Summary:
In zip code 70460, there is one middle school, Carolyn Park Middle, serving grades 4 through 6 in Slidell, Louisiana, with a total enrollment of 233 students.
Carolyn Park Middle presents a mixed picture of performance. The school's strongest subject is English Language Arts (ELA), where 71% of students are proficient, matching the state average. However, it struggles significantly in Math (55% proficient) and especially Social Studies (40% proficient), which is 15 points below the state average and 26 points below the high-performing St. Tammany Parish district average. A notable concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 28.8%, which is worse than both the district (21.2%) and state (22.5%) averages. This absenteeism, combined with a high poverty rate (74.68% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch), likely contributes to the academic challenges. On a positive note, the school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1, suggesting smaller class sizes that could support more individualized instruction.
A critical finding is a significant performance drop in 5th grade. In Math, 4th graders scored 73% proficient, but 5th graders scored only 42%—a 31-point decline. In Social Studies, the drop is even steeper, from 54% in 4th grade to just 28% in 5th grade. This "5th grade slump" suggests a potential issue with the curriculum or transition for that grade level. While the school underperforms its strong district in Math and Social Studies, its ELA performance is a relative bright spot. For parents, this data highlights a school with clear strengths in reading and writing, but with urgent needs for improvement in math, social studies, and addressing chronic absenteeism.
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