Honey Island Elementary School

As a reasonably sized primary school in Slidell, Louisiana, Honey Island Elementary School hosts 607 students from grades 2 through 3, operated by St. Tammany Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Honey Island Elementary School sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

St. Tammany Parish comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 35,956 students; Honey Island Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Honey Island Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 56%; the rest is composed of 20% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.4:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Honey Island Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Tammany Parish) reports that median household income runs about $81,202, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Honey Island Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students).

Nearest neighbor: Cypress Cove Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Honey Island Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 37.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Honey Island Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 620 students in 2018 to 607 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 56% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Honey Island Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.