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Best kept secret at Mandeville Elementary School?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001284
Mandeville Elementary School
519 Massena Street, Mandeville, LA 70448 · (985) 626-3950 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
155 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 131 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%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
69.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Math
60.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Mandeville Elementary School
Mandeville Elementary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandeville Elementary School this school | 508 | 30.5% | 54.5% |
| Marigny Elementary School Mandeville | 422 | 29.1% | N/A |
| Legacy Elementary School Bossier City | 560 | 30.7% | 67.7% |
| Woodlake Elementary School Mandeville | 442 | 29.0% | 54.2% |
| Magnolia Trace Elementary School Mandeville | 355 | 32.4% | 51.7% |
| Pontchartrain Elementary School Mandeville | 636 | 24.7% | 60.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Mandeville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #76 of 583 | #3 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #62 of 582 ▲ 70 | #2 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #45 of 587 ▲ 46 | #2 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #181 of 540 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #247 of 714 | #13 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #101 of 655 | #10 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #358 of 655 | #16 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.5% | #688 of 705 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #178 of 197 | #9 of 12 |
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. 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
508
+52 (+11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 508 | 45.4 | 11.2:1 | 31% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 43.8 | 12.1:1 | 28% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 35.5 | 15.5:1 | 29% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 456 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 27% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 30.5 | 16.3:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 533 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 29% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 31% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 11% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 43 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mandeville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (499 to 508); teachers up 49% (30.5 to 45.4).
About Mandeville Elementary School
Mandeville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Mandeville, Louisiana. A total of 508 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 3.
In St. Tammany Parish, 55 schools enroll a combined 35,956 students.
A majority of students at Mandeville Elementary School, 70%, are White. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Mandeville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Mandeville Elementary School's 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 31%. The rate at public schools in St. Tammany Parish averages 44%, higher than here.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Mandeville Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Mandeville Elementary School is 7.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (54.5% versus 62.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Louisiana.
Mandeville Elementary School is located in St. Tammany Parish, where median household income is about $81,202, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 36,212.
Mandeville Junior High School is located about 0.4 miles from Mandeville Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mandeville Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mandeville Elementary School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Mandeville Elementary School had 456 students in 2020-21 and 508 in 2024-25, an 11% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.0:1 in 2020-21 to 11.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Mandeville Junior High School0.4 mi · 510
- Woodlake Elementary School1.5 mi · 442
- Mandeville High School1.6 mi · 2,006
- Pontchartrain Elementary School1.9 mi · 636
- Tchefuncte Middle School2.0 mi · 682
- Marigny Elementary School2.5 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Mandeville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mandeville Elementary School?
Mandeville Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Mandeville Elementary School serve?
Mandeville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does Mandeville Elementary School have?
Mandeville Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mandeville Elementary School?
At Mandeville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Mandeville Elementary School public or private?
Mandeville Elementary 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.