Tangipahoa Parish Education: 1,787 Hispanic students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By North Shore Louisiana News

Apr 2, 2024

There were 1,787 Hispanic students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.4% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Tangipahoa Parish welcomed 19,344 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 9.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, Hammond High Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 189 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Tangipahoa Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Tangipahoa Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Hispanic students enrollment	Enrollment of Hispanic Students
Independence Leadership Academy	23.1%	129
Natalbany Middle School	20.7%	72
Lucille Nesom Memorial	19.4%	98
Midway Elementary School	18.8%	86
Independence High Magnet	18.2%	93
Hammond Westside Montessori	12.6%	130
Perrin Early Learning Center	12.4%	55
Hammond High Magnet School	11.8%	189
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	11.3%	71
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	11.1%	74
Woodland Park Magnet	11%	54
Southeastern La University Lab School	9.3%	24
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	9.1%	63
Loranger Elementary School	9.1%	73
Loranger Middle School	8.4%	50
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	8.4%	35
Loranger High School	7.4%	46
Ponchatoula High School	7%	142
Champ Cooper Elementary School	6.9%	73
Ponchatoula Junior High School	6.5%	47
Hammond Eastside Magnet	6.1%	78
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	5.6%	4
Roseland Montessori	4.7%	20
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	4.1%	13
Amite High Magnet	3.6%	15
Spring Creek Elementary School	3.3%	10
Jewel M. Sumner High School	3%	12
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	3%	8
Amite Elementary Magnet School	2.9%	12
Chesbrough Elementary School	1.9%	7
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	0.6%	2
Kentwood High Magnet School	0.3%	1