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Ponchatoula Junior High School
315 East Oak St
Ponchatoula LA, 70454, Tangipahoa County
Phone: 985-370-5322
Ranking: 
(550 out of 947, bottom 42%)*
(550 out of 947, bottom 42%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Tangipahoa Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 40 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 776 | 751 | 720 | 759 | 736 | 722 | 692 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 390 | 50.3% | 364 | 48.5% | 346 | 48.1% | 374 | 49.3% | 385 | 52.3% | 368 | 51.0% | 343 | 49.6% |
| Grade 8: | 386 | 49.7% | 387 | 51.5% | 374 | 51.9% | 385 | 50.7% | 351 | 47.7% | 354 | 49.0% | 349 | 50.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 419 | 54.0% | 409 | 54.5% | 374 | 51.9% | 403 | 53.1% | 413 | 56.1% | 381 | 52.8% | 349 | 50.4% |
| Female: | 357 | 46.0% | 342 | 45.5% | 346 | 48.1% | 356 | 46.9% | 315 | 42.8% | 333 | 46.1% | 339 | 49.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 17 | 2.2% | 17 | 2.3% | 14 | 1.9% | 11 | 1.4% | 14 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.2% |
| Black: | 238 | 30.7% | 254 | 33.8% | 241 | 33.5% | 232 | 30.6% | 202 | 27.4% | 181 | 25.1% | 155 | 22.4% |
| White: | 510 | 65.7% | 467 | 62.2% | 456 | 63.3% | 508 | 66.9% | 515 | 70.0% | 524 | 72.6% | 524 | 75.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 469 | 60.4% | 427 | 56.9% | 406 | 56.4% | 391 | 51.5% | 333 | 45.2% | 333 | 46.1% | 266 | 38.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 61 | 7.9% | 63 | 8.4% | 57 | 7.9% | 46 | 6.1% | 64 | 8.7% | 68 | 9.4% | 56 | 8.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.40 | 20.30 | 18.00 | 18.99 | 17.95 | 19.50 | 18.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 62% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 55% | 55% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 58% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 60% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 60% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 57% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 48% | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 54% | 63% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 68% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 69% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 54% | 52% | 59% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 51% | 61% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 55% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 59% | 59% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 58% | 60% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 63% | 65% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 62% | 67% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 57% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 64% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 55% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 61% | 62% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 60% | 69% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 54% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 53% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 59% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 57% | 66% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 55% | 55% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 55% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 57% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 58% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,118.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,378.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $42,915.0 |
* Ponchatoula Junior High School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.