Tangipahoa Parish Schools
Tangipahoa Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Tangipahoa Parish (Amite). SchoolGrade grades 31 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Tangipahoa Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Tangipahoa Parish
29 of 31 schools in Tangipahoa Parish carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 4D: 17F: 7
Best schools in Tangipahoa Parish
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Southeastern La University Lab School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Ponchatoula High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Chesbrough Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Champ Cooper Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- C- Hammond Eastside Magnet (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Martha Vinyard Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Loranger High School (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Ponchatoula Junior High School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Spring Creek Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Dc Reeves Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Tangipahoa Parish
High schools (7)
- F Amite High Magnet, Amite
- D Hammond High Magnet School, Hammond
- D- Independence High Magnet, Independence
- D Jewel M Sumner High School, Kentwood
- F Kentwood High Magnet School, Kentwood
- D+ Loranger High School, Loranger
- C Ponchatoula High School, Ponchatoula
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- F Amite Westside Middle Magnet, Amite
- D Jewel M Sumner Middle School, Kentwood
- D Loranger Middle School, Loranger
- D- Natalbany Middle, Tickfaw
- D+ Ponchatoula Junior High School, Ponchatoula
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- D- Amite Elementary Magnet School, Amite
- C- Champ Cooper Elementary School, Ponchatoula
- C- Chesbrough Elementary School, Kentwood
- D+ Dc Reeves Elementary School, Ponchatoula
- D Loranger Elementary School, Loranger
- D+ Martha Vinyard Elementary School, Ponchatoula
- D- Midway Elementary School, Tickfaw
- Perrin Early Learning Center, Ponchatoula
- D+ Spring Creek Elementary School, Kentwood
- Tucker Memorial Elementary School, Ponchatoula
Other schools and academies (9)
- F Greenville Park Leadership Academy, Hammond
- C- Hammond Eastside Magnet, Hammond
- D Hammond Westside Montessori, Hammond
- F Independence Leadership Academy, Independence
- D- Lucille Nesom Memorial, Tickfaw
- F Ow Dillon Leadership Academy, Kentwood
- D+ Roseland Montessori Roseland, Roseland
- B+ Southeastern La University Lab School, Hammond
- F Woodland Park Magnet, Hammond
Where Tangipahoa Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (8)
- Ponchatoula (7)
- Hammond (6)
- Kentwood (6)
- Amite (3)
- Loranger (3)
- Tickfaw (3)
- Independence (2)
- Roseland (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Tangipahoa Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 20,513 students with 1,141 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,411 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201680
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- St. Helena Parish (3 schools, 23 mi)
- Livingston Parish (43 schools, 23 mi)
- Washington Parish (10 schools, 26 mi)
- St. Tammany Parish (55 schools, 31 mi)
- City of Bogalusa School District (4 schools, 32 mi)
- St. John the Baptist Parish (10 schools, 33 mi)
- Central Community School District (5 schools, 38 mi)
- East Baton Rouge Parish (82 schools, 40 mi)
Questions about Tangipahoa Parish
How many schools are in Tangipahoa Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 31 public schools in Tangipahoa Parish, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Tangipahoa Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Ponchatoula, Hammond, Kentwood, Amite, Loranger and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Tangipahoa Parish?
Across the 29 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 26.4%. 21% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Tangipahoa Parish?
20,513 students were enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Tangipahoa Parish?
Tangipahoa Parish is in Louisiana, based in Tangipahoa Parish, with its district office in Amite. Its boundary covers about 791 sq mi.