Photo: GreaterPonce665 · CC BY-SA 4.0Abita Springs’s public schools outscore 83% of Louisiana districts
43% of students in Abita Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Abita Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.
From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Abita Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 141 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Abita Springs’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 42% and 32% statewide; 82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $15,367 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 13 middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Southern Magnolia Montessori School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Abita Springs’s grade
A−: better than 83% of Louisiana school districts, #43 of 162 Louisiana towns. Test scores are above the Louisiana average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Abita Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 587 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 587 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 587 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 587 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–3 · 587 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Middle School
Grades 4–6 · 435 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Middle School
Grades 4–6 · 435 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Abita Springs
Abita Springs Middle School
Grades 4–6 · 435 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Abita Springs’s public schools are run by St. Tammany Parish School District, which also serves Covington, Folsom, Madisonville and Mandeville and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Abita Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Abita Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Abita Springs | A− | St. Tammany Parish |
Every school in Abita Springs
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Abita Springs’s schools
Are Abita Springs’s schools good?
By Louisiana’s own tests, yes: the public schools Abita Springs children attend outscore 83% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #43 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Abita Springs in?
St. Tammany Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 35,956 students in 55 schools (2024–25).
Where do Abita Springs kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Mandeville High School, Slidell High School, Covington High School, Northshore High School, Fontainebleau High School, Salmen High School, Lakeshore High School and Pearl River High School.
What is Abita Springs’s graduation rate?
82% of the class of 2023 in St. Tammany Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.
How much does Abita Springs spend per student?
$15,367 in St. Tammany Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Abita Springs?
Yes: Southern Magnolia Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 47 students).
Parents talk
What Abita Springs families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Abita Springs → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.