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Whispering Forest Elementary School

Regular School · Slidell, LA

Whispering Forest Elementary School is a regular school school in Slidell, Louisiana, serving grades PK–03 with 453 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 03
Enrollment
453
Teachers (FTE)
40.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 242 53%
Black or African American 115 25%
Hispanic/Latino 49 11%
Two or more races 38 8%
Asian 6 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 453 234M / 219F

English Language Learners: 24 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 65-69% 29.5% 96
Reading Proficiency 55-59% 40.7% 96
Science Proficiency 35-39% — 95

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
7 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
11
2.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
78
17.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 453 100%

Contact & Location

38374 Spiehler Road

Slidell, LA 70458

Phone: (985)641-3400

District

St. Tammany Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,375

District enrollment: 39,559

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Related Data

NCES ID

220165001950

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD