The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in English language arts. The lowest is 57% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Tchefuncte Middle School
Tchefuncte Middle School, part of the St. Tammany Parish Public School system, serves grades four through six in Mandeville, Louisiana. This is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly white, with a substantial share identifying as Hispanic, a smaller share as Black, and very small shares as Asian, multiracial, or American Indian. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a middle-income profile overall, though with economic diversity present.
Academically, Tchefuncte Middle School posts strong results on Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments. In English language arts, a large majority of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In mathematics, a similarly large majority did the same. These are clearly strengths, placing the school on solid ground in the core subjects. In science and social studies, the share of students reaching proficiency is lower, roughly in the same range for both subjects. While more than half of students are still meeting the bar, a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how science and social studies instruction is structured and supported in these middle grades. Participation rates on all tests were extremely high, meaning the results reflect nearly the entire student body.
Because only one year of state assessment data appears, there is no multi-year trend to compare for growth or decline. The school served a substantial number of students across fourth, fifth, and sixth grades. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so it is not possible to assess those programs from this report. The comparison fact-set that positions Tchefuncte among St. Tammany Parish districts was unable to produce rankings because the cohort was too small, so a relative standing against neighboring schools is not provided here.
Mandeville is a residential community on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain. It grew substantially after the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway connected it to New Orleans, and it functions largely as an exurban commuter town. The city’s walkable street life is concentrated around the lakefront and the Mandeville Trailhead, a hub for the Tammany Trace rail-trail. The Trailhead includes a splash pad, an amphitheater, a Saturday community market, and a depot museum. Beyond these nodes, the built environment is suburban and car-oriented, with commercial corridors along main roads. Civic anchors include Fontainebleau State Park, Sunset Point Fishing Pier, and the historic Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall. The city also describes itself as a bird sanctuary. Housing values in the area around the school are above the state benchmark, and the area’s estimated rent-to-income ratio falls within a manageable range. The mortgage-rate and unemployment-rate context at the time of this report reflected a national picture of modestly elevated borrowing costs and a stable job market.
Tchefuncte Middle School is a grade-four-through-six building, so students will move on to a different campus for higher grades. The school’s strong ELA and math results are likely to appeal to families who prioritize those subjects in the middle years. The science and social studies numbers are a reasonable point of inquiry, though not a reason to dismiss the school. The community context is one of suburban stability, with access to lakefront recreation and a causeway commute to New Orleans for those who work there. For a family looking at a well-regarded suburban middle school within a larger parish system, Tchefuncte presents a clear picture of a school where most students are meeting state benchmarks in reading and math.
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