Enrollment
233
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001271
Carolyn Park Middle
35708 Liberty Drive, Slidell, LA 70460 · (985) 643-8593 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL233 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
174 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 82 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 28% |
Student demographics
62%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
35.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
30.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
Schools most like Carolyn Park Middle
Carolyn Park Middle's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Park Middle this school | 233 | 74.7% | 32.2% |
| R.K. Smith Middle School Luling | 303 | 68.0% | 34.7% |
| Acadian Middle School Lafayette | 340 | 75.9% | 16.3% |
| Labadieville Middle School Labadieville | 191 | 82.7% | 14.5% |
| Natalbany Middle Tickfaw | 347 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
| Patterson Junior High School Patterson | 374 | 75.9% | 35.0% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Carolyn Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #100 of 213 | #16 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #126 of 210 ▼ 14 | #16 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #140 of 213 ▼ 1 | #18 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #39 of 197 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 233 | #187 of 220 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #32 of 195 | #4 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #46 of 195 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.7% | #89 of 214 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #73 of 162 | #6 of 15 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
233
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 577
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 233 | 21.5 | 10.8:1 | 75% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 20.9 | 11.0:1 | 73% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 70% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 81% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 286 | 15.3 | 18.8:1 | 77% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 25 | 11.0:1 | 84% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 585 | 35 | 16.7:1 | 69% (401) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 35 | 17.7:1 | 35% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 577 | 32 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carolyn Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (286 to 233); teachers up 41% (15.3 to 21.5).
About Carolyn Park Middle
Carolyn Park Middle is a small middle-grades school serving families in Slidell, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 233 students in grades 4 through 6. Against the 440-student average for middle schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 47% lower.
St. Tammany Parish enrolls 35,956 students, and its 55 schools include Carolyn Park Middle.
Carolyn Park Middle is 55% Black by enrollment. The remaining students are 21% White, 16% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in St. Tammany Parish, the Black share is about 12%. Carolyn Park Middle's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.8:1. That is lower than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 75%. It compares with 44% for public schools in St. Tammany Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Carolyn Park Middle is B. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Carolyn Park Middle is 30.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in St. Tammany Parish, the median household income is $81,202, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, enrolling about 36,212 students in all.
The closest public school to Carolyn Park Middle is Bayou Woods Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 32.2% is above the 27.6% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Carolyn Park Middle is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment gain, from 225 in 2020-21 to 233 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 10.8:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Carolyn Park Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Bayou Woods Elementary School0.2 mi · 431
- Slidell Junior High School1.5 mi · 724
- Glynn H. Brock Elementary School1.5 mi · 345
- Florida Avenue Elementary School1.5 mi · 440
- Slidell High School1.8 mi · 1,654
- St. Tammany Junior High School1.9 mi · 686
Frequently asked questions
About Carolyn Park MiddleHow many students attend Carolyn Park Middle?
Carolyn Park Middle enrolls approximately 233 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Carolyn Park Middle serve?
Carolyn Park Middle serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carolyn Park Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carolyn Park Middle is approximately 10.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Carolyn Park Middle?
Carolyn Park Middle reports a student body of 21% White, 16% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Carolyn Park Middle?
Carolyn Park Middle is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
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