Enrollment
266
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001290
William Pitcher Junior High School
415 South Jefferson Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 · (985) 892-3021 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL266 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Louisiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
162 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 7 | 137 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 129 | 48% |
Student demographics
64%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
47.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 William Pitcher Junior High School
William Pitcher Junior High School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Pitcher Junior High School this school | 266 | 60.9% | 28.2% |
| Bayou Lacombe Middle Lacombe | 209 | 62.7% | 38.2% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| St. Bernard Middle School St. Bernard | 319 | 70.2% | 31.5% |
| Berwick Junior High School Berwick | 325 | 59.4% | 37.7% |
| I.A. Lewis School Ruston | 277 | 61.7% | 29.8% |
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 William Pitcher Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #121 of 213 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #127 of 210 ▲ 30 | #17 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #77 of 213 ▲ 21 | #13 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #20 of 197 | #1 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 266 | #174 of 220 | #16 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.3:1 | #4 of 195 | #1 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #36 of 195 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #141 of 214 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #78 of 162 | #7 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
266
-35 (-12%) vs 2020
-63% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 266 | 31.9 | 8.3:1 | 61% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 33.3 | 9.7:1 | 58% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 21.9 | 17.3:1 | 57% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 21 | 14.3:1 | 63% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 21.1 | 15.3:1 | 60% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 37 | 8.6:1 | 67% (214) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 30 | 11.2:1 | 64% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 413 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 47% (194) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 46 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Pitcher Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (324 to 266); teachers up 51% (21.1 to 31.9).
About William Pitcher Junior High School
William Pitcher Junior High School sits in Covington, Louisiana, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It offers grades 7 through 8 and has 266 students enrolled. Middle schools in Louisiana have about 440 students on average; enrollment here is 40% lower.
St. Tammany Parish runs 55 schools with a combined 35,956 students. William Pitcher Junior High School is one of them.
No group is above 50% at William Pitcher Junior High School; the largest is White, at 47%. After that, the student body is 34% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of St. Tammany Parish, the White share is about 74%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
William Pitcher Junior High School reports a ratio of 8.3 students per teacher, from 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana is 32.7 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at William Pitcher Junior High School, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 17 points.
William Pitcher Junior High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of Louisiana public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for William Pitcher Junior High School is 40.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.2%.
St. Tammany Parish is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,202 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in St. Tammany Parish number 56, with about 36,212 students.
Covington Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from William Pitcher Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 28.2% average proficiency ranks 6th among 6 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes William Pitcher Junior High School as City: Small.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 266, from 301 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 8.3:1 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 Covington
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Lee Road Junior High SchoolElementary · 727 students
- Pine View Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- E. E. Lyon Elementary SchoolElementary · 628 students
- Covington Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
- Louisiana Key Academy NorthshoreElementary · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Covington Elementary School0.2 mi · 551
- Pine View Middle School1.0 mi · 694
- E. E. Lyon Elementary School1.5 mi · 628
- Louisiana Key Academy Northshore2.1 mi · 256
- Covington High School2.2 mi · 1,600
- Abita Springs Middle School3.9 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About William Pitcher Junior High SchoolHow many students attend William Pitcher Junior High School?
William Pitcher Junior High School enrolls approximately 266 students in grades 07-08.
Is William Pitcher Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
William Pitcher Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at William Pitcher Junior High School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at William Pitcher Junior High School.
How diverse is William Pitcher Junior High School?
William Pitcher Junior High School reports a student body of 47% White, 16% Hispanic, 34% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is William Pitcher Junior High School in?
William Pitcher Junior High School is part of St. Tammany Parish.
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