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Slidell Junior High School

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Slidell Junior High School ranks 244 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Slidell Junior High School is a public middle school serving 769 students in grades 7-8 in Slidell, Louisiana, which is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. While the district is ranked 19th out of 118 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Slidell Junior High School faces several challenges that set it apart from its higher-performing neighbors.

Academically, Slidell Junior High School's test scores lag behind the parish and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools over the past 8 years, placing it in the 2-star category on the SchoolDigger rating system. Additionally, the school has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.6% to 31.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Slidell Junior High School is located in close proximity to several other middle schools in the St. Tammany Parish district, including Lake Harbor Middle, Mandeville Middle, and L.P. Monteleone Junior High, which generally outperform Slidell Junior High School on academic metrics. This proximity highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to help improve student outcomes at Slidell Junior High School.

724

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,536

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Pennsylvania Avenue
Slidell, LA 70458

(985) 641-5914

District: St. Tammany Parish

Students who attend Slidell Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Slidell High School

Feeder schools for Slidell Junior High School:

Elementary:	Bayou Woods Elementary School
	Bonne Ecole Elementary School
	Florida Avenue Elementary School
	Henry Mayfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.7%

White:

40.7%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (60% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

244^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Middle 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	47.5	244 of 447	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	226 of 449	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	236 of 465	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	248 of 460	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.5	236 of 459	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.6	211 of 449	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	186 of 411	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.7	173 of 437	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.2	163 of 435	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.7	193 of 482	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	166 of 470	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.0	135 of 457	70.5%	★★★★☆
2012	60.9	180 of 442	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.2	255 of 412	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	170 of 408	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.8	157 of 425	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	134 of 413	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.3	154 of 396	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	159 of 344	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	116 of 333	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	168 of 360	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	177 of 360	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	160 of 352	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	144 of 338	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	72 of 313	77.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	52.2	71 of 170	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	214 of 415	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	188 of 415	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.8	213 of 444	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	218 of 441	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	208 of 441	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	201 of 418	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	79 of 155	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	85 of 152	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	78 of 163	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.0	92 of 163	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	109 of 153	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	97 of 128	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.5	45 of 118	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.9	260 of 437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	230 of 444	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	241 of 459	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	266 of 458	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	242 of 455	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.7	198 of 430	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	141 of 403	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	214 of 414	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.3	213 of 426	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	248 of 443	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	251 of 442	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	251 of 442	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	209 of 418	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	26 of 41	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	27 of 39	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.4	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	29 of 57	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.9	36 of 49	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	21 of 33	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	101 of 175	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	95 of 206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	94 of 206	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.1	76 of 210	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	93 of 202	54.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	201 of 316	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	205 of 320	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	236 of 352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	239 of 362	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	227 of 358	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	174 of 350	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	153 of 338	54.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)58th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2024)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts71%~ state avg

Mathematics49%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (2025)						LEAP Algebra I (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 Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Slidell Junior High School	Public	7-8	333 Pennsylvania Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 641-5914	724	53	13.7	60.6%	295 (40.7%)	302 (41.7%)	76 (10.5%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.1%)	47.5	244^th of 447 public middle schools	45.4%		52.2	226^th of 449 public middle schools	49.7%	18				59.0	38.0	49.0				74.0	67.0	71.0		$16,536
St. Tammany Junior High School	Public	6-8	701 Cleveland Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-1592	686	45	15.1	71.3%	100 (14.6%)	488 (71.1%)	48 (7.0%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (4.2%)	24.9	351^st of 447 public middle schools	21.5%		24	356^th of 449 public middle schools	20.7%	5			52.0	40.0	32.0	42.0			65.0	48.0	58.0	57.0		$14,148
Carolyn Park Middle	Public	4-6	35708 Liberty Drive	Slidell	70460	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-8593	233	21	10.8	74.7%	48 (20.6%)	129 (55.4%)	37 (15.9%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.6%)								(n/a)	53.0	52.0	57.0			54.0	75.0	63.0	78.0			72.0		$21,975
Little Oak Middle School	Public	4-6	59241 Rebel Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-6510	847	60	14.1	41.4%	500 (59.0%)	166 (19.6%)	124 (14.6%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.7%)								(n/a)	84.0	70.0	76.0			77.0	85.0	84.0	83.0			84.0		$15,074
Boyet Junior High School	Public	7-8	59295 Rebel Drive	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 643-3775	644	43	15.0	39.8%	359 (55.7%)	130 (20.2%)	107 (16.6%)	15 (2.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	66.6	152^nd of 447 public middle schools	66.0%		68.4	141^st of 449 public middle schools	68.6%	11				69.0	47.0	59.0				83.0	77.0	80.0		$14,856
Clearwood Junior High School	Public	4-8	130 Clearwood Drive	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-8200	539	46	11.7	53.2%	282 (52.3%)	159 (29.5%)	63 (11.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (4.6%)	61.7	175^th of 447 public middle schools	60.9%		59.1	188^th of 449 public middle schools	58.1%	13		50.0	71.0		42.0	62.0	72.0	76.0	80.0	74.0	74.0	76.0		$17,577
Creekside Junior High	Public	6-8	65434 Highway 41	Pearl River	70452	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 863-5882	447	37	11.9	56.2%	326 (72.9%)	51 (11.4%)	51 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	57.1	196^th of 447 public middle schools	56.2%		59.2	186^th of 449 public middle schools	58.6%	10			61.0	64.0	33.0	54.0			82.0	76.0	74.0	76.0	95.0	$19,743
Bayou Lacombe Middle	Public	4-6	27527 St. Joseph St.	Lacombe	70445	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 882-5416	209	19	10.8	62.7%	96 (45.9%)	62 (29.7%)	36 (17.2%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.8%)								(n/a)	65.0	50.0	65.0			60.0	80.0		81.0			78.0		$21,997
L.P. Monteleone Junior High School	Public	7-8	63000 Blue Marlin Drive	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 951-8088	349	38	9.1	35.8%	222 (63.6%)	60 (17.2%)	47 (13.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	79.8	90^th of 447 public middle schools	79.9%		84	56^th of 449 public middle schools	87.5%	34				79.0	55.0	69.0				89.0	85.0	86.0	100.0	$20,072
Gayle Sloan Middle School	Public	4-6	2525 Soult Street	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-8778	502	38	13.1	21.7%	400 (79.7%)	19 (3.8%)	61 (12.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)								(n/a)	81.0	85.0	90.0			86.0	85.0	94.0	91.0			90.0		$16,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Slidell Junior High School

What high school do graduates of Slidell Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Slidell Junior High School usually go on to attend Slidell High School

Is Slidell Junior High School a good school?

Slidell Junior High School ranks 244^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Slidell Junior High School in?

St. Tammany Parish

What is the racial makeup of Slidell Junior High School?

Students at Slidell Junior High School are 42% African American, 41% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Slidell Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 724 students attended Slidell Junior High School.

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