| Definition of Terms |
Fontainebleau High School |
| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 8 - 12 |
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| Parish |
St. Tammany Parish, LA |
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| Total Students |
2309 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
50% /
50% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
139 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 8 - 3 students | | Grade 9 - 654 students | | Grade 10 - 619 students | | Grade 11 - 541 students | | Grade 12 - 492 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:17 |
1:15 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
n/a |
n/a |
| % Asian |
1% |
1% |
| % Hispanic |
2% |
1% |
| % Black |
9% |
45% |
| % White |
88% |
50% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
18% |
42% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
3% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
St. Tammany Parish School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
52 |
12 |
| Number of Students Managed |
34,408 students |
4,968 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$320,646,000 |
$46,735,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$336,974,000 |
$47,379,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$9,319 |
$9,407 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$9,793 |
$9,537 |
| District Graduation Rates |
83% |
67% |
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- Fontainebleau High School is a public high school in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States, north of Mandeville. The school is a part of the St. Tammany Parish Public Schools.
- The school serves Abita Springs and a section of Mandeville. It was founded in August, 1994 with 778 ninth and tenth grade students. The school had an estimated enrollment of approximately 2,300 students during the 2008-2009 school year, but was downsized with the opening of the new Lakeshore High School, which was expected to open with about 500 freshman and sophomores for the 2009-2010 school year and add a class the next two years. Current enrollment for Fontainebleau is estimated to be about 1950.
- Fontainebleau's mascot is the Bulldog; the school's motto is Optimus Optimorum, a Latin saying meaning "The best of the best." Its school colors are red and black.
- Feeder schools include:Fontainebleau Junior High
- Academics
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Fontainebleau High School is known for its academic excellence and is recognized as being among the top public high schools in the state and was featured in the "America's Best High Schools" article in an issue of Business Week. The school continually scores above local, state, and national averages on standardized tests. The school has continually received the Golden Achievement Award from LSU in recognition of the school's graduating seniors earning high amounts of college credit on LSU's credit/placement exams. In addition, many students are successful at the district and state literary rallies.
- PTA
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In 2004 the school was certified as a National PTA Parent Involvement School of Excellence, and was re-certified in 2007.
- Athletics
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Fontainebleau, a member of District 4-5A as classified by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA), is also known for its strong athletic program.
- The school won the state title in girl's soccer in 2004, the first state championship the school has ever won, and was the state runner-up in 2009. The team has been district champions for the past 8 years (2 times co-champions) and is consistently ranked amongst the top girls soccer teams in the state. The team has also appeared frequently in the NSCAA winter soccer regional rankings and has appeared several times in the national rankings.
- In 2006, the boys' soccer team won the state runner-up title, the best any boys' team has ever done in school's brief history.
- In 2008, the girls' volleyball team reached the state championship match and finished as the state runner-up. In the prior two seasons, the team reached the state quarterfinals and semifinals.
- The boys and girls track teams won regional titles in 2005. The boys and girls cross country teams won District 7-5A and the Northshore Metro championships in the 2007 season. The boys cross country team had their best season in school history in 2007 led by seniors Jeff Sanders and Neal Fischer, tying for 3rd at the LHSAA state championships.
- The school has also garnered many other district titles in other sports with many other teams having had impressive playoffruns, including the football team's appearance in the state semi-finals in 2004.
- In the year 2000, the boys track and field team led by Matt Hoelle, Trenton Cousin, and Bobby Hoffman led the team to an undefeated season and a district title along with runners-up at regional meet. Accomplishments include St. Tammany parish champions, and district 6-5A Champions for the first district title of Track and Field at Fontainebleau High School.
- Organizations
- Band
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The FHS "Crimson Band" band program began in 1994 with the opening of the school. Since then, the band has grown immensely. In the beginning, the program had a little more than thirty members. Now, the program boasts nearly 180 members.
- In 2003, the marching band attended its first marching festival. During the 2005 season the Crimson Band was invited to the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands, the largest in the state despite missing a month of rehearsals due to Hurricane Katrina. In the Fall of 2006, the band placed 3rd overall at the Louisiana Showcase and 5th overall in the Fall of 2007. This past fall, 2008, the band was named the Reserve Grand Champion at the Louisiana Showcase of Marching Bands. The band has also been named the Grand Champion of the Northshore Camellia Marching festival for the past two years, 2007 and 2008.
- The concert ensembles and jazz ensemble earned Sweepstakes trophies at the local and state level and also earning other recognitions at events outside the state.
- The FHS Band program includes: the Marching Band and Flag Team, Wind Symphony, Symphonic Band, Concert Band, Indoor Percussion, and the Jazz Ensemble.
- The FHS Band went to their first WGI regionals competition in early 2008. Color Guard took first place in the guard competition with their show "My Funny Valentine," and the percussion ensemble took second place in the percussion competition with their show "Circuitry."
- Talented Theatre
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In 2005, FHS established a theatre. With over 90 students currently enrolled,taught by Mr. Lance Nelson and Mr. Jeffery Polito. They perform three main stage shows a school year,the fall play, the Children's Show, and the spring play. At the same time, the students experience all elements of theatre; including history, literature, and production.
- Danceteam
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The Fontainebleau High School Dazzlers are one of the best Danceteams in the state of Louisiana. The are known for their beautiful high kicks and dance styles. In Competition every year the team always places 3rd and above for their wonderful performances. As a team they work as a family to be "The Best of the Best". They are truly the Sparkel in every Bulldogs eye!
- Cheerleading
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The school's cheerleading squad had an undefeated competition year in the 2006-2007 school year. Many of the team members have since become collegiate cheerleaders and staff members of the Universal Cheerleading Association.
- JROTC
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LA-944 is an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps located at Fontainebleau High School, Mandeville, LA. It was created in July 1994 with an agreement between Fontainebleau High School, the St. Tammany Parish School Board, and the United States Air Force. LA-944 is a cadet run corps where the members of the Senior Staff make all of the major decisions with little help from the Instructors. LA-944 received the Distinguished Unit Award (DUA) during the 1999/2000 year and the DUA with Merit in the 2007/08 year.
- Student Organizations
- Environmental Club
- Paintball Club
- Photography Club
- First Robotics Team
- Quiz Bowl
- Swing Dance Club
- Bulldog Buddies
- Philosophy Club
- Yearbook Club
- Publications Team
- Art Club
- French Honor Society
- Future Business Leaders of America
- Student Council
- National Honors Society
- Hispanic Honor Society
- Future Farmers of America
- Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
- Welding Team
- Outdoor Club
- Top Dawg/Little Dawg
- Student Government
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes
- Creative Writing club
- Salt and Light Club
- Vegitarian Club
- External links
- Fontainebleau High School
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| About This Zip Code (70471) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
19,950 people |
4,372,444 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
53% |
16% |
| Population Average Age |
37 years old
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34 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.8 persons
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2.4 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$73,042
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$31,814 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
6.7 rooms |
5.1 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
20 years old |
40 years old |
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79% / 21% |
64% / 36% |
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