Fontainebleau Junior High School

Fontainebleau Junior High School is a middle school of high-enrollment scale in Mandeville, Louisiana, one of the schools within St. Tammany Parish, works with 784 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 440 students per school, that is 78% larger than typical.

St. Tammany Parish comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 35,956 students; Fontainebleau Junior High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fontainebleau Junior High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with St. Tammany Parish as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fontainebleau Junior High School reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Fontainebleau Junior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Fontainebleau Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, St. Tammany Parish runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fontainebleau Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.3%.

Across the wider county, St. Tammany Parish reports that median household income runs about $81,202, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fontainebleau Junior High School is one of 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students).

The closest other public school is Fontainebleau High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Fontainebleau Junior High School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 61.4%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 932 students in 2018 compared to 784 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.