Creekside Junior High
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Pearl River, Louisiana
Creekside Junior High in Pearl River, Louisiana enrolled 447 students in 2024-25 with 37.3 full-time teachers, 12.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 28% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 35%
534 students in 2022-23, 464 students in 2023-24, 447 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.6 to 37.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 534 | 27.6 | 19.3 |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 38.8 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 447 | 37.3 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 67 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools
Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 506 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Creekside Junior High enrolled 506 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 88 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 506 of the 506 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions88
- Chronically absent22.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
72.9% of students were White, 11.4% Hispanic, 11.4% Black in 2024-25.
- White72.9%
- Hispanic11.4%
- Black11.4%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Asian0.2%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Creekside Junior High scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 34% | 54% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 28% | 43% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
What to look at next about Creekside Junior High
- Clearwood Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 4.9 miles away: 539 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
- Boyet Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 6.4 miles away: 644 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.4 mi
- Compare Creekside Junior High with Clearwood Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much St. Tammany Parish spends per student$14,823 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,823
- The largest public schools in LouisianaCreekside Junior High is the number 92 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#92 of 219
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.12.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Creekside Junior High
How many students attend Creekside Junior High?
447 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 534 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Pearl River, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Creekside Junior High?
12.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Creekside Junior High a Title I school?
Creekside Junior High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Creekside Junior High do on state tests?
The students tested at Creekside Junior High scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 28% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Creekside Junior High in?
St. Tammany Parish, NCES district ID 2201650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220165001591 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.