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Enrollment
582
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001535
Lake Harbor Middle School
1700 Viola Street, Mandeville, LA 70448 · (985) 674-4440 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A+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
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
165 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 205 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 192 | 33% |
| Grade 6 | 185 | 32% |
Student demographics
39%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
68.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
70.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Lake Harbor Middle School
Lake Harbor Middle School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Harbor Middle School this school | 582 | 28.4% | 65.3% |
| Tchefuncte Middle School Mandeville | 682 | 25.5% | 67.7% |
| Benton Middle School Benton | 817 | 30.1% | 50.3% |
| Benton Intermediate School Benton | 754 | 33.3% | 60.3% |
| Mandeville Junior High School Mandeville | 510 | 22.9% | 62.8% |
| Gayle Sloan Middle School Mandeville | 502 | 21.7% | 64.3% |
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 Lake Harbor Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #7 of 213 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #4 of 210 ▲ 1 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #14 of 213 ▼ 2 | #4 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #41 of 197 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 582 | #63 of 220 | #9 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #90 of 195 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #149 of 195 | #14 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.4% | #209 of 214 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #127 of 162 | #14 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
582
+94 (+19%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 582 | 43.6 | 13.3:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 43.3 | 13.9:1 | 28% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 24% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 31 | 15.7:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 31.7 | 20.5:1 | 22% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 647 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 27% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 29% (185) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Harbor Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (652 to 582); teachers up 37% (31.7 to 43.6).
About Lake Harbor Middle School
Lake Harbor Middle School is a mid-sized middle school. Its address is in Mandeville, Louisiana. In all, 582 students attend the school in grades 4 through 6. It has 32% more students than the average for middle schools in Louisiana (about 440).
Enrollment across the 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish totals 35,956 students.
About 77% of the student body at Lake Harbor Middle School is White. Other groups make up 10% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. St. Tammany Parish residents are about 74% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Classroom staffing at Lake Harbor Middle School totals 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Compared with the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 28% of students (165) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 44%.
Lake Harbor Middle School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 85% of Louisiana public middle schools.
In Louisiana, Lake Harbor Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 65.3% actual against a predicted 64.0%.
In St. Tammany Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 56 public schools and about 36,212 students.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Magnolia Trace Elementary School, is the closest to Lake Harbor Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 65.3% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Lake Harbor Middle School is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 488 (2020-21) to 582 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.3:1.
This page is set up for the Lake Harbor Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Mandeville
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
- Lakeshore High SchoolHigh · 835 students
- Fontainebleau Junior High SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Tchefuncte Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolElementary · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Magnolia Trace Elementary School0.1 mi · 355
- Marigny Elementary School0.2 mi · 422
- Gayle Sloan Middle School0.7 mi · 502
- Fontainebleau Junior High School1.5 mi · 784
- Fontainebleau High School1.7 mi · 1,451
- Woodlake Elementary School2.1 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Harbor Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Harbor Middle School?
Lake Harbor Middle School enrolls approximately 582 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Lake Harbor Middle School serve?
Lake Harbor Middle School serves grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Lake Harbor Middle School have?
Lake Harbor Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Harbor Middle School?
At Lake Harbor Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lake Harbor Middle School public or private?
Lake Harbor Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.