The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 49% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Madisonville Junior High School
Madisonville Junior High School serves seventh and eighth graders in the small historic river town of Madisonville, Louisiana, a community on the Tchefuncte River near Lake Pontchartrain that has shifted from its shipbuilding past into a quieter residential and leisure-boating town within commuting distance of Greater New Orleans. The school is a regular public school within the St. Tammany Parish district, and it is the only junior high school in the town itself; younger students attend elementary schools north and northwest of town, while high school students go to Mandeville High School in a neighboring community.
The student body is predominantly white, with a modest share of Black and Hispanic students and small numbers of Asian and multiracial students. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is relatively low and points to a generally more affluent student population. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those support structures.
On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, Madisonville Junior High posted results that are solid across the board, with a clear strength in English language arts. A strong majority of students scored at the proficient or advanced level in ELA, and a similar majority did so in social studies. In science, just over half of students reached that bar. Math was the softest area, with about half of students scoring proficient or above. A parent whose child struggles in math may want to look into what interventions or support the school offers. Participation rates on the tests were complete, so the results reflect nearly the entire student body.
The school serves only seventh and eighth grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism or discipline was available in the source material. The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it does not appear to receive Title I funding, which aligns with the relatively low share of students from low-income households.
Housing in the Madisonville area is priced well above the state median, reflecting the town's desirability as a riverfront community within commuting range of New Orleans. The typical home value is substantially higher than the Louisiana average, and the area has seen modest appreciation. Rents are also above the national average relative to income, suggesting that housing costs are a meaningful factor for families considering the area.
The town itself is small and historic, with a compact downtown along the Tchefuncte River that hosts the Maritime Museum and the annual Wooden Boat Festival. Street life is limited to the historic core and event-driven gatherings. The school is located inside the town, while elementary schools are north and northwest of town, and high school students commute to Mandeville. The district brief did not surface any recent major changes or strategic initiatives for St. Tammany Parish, so a parent may want to check the district's own communications for any upcoming plans.
The comparison data for this school was too limited to place it relative to other districts in St. Tammany Parish, because only one other district-level entity was available for comparison. That means the proficiency results here stand on their own rather than against a local benchmark. For a family looking at this school, the picture is of a junior high with strong ELA and social studies outcomes, a more moderate showing in science, and math as the area to watch, set in a small, historic, and relatively expensive river town that feeds into Mandeville High School for the upper grades.
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