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Honey Island Elementary School

Public Grades 2-3

Summary

Honey Island Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Slidell, Louisiana, serving grades 2-3 with a total enrollment of 614 students. The school is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district, which is ranked 13th out of 114 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Honey Island Elementary consistently performs above the state and district averages in LEAP assessments for Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, 85% of Honey Island students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 79% in the district and 67% statewide. The school also has a more diverse student population compared to some of the nearby schools, with 56.03% White, 19.71% African American, 15.8% Hispanic, and 8.21% other races. Honey Island Elementary performs well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 101 out of 570 Louisiana elementary schools for African American students and in the top 109 out of 233 for Hispanic students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Additionally, Honey Island Elementary has a relatively lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (46.74% in 2022-2023) compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Alton Elementary School and Bayou Woods Elementary School, which also demonstrate strong academic performance and could provide valuable insights for Honey Island Elementary to learn from. The school's proximity to Cypress Cove Elementary School, which serves grades PK-1, could also be an asset in ensuring a smooth transition for students as they progress through the early grades.

607

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,584

Per pupil spending ?

46%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Military Road
Slidell, LA 70461

(985) 641-3557

District: St. Tammany Parish

Students who attend Honey Island Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Boyet Junior High School
	Little Oak Middle School
High:	Northshore High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

African American:

20.1%

Hispanic:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2023

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (73% vs 65% meeting standards)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

Not ranked this year

Honey Island Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2023	76.3	172 of 730	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	140 of 727	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	101 of 729	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	130 of 731	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	203 of 728	72.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.2	167 of 739	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	265 of 742	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	83.0	92 of 792	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	84 of 777	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.8	171 of 772	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.7	89 of 764	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	82.8	107 of 766	86.0%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	88 of 736	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	88.2	48 of 738	93.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	51 of 743	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	90.7	35 of 725	95.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	77.2	101 of 570	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	144 of 562	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	126 of 564	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	68 of 559	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	118 of 547	78.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	55.7	114 of 281	59.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	43.5	56 of 97	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.1	90 of 90	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	53 of 75	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.0	20 of 91	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	61 of 89	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	191 of 705	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	70 of 705	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	105 of 684	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	53.9	109 of 233	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.5	99 of 202	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	69 of 190	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	63.5	253 of 723	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	235 of 724	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	163 of 719	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	102 of 697	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	340 of 682	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	79.7	124 of 713	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	177 of 712	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	150 of 696	78.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	54.9	21 of 48	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.8	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	20 of 46	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	49 of 296	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	43.5	177 of 307	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	92 of 306	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	40.4	206 of 333	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	70.2	134 of 518	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	114 of 517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	85 of 522	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	105 of 517	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	203 of 516	60.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)83rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)83rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2023)82nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)74th percentile~ school

Female (2023)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)65th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2018)59th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)56th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)42nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+9 vs state

Mathematics67%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (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 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Honey Island Elementary School	Public	2-3	500 South Military Road	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-3557	607	45	13.3	46.0%	338 (55.7%)	122 (20.1%)	96 (15.8%)	11 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.1%)								(n/a)	67.0				67.0	79.0				79.0	$15,584
Cypress Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	540 South Military Road	Slidell	70461	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-3033	593	48	12.2	49.6%	323 (54.5%)	117 (19.7%)	115 (19.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)								(n/a)											$17,295
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 Rue Verand	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-0674	651	53	12.2	54.2%	365 (56.1%)	148 (22.7%)	88 (13.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.4%)	72.1	196^th of 666 public elementary schools	70.6%		69.7	227^th of 675 public elementary schools	66.4%	31	75.0	65.0	67.0	77.0	72.0	73.0	77.0	81.0	81.0	78.0	$16,465
Florida Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	342 Florida Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-1605	440	42	10.3	68.6%	168 (38.2%)	149 (33.9%)	86 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.0%)	24.8	530^th of 666 public elementary schools	20.4%		37.4	452^nd of 675 public elementary schools	33.0%	78	48.0	53.0	35.0	40.0	44.0	47.0	65.0	62.0	54.0	56.0	$20,122
Whispering Forest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	38374 Spiehler Road	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-3400	453	41	11.1	54.1%	242 (53.4%)	115 (25.4%)	49 (10.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (8.4%)								(n/a)	77.0				77.0	81.0				81.0	$18,033
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	829 Kostmayer Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 649-1858	233	18	13.1	73.0%	32 (13.7%)	156 (67.0%)	17 (7.3%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.4%)								(n/a)											$15,804
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	259 Brakefield Street	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-5166	345	25	13.5	78.8%	50 (14.5%)	217 (62.9%)	45 (13.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	44.2	392^nd of 666 public elementary schools	41.1%		32	487^th of 675 public elementary schools	27.9%	95	61.0	64.0	37.0		54.0	72.0	62.0	64.0		67.0	$17,807
W.L. Abney Elementary	Public	1-5	825 Kostmayer Avenue	Slidell	70458	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 643-4044	936	69	13.5	72.0%	160 (17.1%)	631 (67.4%)	78 (8.3%)	20 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.4%)	28.1	503^rd of 666 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.7	494^th of 675 public elementary schools	26.8%	9	46.0	37.0	38.0		39.0	63.0	51.0	70.0		61.0	$14,782
Alton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	38276 North 5th Avenue	Slidell	70460	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 863-5353	208	21	9.9	85.6%	26 (12.5%)	132 (63.5%)	44 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	53.2	340^th of 666 public elementary schools	48.9%		50	366^th of 675 public elementary schools	45.8%	26	85.0	54.0	57.0		67.0	65.0	63.0			71.0	$21,663
Bayou Woods Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	35614 Liberty Drive	Slidell	70460	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 641-1901	431	37	11.5	71.2%	108 (25.1%)	209 (48.5%)	86 (20.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)								(n/a)	77.0				77.0	62.0				62.0	$19,412

Frequently Asked Questions about Honey Island Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Honey Island Elementary School?

Students at Honey Island Elementary School are 56% White, 20% African American, 16% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Honey Island Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Honey Island Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boyet Junior High School
Middle : Little Oak Middle School
High : Northshore High School

What district is Honey Island Elementary School in?

St. Tammany Parish

How many students attend Honey Island Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Honey Island Elementary School.

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