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There were 1,966 Hispanic students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in 2023-24 school year

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Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

Dr. Cade Brumley Louisiana State Superintendent of Education | X

There were 1,966 Hispanic students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Tangipahoa Parish welcomed 19,359 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 10.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 32 schools within the parish, Hammond High Magnet School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 203 students.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, ranking second-to-last behind Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and teacher-student ratios.

Ethnicities in Tangipahoa Parish in 2023-24 School Year
Black [47.1%]White [36.5%]Hispanic [10.2%]multiracial [5.4%]Ethnicities <5% [0.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Tangipahoa Parish Schools During 2023-24 School Year
School name% of Hispanic students enrollment Number of Hispanic StudentsTotal Enrollment
Independence Leadership Academy24.9%138554
Lucille Nesom Memorial22.2%102460
Natalbany Middle School19.9%72362
Hammond Westside Montessori18.9%1941,027
Independence High Magnet18.4%88479
Midway Elementary School17.8%78438
Perrin Early Learning Center14.4%66459
D. C. Reeves Elementary School13.2%86651
Hammond High Magnet School12.5%2021,619
Martha Vinyard Elementary School11.4%74648
Tucker Memorial Elementary School11.2%72641
Woodland Park Magnet10.7%52486
Loranger Elementary School10.5%84800
Ponchatoula Junior High School9.5%68713
Loranger Middle School8.4%47562
Southeastern La University Lab School8.2%21256
Champ Cooper Elementary School7.9%891,123
Loranger High School7.7%48625
Hammond Eastside Magnet7.6%1001,322
Greenville Park Leadership Academy7.5%32427
Ponchatoula High School7.3%1532,095
Roseland Montessori4.1%17414
Amite Westside Middle Magnet3.9%11280
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School3.8%12312
Jewel M. Sumner High School3.4%14409
Amite High Magnet3.2%12375
Amite Elementary Magnet School2.8%12435
Chesbrough Elementary School2.5%10407
Spring Creek Elementary School2%6293
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy0.9%3320
Kentwood High Magnet School0.7%2300

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