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Whispering Forest Elementary School
38374 Spiehler Rd Slidell LA, 70458, Saint Tammany County Phone: 985-641-3400 Ranking:  (73 out of 947, top 8%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 3 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: | 35 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 521 | 499 | 504 | 518 | 527 | 508 | 535 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 39 | 7.5% | 37 | 7.4% | 36 | 7.1% | 57 | 11.0% | 67 | 12.7% | 65 | 12.8% | 63 | 11.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 115 | 22.1% | 125 | 25.1% | 109 | 21.6% | 112 | 21.6% | 111 | 21.1% | 93 | 18.3% | 124 | 23.2% |
| Grade 1: | 131 | 25.1% | 110 | 22.0% | 132 | 26.2% | 122 | 23.6% | 130 | 24.7% | 137 | 27.0% | 116 | 21.7% |
| Grade 2: | 122 | 23.4% | 105 | 21.0% | 117 | 23.2% | 118 | 22.8% | 119 | 22.6% | 99 | 19.5% | 118 | 22.1% |
| Grade 3: | 114 | 21.9% | 122 | 24.4% | 110 | 21.8% | 109 | 21.0% | 100 | 19.0% | 114 | 22.4% | 114 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 291 | 55.9% | 272 | 54.5% | 265 | 52.6% | 275 | 53.1% | 258 | 49.0% | 258 | 50.8% | 285 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 230 | 44.1% | 227 | 45.5% | 239 | 47.4% | 243 | 46.9% | 261 | 49.5% | 242 | 47.6% | 246 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.5% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.6% | 25 | 5.0% | 29 | 5.8% | 21 | 4.1% | 19 | 3.6% | 22 | 4.3% | 15 | 2.8% |
| Black: | 96 | 18.4% | 108 | 21.6% | 102 | 20.2% | 99 | 19.1% | 115 | 21.8% | 90 | 17.7% | 79 | 14.8% |
| White: | 383 | 73.5% | 345 | 69.1% | 364 | 72.2% | 386 | 74.5% | 387 | 73.4% | 387 | 76.2% | 428 | 80.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 13 | 2.5% | 15 | 3.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 6 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 236 | 45.3% | 206 | 41.3% | 220 | 43.7% | 215 | 41.5% | 223 | 42.3% | 203 | 40.0% | 175 | 32.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 48 | 9.2% | 64 | 12.8% | 57 | 11.3% | 56 | 10.8% | 63 | 12.0% | 74 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.89 | 14.26 | 13.62 | 13.64 | 14.25 | 13.00 | 13.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 64% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 81% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 72% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 81% | 65% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 63% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 83% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 83% | 72% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 58% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 55% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 82% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 81% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 79% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 83% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 81% | 68% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 78% | 63% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 79% | 64% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 80% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 79% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 72.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 27.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,404.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $37,872.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,581.0 |
* Whispering Forest Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.