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Enrollment
749
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165002328
Henry Mayfield Elementary School
31820 Highway 90 West, Slidell, LA 70460 · (985) 643-5693 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL749 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
454 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 92 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (92).
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
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
34.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -6.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 6 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
35.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Henry Mayfield Elementary School
Henry Mayfield Elementary School's state test result (35.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Mayfield Elementary School this school | 749 | 60.6% | 35.5% |
| Sorrento Primary School Sorrento | 638 | 64.6% | 50.0% |
| Paulina Elementary School Paulina | 657 | 62.1% | 39.2% |
| Prairie Elementary School Lafayette | 663 | 57.9% | 51.0% |
| Shreve Island Elementary School Shreveport | 579 | 61.1% | 31.5% |
| Leblanc Elementary School Abbeville | 624 | 63.0% | 43.5% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Henry Mayfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #267 of 583 | #18 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #301 of 582 ▲ 29 | #17 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #330 of 587 ▼ 27 | #20 of 23 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.0pp | #71 of 540 | #9 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 749 | #61 of 714 | #4 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #166 of 655 | #18 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.2% | #131 of 655 | #8 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #532 of 705 | #9 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #403 of 436 | #13 of 15 |
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. 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
749
+118 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 749 | 62.6 | 12.0:1 | 61% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 793 | 62.7 | 12.6:1 | 63% (497) |
| 2022-23 | 832 | 47.6 | 17.5:1 | 60% (503) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 41 | 15.4:1 | 63% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 766 | 42.7 | 17.9:1 | 60% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 58 | 13.5:1 | 62% (486) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henry Mayfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (766 to 749); teachers up 46% (42.7 to 62.6).
About Henry Mayfield Elementary School
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is an elementary school in Slidell, Louisiana, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 749 students. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453 students, so this school is 65% bigger than average.
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is run by St. Tammany Parish, whose 55 schools enroll 35,956 students.
At Henry Mayfield Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. Next come 40% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 74% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 62.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Henry Mayfield Elementary School was 12.0:1. This ratio sits 2.0 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 44%.
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is 5.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (35.5% versus 40.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
In the county around the school, St. Tammany Parish, the median household income is $81,202, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. St. Tammany Parish is home to 56 public schools and about 36,212 public school students.
Bayou Lacombe Middle is the public school closest to Henry Mayfield Elementary School, about 4.1 miles away. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Henry Mayfield Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment climbed 19% from its 2020-21 level of 631. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.4:1 to 12.0:1.
Discussions about Henry Mayfield Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Slidell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 724 students
Nearby schools
- Bayou Lacombe Middle4.1 mi · 209
- Chahta-Ima Elementary School4.3 mi · 319
- Bayou Woods Elementary School4.3 mi · 431
- Carolyn Park Middle4.5 mi · 233
- Glynn H. Brock Elementary School5.9 mi · 345
- Slidell Junior High School6.0 mi · 724
Frequently asked questions
About Henry Mayfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Henry Mayfield Elementary School?
Henry Mayfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 749 students in grades PK-06.
Is Henry Mayfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Henry Mayfield Elementary School have?
Henry Mayfield Elementary School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Henry Mayfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Henry Mayfield Elementary School are roughly 46% White, 6% Hispanic, 40% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Henry Mayfield Elementary School in?
Henry Mayfield Elementary School is part of St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.