Madisonville Junior High School

Madisonville Junior High School is a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Madisonville, Louisiana, run under St. Tammany Parish. The school enrolls 647 students in grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 440 students each, so Madisonville Junior High School sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Madisonville Junior High School logs that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, St. Tammany Parish as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Madisonville Junior High School has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against St. Tammany Parish (around 44%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Madisonville Junior High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 68.8%; actual is 52.0%, a gap of -16.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, St. Tammany Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $81,202, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Madisonville Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Madisonville Elementary School, around 1.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madisonville Junior High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.4%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madisonville Junior High School has fell 26%, going from 880 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.