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Northshore High School

Q: Is Northshore High School a good school?

Northshore High School ranks 40 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

40^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 88% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Northshore High School in Slidell, LA, is a large public high school serving 1,518 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-rated St. Tammany Parish school district, where about 35% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its consistent high performance, earning a 4-star rating for the past decade and ranking 40th out of 325 schools statewide (88th percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, making it a top choice for families in the area.

What truly sets Northshore apart is its exceptional support for all students, particularly those with special needs, where it ranks in the 95th percentile (5 stars)—a stark contrast to nearby schools like Salmen High School and Slidell High School, which do not provide subgroup data for this population. Academically, Northshore outperforms its city peers by a wide margin: it scores an average of 30 percentage points higher than Salmen (e.g., 82% proficient in Geometry vs. 29%) and 17 points higher than Slidell High. Even compared to the strong Lakeshore High School, Northshore matches or exceeds key areas like Algebra I (82% vs. N/A) and Geometry (82% vs. 85%), despite Lakeshore having a higher overall state ranking. This creates a clear "Slidell Divide," where Northshore is a high-performing outlier just 2-3 miles from lower-performing schools, suggesting its success is driven by strong school culture and leadership.

Beyond test scores, Northshore excels in keeping students engaged, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 19.7%—significantly better than Slidell High (32.4%), Salmen (30.0%), and Pearl River High School (36.3%)—and below district and state averages. Its graduation rate of 85.7% is slightly above the state average, and its dropout rate of 3.1% is on a downward trend. The school also shows broad-based excellence, ranking in the 89th percentile for White students and 88th for Male students, with a notable strength in serving African American students (92nd percentile). While Hispanic students rank lower (64th percentile), this highlights a targeted opportunity for improvement. Overall, Northshore offers a stable, high-quality education with strong support systems, making it a standout choice in the Slidell area.

1,518

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,343

Per pupil spending ?

34.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Panther Drive
Slidell, LA 70461

(985) 649-6400

District: St. Tammany Parish

Feeder schools for Northshore High School:

Elementary:	Cypress Cove Elementary School
	Honey Island Elementary School
	Whispering Forest Elementary School
Middle:	Boyet Junior High School
	Little Oak Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.6%

African American:

22.0%

Hispanic:

11.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (79% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Louisiana high schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg62%

40^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 12%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

18^th of 116St. 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
2026	83.0	40 of 325	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	57 of 329	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	50 of 333	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	36 of 321	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	32 of 326	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	38 of 322	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.7	41 of 313	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	65 of 302	78.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.2	63 of 297	78.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.0	36 of 297	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	77.1	33 of 312	89.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.2	21 of 309	93.2%	★★★★★
2013	77.9	34 of 312	89.1%	★★★★☆
2012	82.4	22 of 310	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	81.5	29 of 300	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	82.3	25 of 297	91.6%	★★★★★
2009	75.2	43 of 301	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	81.8	23 of 291	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.3	13 of 290	95.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	20 of 260	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	78.6	29 of 256	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	33 of 260	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	27 of 252	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.5	23 of 256	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.4	32 of 243	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	32 of 233	86.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	5 of 23	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	11 of 24	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	4 of 20	80.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	12 of 57	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	12 of 40	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	22.3	33 of 38	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	9 of 27	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	42 of 313	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	58 of 308	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	45 of 308	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.1	35 of 308	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	35 of 311	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	30 of 288	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	41 of 292	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	45 of 125	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.4	25 of 120	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	45 of 113	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	33 of 107	69.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	33 of 103	68.0%	★★★★☆
2021	38.5	60 of 92	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	49 of 78	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	63 of 321	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	68 of 323	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	59 of 328	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	57 of 321	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	45 of 322	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	83 of 285	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	80 of 301	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	36 of 311	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.1	48 of 313	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	47 of 315	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	48 of 306	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	26 of 301	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	78.7	47 of 292	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	50 of 291	82.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	23 of 67	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	81.9	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	6 of 63	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	4 of 50	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	1 of 39	97.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	8 of 168	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	6 of 170	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	12 of 165	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	7 of 138	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	2 of 139	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	9 of 135	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	64.6	36 of 122	70.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	28 of 244	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	67 of 245	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	42 of 248	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	51 of 249	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	22 of 250	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	24 of 245	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.0	36 of 249	85.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)95th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)79th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+17 vs state

Geometry82%+25 vs state

English II82%+15 vs state

Biology78%+18 vs state

English I75%+9 vs state

U.S. History74%+19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Friday, September 3, 2010

I am currently a sophomore at Northshore High. I love this school because it really is challenging and these teachers are excellent. I am in honors classes and they can b difficult, but that gives me the oppurtunity to learn more. I would definitely send my kid to Northshore or attend Northshore if I were you! Close Quote

by a student on FaceBook
Saturday, January 24, 2009

This school brings the better of every individual to their highest potential. They have a very strong discipline system that is not used very often as the children at this school are well behaved. The academics are wonderful, and they after school activities can keep any child in need of something to do busy.

Great school, if you're looking for one and this is in your district... Get right on it! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	83	40^th of 325 public high schools	87.7%		77.3	57^th of 329 public high schools	82.7%	17	82.0	82.0	82.0	74.0	75.0	78.0	$14,343
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%)	58.2	147^th of 325 public high schools	54.8%		52.1	166^th of 329 public high schools	49.5%	19	61.0	56.0	69.0	63.0	63.0	67.0	$14,835
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%)	29.8	231^st of 325 public high schools	28.9%		27.8	237^th of 329 public high schools	28.0%	6	62.0	29.0	50.0	47.0	52.0	48.0	$15,129
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%)	57.6	152^nd of 325 public high schools	53.2%		54.6	155^th of 329 public high schools	52.9%	3	61.0	57.0	68.0	60.0	67.0	64.0	$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%)	88.7	16^th of 325 public high schools	95.1%		81.6	41^st of 329 public high schools	87.5%	25		85.0	85.0	76.0	82.0	82.0	$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%)	16.7	273^rd of 325 public high schools	16.0%		4.4	310^th of 329 public high schools	5.8%	37	49.0		43.0	34.0	31.0	43.0	$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%)	85.1	29^th of 325 public high schools	91.1%		79.4	48^th of 329 public high schools	85.4%	19	78.0	79.0	85.0	75.0	82.0	84.0	$15,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Northshore High School

What schools feed into Northshore High School?

Northshore High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cypress Cove Elementary School
Elementary : Honey Island Elementary School
Elementary : Whispering Forest Elementary School
Middle : Boyet Junior High School
Middle : Little Oak Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Northshore High School?

Students at Northshore High School are 60% White, 22% African American, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Northshore High School a good school?

Northshore High School ranks 40^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Northshore High School in?

St. Tammany Parish

How many students attend Northshore High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,518 students attended Northshore High School.

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