📍 415 South Jefferson Avenue, Covington, St. Tammany Parish, 70433
William Pitcher Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Covington, St. Tammany Parish. The school has 380 pupils enrolled. It is part of the St. Tammany Parish school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
William Pitcher Junior High School enrolls 380 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 33% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 173 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 3.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 380 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
William Pitcher Junior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-10, state senate district 11, state house district 77.
William Pitcher Junior High School is one of 55 schools in St. Tammany Parish, based in Covington, Louisiana. The district serves 35,956 students district-wide and employs 2,160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 380 students, William Pitcher Junior High School is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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