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Ponchatoula Junior High School

Regular School · Ponchatoula, LA

Ponchatoula Junior High School is a regular school school in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, serving grades 07–08 with 723 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
723
Teachers (FTE)
51.2
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 311 43%
Black or African American 291 40%
Hispanic/Latino 81 11%
Two or more races 32 4%
Asian 8 1%
Total enrollment 723 366M / 357F

English Language Learners: 25 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 18.0% -11.5pp 29.5% 763
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -3.7pp 40.7% 763
Science Proficiency 19.0% 756

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

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
30 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
101
14% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
441
61% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 723 100%

Contact & Location

315 East Oak Street

Ponchatoula, LA 70454

Phone: (985)370-5322

District

Tangipahoa Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,469

District enrollment: 20,700

NCES ID

220168001317

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