Florida Parish News

There were 1,358 sixth grade students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 4.9% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Martha Vinyard Elementary School welcomed the most sixth 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	335	51.7%	648
Loranger Middle School	142	25.3%	562
Hammond Eastside Magnet	136	10.3%	1,322
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	111	35.6%	312
Champ Cooper Elementary School	106	9.4%	1,123
Hammond Westside Montessori	93	9.1%	1,027
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	83	19.4%	427
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	68	24.3%	280
Independence Leadership Academy	66	11.9%	554
Natalbany Middle School	65	18%	362
Lucille Nesom Memorial	47	10.2%	460
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	40	12.5%	320
Roseland Montessori	37	8.9%	414
Southeastern La University Lab School	28	10.9%	256
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	1	1.5%	67