SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the LA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 25%Projected 20%

Hammond Westside Montessori Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the LA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the LA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 24%LA 32%

English proficiency

School 31%LA 40%

Science proficiency

School 19%LA 27%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

N/A

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

0%

Students in at least one AP course. 0 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

0%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes0%
AP courses offered0
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

0%
2%

AP computer science

0%
0%

AP math

0%
1%

Gold marks the LA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C+

29.08 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

4.99 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

16.13 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$61,487

LA average $69,055

Median home value

$225,064

LA average $226,718

Median rent

$1,025 /mo

LA average $1,096

Unemployment rate

4.7%

LA average 6.5%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 84.9%LA 86.9%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

LA average 18:1

Teachers

68

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$69,708

All teachers in Tangipahoa Parish.

Student to counselor ratio LA average 412:1536:1
Support staff3
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 71%LA 83%

Experienced teachers

School 94%LA 95%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days203
Out-of-school suspension days94
Total days missed to suspension687
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7126 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.45

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

27%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

56%

Latino

11%

Multiracial

5%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged86%
Students with disabilities14%
English as a second language4%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care1%
Military connected0%
Homeless1%
Migratory1%

Elementary schools nearest to Hammond Westside Montessori

Nearby elementary schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Southeastern La University Lab School

  • Actual: 61%
  • Projected: 61%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
Woodland Park Magnet

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 2.5 mi
D.c. Reeves Elementary School

  • Actual: 30%
  • Projected: 23%
  • Distance: 4.3 mi
Midway Elementary School

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 5.0 mi
Springfield Elementary School

  • Actual: 37%
  • Projected: 36%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Albany Upper Elementary School

  • Actual: 41%
  • Projected: 30%
  • Distance: 5.7 mi
Lucille Nesom Memorial

  • Actual: 18%
  • Projected: 19%
  • Distance: 6.4 mi
Hammond Eastside Magnet

  • Actual: 23%
  • Projected: 28%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
Champ Cooper Elementary School

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 31%
  • Distance: 9.9 mi
Independence Leadership Academy

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 15%
  • Distance: 10.4 mi