The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Whispering Forest Elementary School
Whispering Forest Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through third grade in Slidell, a city that sits at the intersection of three major interstates and functions as a substantial suburb of New Orleans. Slidell grew rapidly during the space program era and continues to balance residential neighborhoods with commercial corridors. The school operates as a regular public school within the St. Tammany Parish school system, a district for which no recent parent-relevant changes were publicly identified.
The school’s enrollment is relatively modest for its grade band, with a student body that is majority white. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The school community also includes notable populations of Black and Hispanic students, along with smaller groups of Asian, multiracial, and Native American students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available from the state reporting.
State testing results from the Louisiana LEAP assessments are available for the grades this school serves. In English language arts, a majority of students scored at the proficient level or above. In mathematics, the share reaching that benchmark was just under half. Social studies proficiency rates were below the math mark, while science proficiency was notably lower. These results represent a single year of data, so no trend is yet established. For a school that only goes through third grade, state testing is limited to the subjects and grades assessed in those early years, and the school does not have a graduation rate to report, as that metric applies only to high schools.
The school’s setting in Slidell places it in a largely car-dependent city with a historic core in Olde Towne, where the Slidell Museum and Amtrak station are located. The broader housing market in the area has seen home values shift slightly downward over the recent period, while rents have been relatively stable. Median household income nationally has been on a mild upward trajectory, and the national unemployment rate has remained low, providing general economic context for families considering the area.
Whispering Forest Elementary does not have the breadth of program offerings that a larger or secondary school might provide, which is typical for an early elementary campus of its size. Because testing data is limited to one year and a narrow grade band, and because civil rights data such as discipline and staff information was not available in this profile, a parent may want to ask the school directly about student support services, class sizes, and the specific staffing model for early literacy and math instruction.
The school fits families looking for a neighborhood elementary school within a suburban district that feeds into a larger parish-wide system of middle and high schools. For those weighing this option, the strong English language arts results are a clear strength, while the science and social studies scores represent areas where a family may wish to seek more information on how the school addresses those subjects in the early grades. The absence of multiyear academic trends and the lack of data on special populations mean that a parent should follow up directly with the school office to get a fuller picture of how the school supports all of its students.
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