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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in St. Tammany Parish

This page covers 28 elementary schools in St. Tammany Parish. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 28
1
rank
Fifth Ward Junior High School
Grades PK–08430 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Little Pearl Elementary School
Grades PK–KG114 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.0:1)
58
/100
Student:Teacher
13.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Pontchartrain Elementary School
Grades PK–03748 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
4
rank
Madisonville Elementary School
Grades PK–021,145 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
5
rank
Sixth Ward Elementary School
Grades PK–05321 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Magnolia Trace Elementary School
Grades 02–03404 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
7
rank
Mandeville Elementary School
Grades PK–03551 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
8
rank
Folsom Elementary School
Grades PK–05447 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
15.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Woodlake Elementary School
Grades PK–03548 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
47/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
32%
Low economic need
10
rank
Lee Road Junior High School
Grades PK–08788 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,036
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
44%
Near nat'l 52.2%
18 more elementary schools in St. Tammany Parish not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
55
Total Schools
58
#1 Score
50
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.