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Tchefuncte Middle School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Tchefuncte Middle School is a public middle school located in Mandeville, Louisiana, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 693 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.

Tchefuncte Middle School consistently outperforms the St. Tammany Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) test scores for Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Tchefuncte Middle School is projected to have 89% of students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 69% for St. Tammany Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Similarly, in ELA, Tchefuncte Middle School is projected to have 91% of students proficient or better, compared to 79% for St. Tammany Parish and 70% for Louisiana. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 9.7% in the 2023-2024 school year to 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average of 21.9% for the 2022-2023 school year.

Tchefuncte Middle School has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 25.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than the state average and several of the nearby schools, such as Bayou Lacombe Middle and L.P. Monteleone Junior High School. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is lower than the nearby schools and the state average.

682

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,295

Per pupil spending ?

25.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1530 West Causeway Approach
Mandeville, LA 70471

(985) 626-7118

District: St. Tammany Parish

Students who attend Tchefuncte Middle School usually attend:

High:

Mandeville High School

Feeder schools for Tchefuncte Middle School:

Elementary:

Pontchartrain Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.1%

Hispanic:

8.4%

African American:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2018 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (90% 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 school90%

District avg74%

Louisiana avg65%

50^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	90.6	50 of 666	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	22 of 675	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	26 of 730	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	34 of 727	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	95.0	17 of 729	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	29 of 731	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	52 of 728	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	148 of 501	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	53 of 509	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	192 of 570	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.1	126 of 562	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	93.1	31 of 564	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	54 of 559	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	71.8	116 of 547	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	90.6	15 of 281	94.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	52 of 633	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	24 of 705	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	38 of 701	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	20 of 705	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	37 of 684	94.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	10 of 207	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	21 of 189	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.2	27 of 233	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	21 of 220	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	25 of 202	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	18 of 190	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	10 of 168	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	77 of 661	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	49 of 674	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	52 of 723	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	84 of 724	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	26 of 719	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	78 of 697	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	40 of 682	94.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	35 of 641	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	32 of 651	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	25 of 713	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	39 of 712	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	23 of 704	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	31 of 696	95.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	84.9	4 of 46	91.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	9 of 241	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	2 of 208	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	10 of 296	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	8 of 307	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	6 of 306	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	12 of 333	96.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	43 of 431	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	20 of 434	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	23 of 518	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	45 of 517	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	23 of 522	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	30 of 517	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.6	36 of 516	93.0%	★★★★★

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 (2025)96th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2018)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)91st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)70th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+21 vs state

Mathematics89%+29 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
Tchefuncte Middle School	Public	4-6	1530 West Causeway Approach	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-7118	682	51	13.3	25.5%	553 (81.1%)	30 (4.4%)	57 (8.4%)	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)								(n/a)	86.0	87.0				89.0	87.0	91.0	94.0			91.0		$16,295
Mandeville Junior High School	Public	7-8	639 Carondelet Street	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-4428	510	46	11.1	22.9%	398 (78.0%)	37 (7.3%)	47 (9.2%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.9%)	89.1	30^th of 447 public middle schools	93.3%		88.1	39^th of 449 public middle schools	91.3%	9				89.0	74.0	83.0				88.0	86.0	87.0		$18,003
Lake Harbor Middle School	Public	4-6	1700 Viola Street	Mandeville	70448	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 674-4440	582	44	13.3	28.4%	449 (77.1%)	58 (10.0%)	42 (7.2%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)	88.0	83.0	86.0			86.0	87.0	86.0	91.0			89.0		$16,011
Madisonville Junior High School	Public	7-8	106 Cedar Street	Madisonville	70447	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 845-3355	647	46	14.2	21.2%	556 (85.9%)	34 (5.3%)	29 (4.5%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	86.6	46^th of 447 public middle schools	89.7%		88.2	37^th of 449 public middle schools	91.8%	9				83.0	70.0	78.0				90.0	84.0	87.0		$14,709
Fontainebleau Junior High School	Public	7-8	100 Hurricane Alley	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 875-7501	784	55	14.1	32.4%	572 (73.0%)	67 (8.5%)	94 (12.0%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	87.5	41^st of 447 public middle schools	90.8%		84.6	52^nd of 449 public middle schools	88.4%	11				81.0	71.0	76.0				88.0	89.0	88.0		$14,419
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
William Pitcher Junior High School	Public	7-8	415 South Jefferson Avenue	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-3021	266	32	8.3	60.9%	124 (46.6%)	91 (34.2%)	42 (15.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	47.3	245^th of 447 public middle schools	45.2%		33.8	308^th of 449 public middle schools	31.4%	63				51.0	42.0	46.0				73.0	71.0	72.0		$23,638
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
Pine View Middle School	Public	4-6	1200 West 27th Avenue	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-6204	694	50	13.7	61.5%	325 (46.8%)	175 (25.2%)	151 (21.8%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (4.6%)								(n/a)	54.0	62.0	53.0			56.0	66.0	71.0	70.0			69.0		$16,226
Abita Springs Middle School	Public	4-6	72079 Maple Street	Abita Springs	70420	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 892-2070	435	32	13.5	47.8%	321 (73.8%)	45 (10.3%)	49 (11.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.4%)								(n/a)	72.0		83.0			76.0	78.0	87.0	86.0			83.0		$16,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Tchefuncte Middle School

What district is Tchefuncte Middle School in?

St. Tammany Parish

What is the racial makeup of Tchefuncte Middle School?

Students at Tchefuncte Middle School are 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Tchefuncte Middle School attend?

Students who attend Tchefuncte Middle School usually go on to attend Mandeville High School

How many students attend Tchefuncte Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Tchefuncte Middle School.

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