North Shore Louisiana News

There were 3,675 Hispanic students enrolled in St. Tammany Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 7.2% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that St. Tammany Parish welcomed 36,839 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, Fontainebleau High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 156 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Alton Elementary School	22.2%	47
E. E. Lyon Elementary School	20.8%	130
Little Pearl Elementary School	19%	23
Carolyn Park Middle School	18.9%	43
Covington Elementary School	18.2%	109
Pine View Middle School	17.2%	104
Bayou Woods Elementary School	17.2%	73
Cypress Cove Elementary School	16.6%	106
Woodlake Elementary School	16.2%	83
Florida Avenue Elementary School	16.1%	72
Honey Island Elementary School	15.8%	90
William Pitcher Junior High School	15.5%	55
Chahta-Ima Elementary School	15%	46
L. P. Monteleone Junior High School	14.9%	58
Glynn H. Brock Elementary School	14%	41
Bayou Lacombe Middle School	12.7%	24
Abita Springs Elementary School	12.5%	81
Slidell Junior High School	12.5%	96
Little Oak Middle School	12.4%	106
Boyet Junior High School	11.5%	75
Riverside Elementary School	11.2%	46
Mandeville Elementary School	10.8%	57
Mandeville Middle School	10.8%	53
Marigny Elementary School	10.6%	47
Pearl River High School	10.2%	79
Fontainebleau High School	10%	156
Whispering Forest Elementary School	9.8%	52
Fontainebleau Junior High School	9.7%	78
Covington High School	9.7%	146
Abita Springs Middle School	9.4%	38
Creekside Junior High School	9.4%	47
Northshore High School	9.3%	146
Magnolia Trace Elementary School	9.2%	34
Mandeville Junior High School	8.9%	45
Bonne Ecole Elementary School	8.5%	62
Slidell High School	8.4%	143
St. Tammany Junior High School	8.2%	58
Clearwood Junior High School	7.8%	51
Lake Harbor Middle School	7.7%	43
Salmen High School	7.6%	81
Tchefuncte Middle School	7.5%	48
W. L. Abney Elementary School	7.4%	73
Folsom Elementary School	7.4%	32
Mandeville High School	7.3%	152
Lakeshore High School	7.3%	63
Folsom Junior High School	7.1%	14
Abney Elementary Early Childhood Center	6.9%	20
Sixth Ward Elementary School	6.6%	21
Pontchartrain Elementary School	6.6%	48
Madisonville Elementary School	6.2%	68
Madisonville Junior High School	6.1%	36
Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary School	5.6%	80
Henry Mayfield Elementary School	5.5%	42
Lee Road Junior High School	4.6%	35
Fifth Ward Junior High School	4.1%	17