Abita Springs Elementary School

Located at 22410 Level Street, in Abita Springs, Louisiana, Abita Springs Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community that works with 587 students (grades pre-K through 3), operated by St. Tammany Parish. That puts it 30% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Abita Springs Elementary School is one of 55 schools operated by St. Tammany Parish, a district that hosts 35,956 students overall.

Demographically, Abita Springs Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Abita Springs Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Abita Springs Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (St. Tammany Parish) reports that the typical household earns roughly $81,202 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across St. Tammany Parish's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students), Abita Springs Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Abita Springs Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Abita Springs Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 15%: 690 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 6% to 14% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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