Florida Parish News

There were 1,397 fourth grade students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

D. C. Reeves Elementary School welcomed the most fourth 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 4th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
D. C. Reeves Elementary School	290	44.5%	651
Loranger Elementary School	145	18.1%	800
Hammond Eastside Magnet	136	10.3%	1,322
Champ Cooper Elementary School	118	10.5%	1,123
Hammond Westside Montessori	117	11.4%	1,027
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	91	21.3%	427
Natalbany Middle School	78	21.5%	362
Independence Leadership Academy	74	13.4%	554
Amite Elementary Magnet School	69	15.9%	435
Lucille Nesom Memorial	59	12.8%	460
Chesbrough Elementary School	55	13.5%	407
Spring Creek Elementary School	53	18.1%	293
Roseland Montessori	51	12.3%	414
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	35	10.9%	320
Southeastern La University Lab School	26	10.2%	256