William Pitcher Junior High School

William Pitcher Junior High School, a modestly sized middle school in Covington, Louisiana, part of St. Tammany Parish, works with 266 students, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts it 40% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 440 students.

Within St. Tammany Parish, which oversees 55 schools and 35,956 students, William Pitcher Junior High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, William Pitcher Junior High School records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Black, 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, William Pitcher Junior High School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 61% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, St. Tammany Parish runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, William Pitcher Junior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for St. Tammany Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $81,202, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across St. Tammany Parish's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,212 students), William Pitcher Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Covington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, William Pitcher Junior High School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. William Pitcher Junior High School's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 324 (now 266). White enrollment moved from 55% to 47% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 8.3:1 in 2025.

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