Sixth Ward Elementary School
72360 Hwy 41 Pearl River LA, 70452, Saint Tammany County Phone: 985-863-7126 Ranking:  (247 out of 947, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 School District: St. Tammany 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: | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 401 | 399 | 391 | 411 | 414 | 406 | 403 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 38 | 9.5% | 33 | 8.3% | 34 | 8.7% | 39 | 9.5% | 37 | 8.9% | 40 | 9.9% | 38 | 9.4% |
| Kindergarten: | 56 | 14.0% | 71 | 17.8% | 62 | 15.9% | 52 | 12.7% | 61 | 14.7% | 62 | 15.3% | 54 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 84 | 20.9% | 72 | 18.0% | 74 | 18.9% | 73 | 17.8% | 71 | 17.1% | 65 | 16.0% | 72 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 51 | 12.7% | 60 | 15.0% | 56 | 14.3% | 53 | 12.9% | 60 | 14.5% | 63 | 15.5% | 78 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 61 | 15.2% | 55 | 13.8% | 49 | 12.5% | 63 | 15.3% | 61 | 14.7% | 70 | 17.2% | 57 | 14.1% |
| Grade 4: | 56 | 14.0% | 50 | 12.5% | 57 | 14.6% | 64 | 15.6% | 67 | 16.2% | 56 | 13.8% | 57 | 14.1% |
| Grade 5: | 55 | 13.7% | 58 | 14.5% | 59 | 15.1% | 67 | 16.3% | 57 | 13.8% | 50 | 12.3% | 47 | 11.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 203 | 50.6% | 201 | 50.4% | 192 | 49.1% | 216 | 52.6% | 217 | 52.4% | 211 | 52.0% | 208 | 51.6% |
| Female: | 198 | 49.4% | 198 | 49.6% | 199 | 50.9% | 195 | 47.4% | 189 | 45.7% | 187 | 46.1% | 191 | 47.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| White: | 389 | 97.0% | 394 | 98.7% | 388 | 99.2% | 408 | 99.3% | 410 | 99.0% | 400 | 98.5% | 396 | 98.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 276 | 68.8% | 283 | 70.9% | 282 | 72.1% | 275 | 66.9% | 275 | 66.4% | 255 | 62.8% | 259 | 64.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 56 | 14.0% | 53 | 13.3% | 46 | 11.8% | 49 | 11.9% | 62 | 15.0% | 67 | 16.5% | 70 | 17.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.94 | 13.30 | 12.22 | 12.46 | 12.63 | 12.60 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 80% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 80% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 84% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 75% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 83% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 78% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 79% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 82% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 80% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 81% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 84% | 72% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 88% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 88% | 77% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 77% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 82% | 67% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 86% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 84% | 71% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 78% | 62% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 74% | 60% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 82% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 67% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 68% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 77% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 82% | 66% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 84% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 65% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 74% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 79% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77% | 68% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80% | 70% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | 66% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 81% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 82% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 67% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | 72% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 72% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 75% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 72% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78% | 66% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78% | 66% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 76% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 77% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 77% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 78% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,208.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,623.0 |
* Sixth Ward Elementary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.