Carolyn Park Middle

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Carolyn Park Middle is a public middle school in Slidell, Louisiana, serving 247 students in grades 4-6. The school is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district, which is ranked 21 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating.

Carolyn Park Middle stands out for its diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 23.89% White, 48.58% African American, and 18.62% Hispanic. This diversity is higher than the nearby schools, which tend to have a larger percentage of White students. Additionally, Carolyn Park Middle has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.47% to 80.89% over the past three school years, compared to 22.68% to 53.37% at the nearby schools. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.5 to 14.6, compared to 14.1 to 24.0 at the nearby schools.

While the St. Tammany Parish district is highly ranked, Carolyn Park Middle's academic performance, as measured by LEAP test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rate in mathematics for all grades was 61%, compared to 70% for the district and 59% for the state. When compared to the nearby schools, such as Lake Harbor Middle School, Mandeville Middle, and L.P. Monteleone Junior High School, Carolyn Park Middle's academic performance is generally lower, with proficiency rates ranging from 58% to 87% in mathematics.


Detail:

Public 4-6

 35708 Liberty Drive
       Slidell, LA  70460


(985) 643-8593

District: St. Tammany Parish

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,125 Help


Students who attend Carolyn Park Middle usually attend:

High:    Slidell High School

Feeder schools for Carolyn Park Middle:

Elementary:    Bayou Woods Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  247

Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.6%
White:
23.9%
Hispanic:
18.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70% Help


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Compare Details Carolyn Park Middle ranks better than 59.3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.64. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Carolyn Park Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (48.6%), White (23.9%), Hispanic (18.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Carolyn Park Middle is 14.5, which is the 2nd best among 11 middle schools in the St. Tammany Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carolyn Park Middle is $17,125, which is the 4th highest among 11 middle schools in the St. Tammany Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carolyn Park Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Carolyn Park Middle 275th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Carolyn Park Middle in the ranking list.)

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St. Tammany Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks St. Tammany Parish 21st of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Carolyn Park Middle

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Rank History for all students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 47.05 421st 725 41.9%
2008 52.92 391st 743 47.4%
2009 50.43 419th 738 43.2%
2010 36.86 507th 736 31.1%
2011 44.73 464th 766 39.4%
2012 39.52 503rd 764 34.2%
2013 37.58 533rd 772 31.0%
2014 38.90 514th 777 33.8%
2015 43.26 490th 792 38.1%
2016 43.92 462nd 742 37.7%
2017 47.14 429th 739 41.9%
2018 29.61 506th 728 30.5%
2019 59.07 324th 731 55.7%
2021 51.65 366th 729 49.8%
2022 55.94 340th 727 53.2%
2023 59.26 320th 730 56.2%
2024 62.64 275th 675 59.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.57 40th 45 11.1%
2022 26.75 38th 48 20.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.79 169th 333 49.2%
2021 48.80 150th 306 51.0%
2022 27.33 239th 307 22.1%
2023 65.80 88th 296 70.3%
2024 73.63 43rd 208 79.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.15 442nd 682 35.2%
2019 63.37 271st 697 61.1%
2021 54.16 340th 719 52.7%
2022 59.53 286th 724 60.5%
2023 62.00 267th 723 63.1%
2024 57.51 302nd 674 55.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.87 308th 684 55.0%
2021 48.28 382nd 705 45.8%
2022 59.29 288th 701 58.9%
2023 57.21 322nd 705 54.3%
2024 55.77 302nd 635 52.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.87 217th 281 22.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 51.36 376th 696 46.0%
2021 46.91 387th 704 45.0%
2022 54.89 346th 712 51.4%
2023 56.78 337th 713 52.7%
2024 64.60 248th 651 61.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.73 321st 547 41.3%
2019 74.91 116th 559 79.2%
2021 73.20 113th 564 80.0%
2022 74.42 103rd 562 81.7%
2023 69.64 137th 570 76.0%
2024 64.18 163rd 509 68.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.66 147th 168 12.5%
2019 29.34 148th 190 22.1%
2021 63.70 69th 202 65.8%
2022 48.61 120th 220 45.5%
2023 55.47 104th 233 55.4%
2024 53.98 78th 189 58.7%
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Rank History for White students at Carolyn Park Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.06 360th 516 30.2%
2019 45.24 325th 517 37.1%
2021 30.77 408th 522 21.8%
2022 49.48 289th 517 44.1%
2023 50.30 285th 518 45.0%
2024 49.89 245th 434 43.5%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Open Quote I can not stand this school, I have two children that go here. The staff seems polite but doesn't do anything to stop students from bullying and hurting others. My daughter has been stabbed in the leg, punched in the face, has been stole from and much more. My son is a special needs student and has had similar issues, they can not seem to discipline/control the problem kids..and theres so many of them its ridiculous. Ive been up to the school so much bc of their lack of handling issues. I've tried to change schools bc of the problems but was denied due to my address. I absolutely would NOT recommend this school unless you want your child being in a horrible, ghetto, unsafe school. It's is coming to the point that I am willing to home school my children bc the people that are paid aren't capable of doing their jobs properly. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Carolyn Park Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 509 509
1990 427 131 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1991 435 138 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 577
1992 453 137 1 9 0 n/a n/a 0 600
1993 462 144 3 7 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1994 488 128 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 626
1995 458 119 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 582
1996 458 119 1 3 1 n/a n/a 0 582
1997 471 130 4 14 1 n/a n/a 0 620
1998 448 151 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 617
1999 438 161 7 8 0 n/a n/a 0 614
2000 401 164 5 11 0 n/a n/a 0 581
2001 415 189 6 9 0 n/a n/a 0 619
2002 363 189 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 569
2003 363 189 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 569
2004 361 251 8 12 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2005 341 302 6 13 4 n/a n/a 0 666
2006 293 247 4 17 2 n/a n/a 0 563
2007 342 258 6 23 2 n/a n/a 0 631
2008 288 258 6 26 1 n/a n/a 0 579
2009 274 264 7 19 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2010 264 274 6 20 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2011 285 274 6 16 0 0 4 0 585
2012 179 217 4 12 0 0 1 0 413
2013 108 155 2 7 1 0 4 0 277
2014 114 145 1 12 1 0 4 0 277
2015 109 121 1 22 2 0 13 0 268
2016 97 124 1 28 2 2 21 0 275
2017 97 111 2 27 1 2 26 0 266
2018 91 137 2 31 1 3 21 0 286
2019 94 115 0 35 2 3 21 0 270
2020 79 126 0 36 0 1 17 0 259
2021 64 101 1 33 0 2 24 0 225
2022 57 123 1 41 0 2 23 0 247
2023 59 120 1 46 1 1 19 0 247

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carolyn Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 509 31.0 16.4 26.3
1990 558 30.0 18.6 25.8
1991 577 32.0 18.0 27.4
1992 600 35.0 17.1 30
1993 616 37.0 16.6 31
1994 626 38.0 16.5 31.2
1995 582 37.0 15.7 28.5
1996 582 37.0 15.7 28.5
1997 620 34.0 18.2 28.9
1998 617 35.0 17.6 33.9
1999 614 35.0 17.5 36.8
2000 581 35.0 16.6 38.7
2001 619 35.6 17.4 35.4
2002 569 36.2 15.7 40.2
2003 569 36.2 15.7 40.2
2004 632 39.5 16.0 49.4
2005 666 39.3 16.9 62.5
2006 563 39.8 14.1 69.3
2007 631 37.4 16.9 68.1
2008 579 37.9 15.3 68.6
2009 564 39.8 14.2 68.8
2010 564 37.5 15.0 66.8
2011 585 35.1 16.6 68.5
2012 413 28.9 14.2 77
2013 277 21.9 12.5 77.6
2014 277 22.9 12.0 76.5
2015 268 22.0 12.1 75.7
2016 275 25.0 11.0 83.6
2017 266 19.4 13.6 73.3
2018 286 15.2 18.7 76.9
2019 270 15.4 17.4 80.7
2020 259 16.4 15.7 85.3
2021 225 16.6 13.5 80.9
2022 247 16.8 14.6 55.5
2023 247 17.0 14.5 70

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carolyn Park Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 509 31.0 16.4 26.3
1990 558 30.0 18.6 25.8
1991 577 32.0 18.0 27.4
1992 600 35.0 17.1 30
1993 616 37.0 16.6 31
1994 626 38.0 16.5 31.2
1995 582 37.0 15.7 28.5
1996 582 37.0 15.7 28.5
1997 620 34.0 18.2 28.9
1998 617 35.0 17.6 33.9
1999 614 35.0 17.5 36.8
2000 581 35.0 16.6 38.7
2001 619 35.6 17.4 35.4
2002 569 36.2 15.7 40.2
2003 569 36.2 15.7 40.2
2004 632 39.5 16.0 49.4
2005 666 39.3 16.9 62.5
2006 563 39.8 14.1 69.3
2007 631 37.4 16.9 68.1
2008 579 37.9 15.3 68.6
2009 564 39.8 14.2 68.8
2010 564 37.5 15.0 66.8
2011 585 35.1 16.6 68.5
2012 413 28.9 14.2 77
2013 277 21.9 12.5 77.6
2014 277 22.9 12.0 76.5
2015 268 22.0 12.1 75.7
2016 275 25.0 11.0 83.6
2017 266 19.4 13.6 73.3
2018 286 15.2 18.7 76.9
2019 270 15.4 17.4 80.7
2020 259 16.4 15.7 85.3
2021 225 16.6 13.5 80.9
2022 247 16.8 14.6 55.5
2023 247 17.0 14.5 70

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Carolyn Park Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $15,120
2018 $14,135
2019 $15,278
2020 $15,547
2021 $18,206
2022 $17,125

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Carolyn Park Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 324th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 320th of 730 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade Mathematics (Carolyn Park Middle)6969
   4th Grade Mathematics (St. Tammany Parish)7977
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Carolyn Park Middle)7587
 12%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (St. Tammany Parish)8581
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Carolyn Park Middle)4954
 5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (St. Tammany Parish)6465
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Carolyn Park Middle)6465
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (St. Tammany Parish)7376
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Carolyn Park Middle)6483
 19%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (St. Tammany Parish)8385
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Carolyn Park Middle)5354
 1%
   5th Grade Social Studies (St. Tammany Parish)6865
 3%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Carolyn Park Middle)7751
 26%
   6th Grade Mathematics (St. Tammany Parish)7773
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Carolyn Park Middle)7366
 7%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (St. Tammany Parish)7980
 1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Carolyn Park Middle)6029
 31%
   6th Grade Social Studies (St. Tammany Parish)6856
 12%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5142
 9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students270247
 8.5%
African American115120
 4.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian01
Hispanic3546
 31.4%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White9459
 37.2%
Two or More Races2119
 9.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.7%70%
 10.7%


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Students at Carolyn Park Middle are 49% African American, 24% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

Students who attend Carolyn Park Middle usually go on to attend Slidell High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 247 students attended Carolyn Park Middle.


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