Enrollment
208
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001265
Alton Elementary School
38276 North 5th Avenue, Slidell, LA 70460 · (985) 863-5353 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL208 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
178 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 15% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
23.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -31.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 31 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 54.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Alton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #300 of 583 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #409 of 582 | #20 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #423 of 587 | #23 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -22.5pp | #3 of 540 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 208 | #650 of 714 | #28 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #38 of 655 | #2 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #277 of 655 | #12 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #193 of 705 | #1 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #164 of 197 | #7 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
208
+53 (+34%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 249
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 10.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 208 | 20.9 | 9.9:1 | 86% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 19 | 12.8:1 | 85% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 215 | 15.4 | 14.0:1 | 88% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 155 | 15 | 10.3:1 | 85% (132) |
| 2017-18 | 202 | 17.3 | 11.7:1 | 96% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | N/A | N/A | 94% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 97% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 23 | 10.0:1 | 88% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 249 | 19 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alton Elementary School.
About Alton Elementary School
Alton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Slidell, Louisiana, one of the schools in St. Tammany Parish. The latest federal count shows 208 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 54% lower.
St. Tammany Parish counts 35,956 students in its 55 schools, and Alton Elementary School is one of them.
At Alton Elementary School, Black students make up 63% of the student body. After that, the student body is 21% Hispanic, 13% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show St. Tammany Parish is about 12% Black. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Alton Elementary School is 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. About 86% of students, or 178, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish.
The model predicts 22.7% for a school in Louisiana with Alton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Alton Elementary School posts 32.2%.
Census estimates describe St. Tammany Parish this way: the median household income is $81,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, St. Tammany Parish has 56 public schools and roughly 36,212 students.
The closest public school, Whispering Forest Elementary School, is about 1.1 miles from Alton Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Alton Elementary School is 6th among 7 schools close by.
NCES assigns Alton Elementary School the locale Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 53 students since 2020-21, to 208.
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St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Slidell
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Salmen High SchoolHigh · 1,091 students
- W.L. Abney ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Little Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Henry Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Whispering Forest Elementary School1.1 mi · 453
- Little Pearl Elementary School1.6 mi · 98
- Clearwood Junior High School1.6 mi · 539
- Riverside Elementary School1.9 mi · 420
- Pearl River High School2.5 mi · 781
- Bonne Ecole Elementary School3.1 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Alton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alton Elementary School?
Alton Elementary School enrolls approximately 208 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alton Elementary School serve?
Alton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Alton Elementary School have?
Alton Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alton Elementary School?
At Alton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 21% Hispanic, 63% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Alton Elementary School public or private?
Alton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Tammany Parish.
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