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Enrollment
502
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001286
Gayle Sloan Middle School
2525 Soult Street, Mandeville, LA 70448 · (985) 626-8778 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
109 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 | 153 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 183 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 166 | 33% |
Student demographics
35%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
65.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
67.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Gayle Sloan Middle School
Gayle Sloan Middle School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle Sloan Middle School this school | 502 | 21.7% | 64.3% |
| Mandeville Junior High School Mandeville | 510 | 22.9% | 62.8% |
| Tchefuncte Middle School Mandeville | 682 | 25.5% | 67.7% |
| Lake Harbor Middle School Mandeville | 582 | 28.4% | 65.3% |
| Madisonville Junior High School Madisonville | 647 | 21.2% | 54.3% |
| Benton Middle School Benton | 817 | 30.1% | 50.3% |
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 Gayle Sloan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #8 of 213 | #3 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #8 of 210 ▲ 7 | #3 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #20 of 213 ▼ 13 | #6 of 19 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #25 of 197 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #83 of 220 | #12 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #86 of 195 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #156 of 195 | #16 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #213 of 214 | #18 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #44 of 162 | #3 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
502
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,247
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 502 | 38.2 | 13.2:1 | 22% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 39.8 | 13.4:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 23% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 27% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 673 | 32.6 | 20.7:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | N/A | N/A | 24% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 45 | 17.5:1 | 19% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 1,178 | 66 | 17.9:1 | 13% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 1,247 | 64 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gayle Sloan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (673 to 502); teachers up 17% (32.6 to 38.2).
About Gayle Sloan Middle School
Gayle Sloan Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle school in Mandeville, Louisiana. The school's enrollment of 502 students covers grades 4 through 6.
Besides Gayle Sloan Middle School, St. Tammany Parish runs 54 other schools. The district enrolls 35,956 students.
White students make up a majority at Gayle Sloan Middle School, at 80%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.2:1. That is 27.9 students per teacher below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 22 points.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Gayle Sloan Middle School is 4.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 64.3%. Predicted: 68.8%.
Census estimates describe St. Tammany Parish this way: the median household income is $81,202, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, St. Tammany Parish has 56 public schools and roughly 36,212 students.
The closest public school, Magnolia Trace Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles from Gayle Sloan Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Gayle Sloan Middle School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (500) to 2024-25 (502). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 16.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gayle Sloan Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 School0.7 mi · 355
- Lake Harbor Middle School0.7 mi · 582
- Marigny Elementary School0.9 mi · 422
- Fontainebleau Junior High School1.9 mi · 784
- Fontainebleau High School2.1 mi · 1,451
- Woodlake Elementary School2.2 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Gayle Sloan Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gayle Sloan Middle School?
Gayle Sloan Middle School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Gayle Sloan Middle School serve?
Gayle Sloan Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gayle Sloan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gayle Sloan Middle School is approximately 13.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Gayle Sloan Middle School?
Student demographics at Gayle Sloan Middle School are roughly 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Gayle Sloan Middle School public or private?
Gayle Sloan 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.