compared to 73% in the St. Tammany Parish district and 63% statewide. Salmen High's four-year graduation rate has also fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 71.0% to 83.2%, which is lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20.6% to 30.6% in recent years, higher than nearby schools in the district.

Compared to other high schools in the St. Tammany Parish district, such as Fontainebleau High, Lakeshore High, and Northshore High, Salmen High School's performance is notably lower. The school also has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.62% to 63.73%, which may be a contributing factor to its academic challenges. Addressing the issues of chronic absenteeism and supporting students from low-income backgrounds could be crucial for improving Salmen High School's overall outcomes.

1,091

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,129

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Spartan Drive
Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 643-7359

District: St. Tammany Parish

Feeder schools for Salmen High School:

Elementary:	Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center
	Glynn H. Brock Elementary School
	W.L. Abney Elementary
Middle:	St. Tammany Junior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.8%

White:

14.9%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (76% vs 85%)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg71%

Louisiana avg62%

237^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8High Schools in the St. Tammany Parish

19^th of 118St. Tammany Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	237 of 329	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	221 of 333	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	227 of 321	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	196 of 326	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.6	242 of 322	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	188 of 313	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	191 of 302	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	68.0	107 of 297	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.0	132 of 297	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.8	146 of 312	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.6	140 of 309	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.8	168 of 312	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.5	134 of 310	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	205 of 300	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	174 of 297	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	170 of 301	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.5	187 of 291	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.1	171 of 290	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	173 of 256	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	141 of 260	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	148 of 252	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	98 of 256	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	136 of 243	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.0	87 of 233	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	39.1	17 of 22	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	229 of 308	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	219 of 308	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	228 of 308	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	218 of 311	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.6	230 of 288	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	168 of 292	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	82 of 120	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	74 of 113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	61 of 107	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	64 of 103	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.7	87 of 92	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	44 of 78	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	232 of 323	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	219 of 328	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	206 of 321	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	199 of 322	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	241 of 285	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	176 of 301	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	214 of 313	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	215 of 315	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	213 of 306	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	192 of 301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	218 of 292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.1	178 of 291	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	36 of 66	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	54 of 63	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	63.9	15 of 50	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	30 of 47	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	150 of 170	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	60.4	52 of 165	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	103 of 138	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	58 of 139	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.8	101 of 135	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	74 of 122	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	102 of 245	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	180 of 248	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	207 of 249	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	201 of 250	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	225 of 245	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.5	129 of 249	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)58th percentile+30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I56%-13 vs state

English II52%-15 vs state

Biology49%-10 vs state

U.S. History47%-7 vs state

Algebra I46%-17 vs state

Geometry33%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Salmen High School	Public	9-12	300 Spartan Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-7359	1,091	74	14.8	62.6%	163 (14.9%)	751 (68.8%)	98 (9.0%)	28 (2.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (4.3%)	27.8	237^th of 329 public high schools	28.0%		34	221^st of 333 public high schools	33.6%	16	46.0	33.0	52.0	47.0	56.0	49.0	$15,129
Slidell High School	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-2992	1,654	116	14.2	52.3%	746 (45.1%)	614 (37.1%)	170 (10.3%)	16 (1.0%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	96 (5.8%)	52.1	166^th of 329 public high schools	49.5%		45.9	187^th of 333 public high schools	43.8%	21	61.0	46.0	62.0	64.0	73.0	59.0	$14,835
Northshore High School	Public	9-12	100 Panther Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 649-6400	1,518	101	15.0	34.9%	905 (59.6%)	334 (22.0%)	167 (11.0%)	43 (2.8%)	9 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.0%)	77.3	57^th of 329 public high schools	82.7%		79.5	50^th of 333 public high schools	85.0%	7	73.0	76.0	75.0	79.0	75.0	80.0	$14,343
Pearl River High School	Public	9-12	39110 Rebel Lane	Pearl River	70452	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 863-2591	781	62	12.6	51.5%	570 (73.0%)	63 (8.1%)	105 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	54.6	155^th of 329 public high schools	52.9%		53.2	166^th of 333 public high schools	50.2%	11	59.0	68.0	69.0	49.0	68.0	62.0	$16,100
Lakeshore High School	Public	9-12	26301 Highway 1088	Mandeville	70488	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 624-5046	835	66	12.6	35.2%	573 (68.6%)	122 (14.6%)	95 (11.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	81.6	41^st of 329 public high schools	87.5%		79.7	49^th of 333 public high schools	85.3%	8	75.0	81.0	79.0	86.0	80.0	79.0	$16,489
Sarah Towles Reed High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5316 Michoud Blvd	New Orleans	70129	Orleans Parish	Sarah Towles Reed High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 503-0749	397	26	15.2	89.4%	4 (1.0%)	215 (54.2%)	156 (39.3%)	20 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4.4	310^th of 329 public high schools	5.8%		7	305^th of 333 public high schools	8.4%	5	32.0	16.0	27.0	21.0	24.0		$18,263
New Orleans Accelerated High School	Public, Charter	8-12	12000 Hayne Blvd.	New Orleans	70128	Orleans Parish	New Orleans Accelerated High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 267-3882	200	7	28.0	79.5%	7 (3.5%)	169 (84.5%)	19 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Fontainebleau High School	Public	9-12	100 Bulldog Drive	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-7112	1,451	110	13.2	32.2%	1,056 (72.8%)	163 (11.2%)	158 (10.9%)	26 (1.8%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (2.8%)	79.4	48^th of 329 public high schools	85.4%		66	110^th of 333 public high schools	67.0%	62	69.0	78.0	82.0	73.0	82.0	80.0	$15,440
Abramson Sci Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5552 Read Blvd	New Orleans	70127	Orleans Parish	Sci Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(504) 373-6264	655	52	12.5	94.2%	4 (0.6%)	521 (79.5%)	70 (10.7%)	47 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Salmen High School

Is Salmen High School a good school?

Salmen High School ranks 237^th of 329 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Salmen High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,091 students attended Salmen High School.

What schools feed into Salmen High School?

Salmen High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Glynn H. Brock Elementary School
Elementary : W.L. Abney Elementary
Middle : St. Tammany Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Salmen High School?

Students at Salmen High School are 69% African American, 15% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Salmen High School in?

St. Tammany Parish

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