Summary:
Zip code 70452 in Pearl River, Louisiana, is home to a single middle school, Creekside Junior High, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the highly-rated St. Tammany Parish school district.
Creekside Junior High shows a mix of strong and concerning performance areas. The school is a standout in advanced mathematics, with 100% of its Algebra I students scoring proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding both the district (78%) and state (65%). It also excels in 6th-grade English Language Arts (ELA), where 84% of students are proficient, outperforming the district average. However, the school faces significant challenges. Its overall math proficiency (56%) and social studies proficiency (52%) lag behind the district averages of 71% and 66%, respectively. Most notably, there is a dramatic "8th-grade math cliff," with proficiency dropping from 67% in 6th grade to just 38% in 8th grade. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.5%, which is well above the district's 21.2% and likely contributes to these academic struggles.
Despite being in a top-ranked district, Creekside Junior High's state ranking has declined from the 59th percentile to the 50th percentile over three years. On a positive note, the school maintains a very low dropout rate of 0.3% and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.9:1. For parents, the school offers strong ELA instruction and an exceptional advanced math program, but the declining math scores in later grades and high absenteeism are key areas to investigate and discuss with the school administration.
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