Salmen High School
Slidell, LA 70458
Phone: (985) 643-7359
Fax: (985) 645-8776
District: St. Tammany Parish School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 1091 students
Salmen High School, a public school located in Slidell, LA, serves grades 9-12 in the St. Tammany Parish School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Salmen High School is a public school located in Slidell, LA. 1091 students attend Salmen High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program data from Louisiana Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 3/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2023 4-year high school graduation rate data from Louisiana Department of Education, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Louisiana Department of Education, and using 2023 demographic data from the National Center for Education Statistics. |
| Student Growth | 1/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2024 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Louisiana Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of out-of-school suspensions have been identified.
Posted: February 12, 2025
As a student at Salmen High School I would like to say this school has taken a toll on my mental health. The administration is no help whatsoever when it comes to mental health. This school only cares about gifted children. They are quick to push you to the side for someone worth their time. And they dont take bullying seriously. But theyll suspend you over an inhaler. Id give this school 0 stars if I could.
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Posted: January 9, 2022
My children are excelling socially and academically at Salmen. The teachers care about the students and they manage the classroom well.
They have handled the pandemic as best they can with the resources available to them.
The PTSA is doing some good work to support teachers and students.
Overall I was pleasantly surprised to see my children happy and excited about going to school each day.
Posted: January 9, 2022
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Posted: June 10, 2019
This school has a diverse ethnic, race, and gender population. It's one of the main reasons why I sent all of my children to this school. Each of my children has thanked me for sending them to Salmen High. (They had attended parochial school up until high school.) All 3 of my kids have developed life-long friendships with kids from "cultures" totally different from their own. I believe that this is a Life-Long education that they would not have received anywhere else.
Posted: June 10, 2019
Discipline is handled well. School-to-home communication is excellent!
Posted: June 10, 2019
My child has been diagnosed with OCD, Severe Anxiety, and places high on the Autistic Spectrum. All Faculty, Staff, & Administration were aware of her needs and challenges and were caring, attentive, and always available.
Posted: June 10, 2019
When blatant behaviors were witnessed, they were dealt with swiftly. Any school entity has difficulties dealing with social media bullying in any platform (Parents job!).
Posted: June 10, 2019
Well-balanced quantity of QUALITY homework. Teachers understand that many students work outside of school out of necessity.
Posted: June 10, 2019
ALL teachers are totally invested in their students' progress despite of below-average pay and stressors placed upon them by a disaffected and out-of-touch governing body.
Posted: June 10, 2019
To the naysayers and those who look down on Salmen High because of student demographics: Note that these teachers follow St Tammany School Board Curriculum. Students are held to the same standards as all other St Tammany public schools. Many, many graduates have gone on to become real-world changers...Lawyers, Doctors, Innovators, Artists, Military Officers, and on and on! I am so proud of the work that Salmen has done and continues to do...GO SPARTANS!
Posted: July 28, 2015
We got a new principle!! He seems to actually care and is already way better than the old one. The teachers care! It's hard to find that. Many of the teachers are approachable and actually willing to help! The majority of the student body is just chill. Bullying was and is not prominent. Everyone just kind of does their own thing! And the campus is beautiful! Plus, being apart of St Tammany Parish is just a plus! Salmen is at the bottom of the parish, but with the parish being at the top in the state, the school is still ahead of the rest.
You'll get what you put into it!
I got all excellents on my EOCs (state wide tests) and scored well above average on ACT.
Posted: July 28, 2015
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Posted: April 2, 2015
Love Salmen, my son loves it too. Just FYI for people that have complained about the principal, she is no longer the principal, new guy this year, seems pretty good!
Posted: June 28, 2014
This is not just a review on this school but the St. tammany parish schools in general most schools in this parish dont have incentives like kindergarden and 8th graders graduation they dont have it in this parish so students dont have any thing to congratulate them selves for there hard work. All so , in the high schools if a student is being bullied and the bully starts getting physical the person getting bullied cant fight back or protect there self , because they both will get suspended and get charges put on them for fighting. So i think if your moving or thinking about going to a st tammany parish distract the good thing about the schools is that they have good teachers and the students learn and thats is all that matter
Posted: October 17, 2013
The principal has no concern for the students. She is very unprofessional when issues/concerns are brought to her attention by the parents. Example, students schedule were not correct. They were not schedule for the basic courses required for graduation i.e. English and Math. On the other hand, they were schedule for Physical Education. After contacting the counselors on several occasions; the principal was contacted. Her response was they can just take P.E., and take the required courses at a later time frame. She has no concern for the students or their future and should not be an Administrator. There are teachers that cannot control their classroom environment; therefore it interferes with the students learning. Case in point, during the 2012-2013 school year, students were throwing textbooks out the classroom window and resulted in damage to staff cars. When the issue was presented to the staff, they basically gave the parents a textbook response and made no effort to correct the problem.
Posted: January 21, 2013
Great Kids and Teachers. Administration (basically the principal and one of the assistant principals) is ruining the school. Teacher are leaving in droves because of their treatment and the school board (even though addressed about it many times) fails to fix the situation.
Posted: January 21, 2013
Great school . Overall Salmen High is very good and cares for the students. Most of the teachers care, are down to earth, and will HELP you. There is always tutoring in the morning, afternoon, and during study hall. The campus is beautiful. New and just great looking. Also sports here excel (except soccer) . Many different kinds of people and many from different backgrounds. Overall, most of the kids mind their business and there are no problems. I am very satisfied with my years here
Posted: October 13, 2012
Salmen used to be a great school but it spiraled downhill when they started accepting the failures and post- Jump Start kids and let them slide on by through high school while other students actually worked for their diploma, therfore, there is a giant racial inbalance and standards are extremely low. Salmen is literally known as the "last resort" high school in St.Tammany Parish and the terrible principle isn't doing much about it. Kind of saddens me. It used to be such a classy great high school. Now it is the ghetto of St Tammany Parish Public High Schools and its not getting any better. Just goes to show that they can spend a million dollars on place like that and make it look all polished up but its inhabitants (including staff) are below average. Would not reccomend going to this high school. Trust me. I am a student ther. I regret it almost everyday and i wish i wouldnt have ever enrolled at Salmen High School.
Posted: July 31, 2008
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| 1 | Belair | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Slidell | LA | 6.9 mi | |
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| 1 | North Shore | Eden Isle | LA | 2.8 mi | |
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| 3 | South Shore | New Orleans | LA | 19.6 mi |
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