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Enrollment
727
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001281
Lee Road Junior High School
79131 Highway 40, Covington, LA 70435 · (985) 892-3636 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL727 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
296 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 69 | 9% |
Student demographics
19%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
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Where Lee Road Junior High School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #154 of 583 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #197 of 582 | #13 of 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #131 of 587 | #8 of 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #288 of 540 | #8 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 727 | #68 of 714 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #134 of 655 | #13 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #552 of 655 | #26 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #665 of 705 | #20 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #292 of 436 | #9 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
727
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 727 | 62.5 | 11.6:1 | 41% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 63.3 | 12.4:1 | 46% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 51.7 | 15.2:1 | 44% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 48 | 15.3:1 | 43% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 46.8 | 17.4:1 | 41% (335) |
| 2015-16 | 785 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 53% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 55% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 40% (286) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 41 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lee Road Junior High School.
About Lee Road Junior High School
Lee Road Junior High School is a public elementary school run by St. Tammany Parish in Covington, Louisiana. The school reports 727 students in pre-K through 8. The school's enrollment is 60% larger than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
St. Tammany Parish serves 35,956 students across 55 schools.
The student body at Lee Road Junior High School is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of St. Tammany Parish, the White share is about 74%. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Lee Road Junior High School is 62.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.6:1. That is lower than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The school counts 296 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 41%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 55.1%.
St. Tammany Parish has these Census figures: the median household income is $81,202, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. St. Tammany Parish is home to 56 public schools and about 36,212 public school students.
The closest public school, Louisiana Key Academy Northshore, is about 5.8 miles from Lee Road Junior High School. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lee Road Junior High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 734 in 2020-21, 727 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 11.6:1 over the same years.
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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 Covington
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Pine View Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- E. E. Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- William Pitcher Junior High SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- Louisiana Key Academy NorthshoreElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Louisiana Key Academy Northshore5.8 mi · 256
- E. E. Lyon Elementary School6.2 mi · 628
- Pine View Middle School6.8 mi · 694
- Covington High School6.9 mi · 1,600
- Folsom Elementary School7.1 mi · 453
- Abita Springs Middle School7.4 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Lee Road Junior High SchoolHow large is Lee Road Junior High School?
Lee Road Junior High School enrolls approximately 727 students in grades PK-08.
Is Lee Road Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lee Road Junior High School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee Road Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lee Road Junior High School is approximately 11.6:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lee Road Junior High School?
At Lee Road Junior High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lee Road Junior High School public or private?
Lee Road Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Tammany Parish.
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