Florida Parish News

There were 1,354 fifth grade students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.8% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Martha Vinyard Elementary School welcomed the most fifth 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 5th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	313	48.3%	648
Loranger Middle School	132	23.5%	562
Hammond Eastside Magnet	122	9.2%	1,322
Champ Cooper Elementary School	119	10.6%	1,123
Hammond Westside Montessori	106	10.3%	1,027
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	87	20.4%	427
Natalbany Middle School	84	23.2%	362
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	71	25.4%	280
Independence Leadership Academy	63	11.4%	554
Chesbrough Elementary School	54	13.3%	407
Lucille Nesom Memorial	50	10.9%	460
Roseland Montessori	46	11.1%	414
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	41	12.8%	320
Spring Creek Elementary School	38	13%	293
Southeastern La University Lab School	27	10.5%	256
Florida Parishes Juvenile Detention Cntr.	1	1.5%	67