Florida Parish News

There were 1,441 seventh grade students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 10.8% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Ponchatoula Junior High School welcomed the most seventh grade students in the parish.

Within Tangipahoa Parish schools, the most students were found in ninth grade classes, while eighth grade classes were the smallest.

Statewide, Tangipahoa Parish ranked 13th highest in enrollment numbers, the same as the year before.

Louisiana's education system was considered one of the worst in the U.S., according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	Number of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ponchatoula Junior High School	379	53.2%	713
Loranger Middle School	147	26.2%	562
Hammond Eastside Magnet	141	10.7%	1,322
Champ Cooper Elementary School	120	10.7%	1,123
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	103	33%	312
Hammond Westside Montessori	95	9.3%	1,027
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	87	20.4%	427
Natalbany Middle School	74	20.4%	362
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	71	25.4%	280
Independence High Magnet	61	12.7%	479
Lucille Nesom Memorial	52	11.3%	460
Kentwood High Magnet School	46	15.3%	300
Roseland Montessori	37	8.9%	414
Southeastern La University Lab School	26	10.2%	256
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	2	3%	67