L.P. Monteleone Junior High School

L.P. Monteleone Junior High School, a cozy junior high in Mandeville, Louisiana, operated by St. Tammany Parish, hosts 349 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 440.

Across the 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish (35,956 students total), L.P. Monteleone Junior High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, L.P. Monteleone Junior High School reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below St. Tammany Parish's rate of about 44%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, L.P. Monteleone Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (St. Tammany Parish) logs that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, St. Tammany Parish runs 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students), of which L.P. Monteleone Junior High School is one.

Gayle Sloan Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts L.P. Monteleone Junior High School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.7%.

L.P. Monteleone Junior High School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. L.P. Monteleone Junior High School's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 349). White enrollment moved from 72% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

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