Florida Parish News

There were 1,454 first grade students enrolled in Tangipahoa Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Tucker Memorial Elementary School welcomed the most first 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.

According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.

School name	Number of 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	306	47.7%	641
Hammond Eastside Magnet	150	11.3%	1,322
Loranger Elementary School	137	17.1%	800
Champ Cooper Elementary School	132	11.8%	1,123
Hammond Westside Montessori	111	10.8%	1,027
Woodland Park Magnet	95	19.5%	486
Amite Elementary Magnet School	91	20.9%	435
Midway Elementary School	84	19.2%	438
Independence Leadership Academy	71	12.8%	554
Chesbrough Elementary School	61	15%	407
Lucille Nesom Memorial	54	11.7%	460
Roseland Montessori	49	11.8%	414
Spring Creek Elementary School	44	15%	293
O. W. Dillon Leadership Academy	43	13.4%	320
Southeastern La University Lab School	26	10.2%	256