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What's the most underrated thing about Pontchartrain Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165010400
Pontchartrain Elementary School
1500 West Causeway Approach, Mandeville, LA 70471 · (985) 626-3748 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% 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.
- C+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
11.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
157 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 | 141 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 167 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 24% |
Student demographics
33%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
72.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
75.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Pontchartrain Elementary School
Pontchartrain Elementary School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pontchartrain Elementary School this school | 636 | 24.7% | 60.2% |
| Kingston Elementary School Benton | 768 | 24.7% | 69.0% |
| Legacy Elementary School Bossier City | 560 | 30.7% | 67.7% |
| Madisonville Elementary School Madisonville | 1,010 | 25.0% | N/A |
| Mandeville Elementary School Mandeville | 508 | 30.5% | 54.5% |
| Woodlake Elementary School Mandeville | 442 | 29.0% | 54.2% |
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 Pontchartrain Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #52 of 583 | #1 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #17 of 582 ▲ 21 | #1 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #34 of 587 ▲ 13 | #1 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #202 of 540 | #15 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #117 of 714 | #7 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #165 of 655 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #484 of 655 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #695 of 705 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #243 of 436 | #6 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. 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
636
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 636 | 53.3 | 11.9:1 | 25% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 56.9 | 12.1:1 | 24% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 748 | 45.4 | 16.5:1 | 22% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 741 | 39.3 | 18.9:1 | 19% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 783 | 60 | 13.1:1 | 22% (171) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pontchartrain Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (741 to 636); teachers up 36% (39.3 to 53.3).
About Pontchartrain Elementary School
Pontchartrain Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Mandeville, Louisiana, one of the schools in St. Tammany Parish. It educates 636 students in pre-K through 3. The school's enrollment is 40% bigger than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
St. Tammany Parish runs 55 schools with a combined 35,956 students. Pontchartrain Elementary School is one of them.
The large majority of students at Pontchartrain Elementary School, 81%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Pontchartrain Elementary School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.9:1, with 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 19 points.
The allk12 Grade for Pontchartrain Elementary School is B. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 61% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Louisiana schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Pontchartrain Elementary School's results are 6.5 points below predicted: 60.2% against 66.6%.
Among St. Tammany Parish residents, median household income is about $81,202, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Pontchartrain Elementary School is one of 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, which together enroll about 36,212 students.
Tchefuncte Middle School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Pontchartrain Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 59.4%, lower than Pontchartrain Elementary School's 60.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Pontchartrain Elementary School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 644 in 2020-21 and 636 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 15.0:1 to 11.9:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Pontchartrain Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Lake Harbor Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 students
Nearby schools
- Tchefuncte Middle School0.0 mi · 682
- Mandeville High School0.5 mi · 2,006
- Mandeville Elementary School1.9 mi · 508
- Mandeville Junior High School2.3 mi · 510
- Woodlake Elementary School3.4 mi · 442
- Marigny Elementary School3.5 mi · 422
Frequently asked questions
About Pontchartrain Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pontchartrain Elementary School?
Pontchartrain Elementary School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades PK-03.
Is Pontchartrain Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pontchartrain Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pontchartrain Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pontchartrain Elementary School is approximately 11.9:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pontchartrain Elementary School?
Pontchartrain Elementary School reports a student body of 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Pontchartrain Elementary School in?
Pontchartrain Elementary School is part of St. Tammany Parish.
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