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Natalbany Middle

Public Grades 4-8
411th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools
Better than 9% of Louisiana middle schools
Summary

Natalbany Middle in Tickfaw, LA, serves 347 students in grades 4 through 8 and is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Louisiana districts. The school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-20% of Louisiana middle schools over the past decade, currently sitting at a 0-star rating (9th percentile). Over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly economically disadvantaged student body.

The most striking differentiator is the stark contrast in academic performance between Natalbany Middle and schools in neighboring districts. While Natalbany struggles, Albany Middle School (Livingston Parish) and Folsom Junior High School (St. Tammany Parish) are among the top-performing in the state. For example, Albany Middle, just 7 miles away, has a math proficiency rate of 85% compared to Natalbany's 37%—a 48 percentage point gap. This pattern points to systemic differences at the district level, as schools in Livingston Parish and St. Tammany Parish consistently rank in the top 20% of the state, while Tangipahoa Parish schools like Greenville Park Leadership Academy and Amite Westside Middle Magnet all rank in the bottom 15%.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. Natalbany Middle has achieved 100% proficiency on the English I End-of-Course exam for 8th graders in three of the last four years, far exceeding district (53%) and state (66%) averages. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio dropped dramatically from 16.7:1 to 10.5:1 between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, a 37% reduction that could signal increased investment in staffing. Chronic absenteeism, while still high at 28.8%, has improved significantly from a peak of over 53% during the 2020-2021 school year and is now slightly better than the district average. However, a persistent gender gap exists, with female students ranking in the 17th percentile and male students in the 5th percentile, suggesting the school's environment may be less effective for male students.

347
Students ?
10.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,690
Per pupil spending ?
81.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 47370 Morrison Blvd
       Tickfaw, LA  70466

(985) 345-0854

District: Tangipahoa Parish


Students who attend Natalbany Middle usually attend:

High:    Independence High Magnet

Feeder schools for Natalbany Middle:

Elementary:    Lucille Nesom Memorial
    Midway Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.1%
Hispanic:
20.2%
White:
15.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2017 → 9th in 2026
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 63% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2017
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg51%
Louisiana avg63%
Elementary school
622nd of 690
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
411th of 452
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2017
From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 9% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th of 6Middle Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish
92nd of 116Tangipahoa Parish among Louisiana districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202616.7622 of 6909.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.6611 of 6668.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5634 of 6756.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.6696 of 7304.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.0655 of 7279.9%★☆☆☆☆
202117.4609 of 72916.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5657 of 73110.1%★☆☆☆☆
20187.6695 of 7284.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201723.9607 of 73917.9%★☆☆☆☆
201628.9576 of 74222.4%★☆☆☆☆
201528.0613 of 79222.6%★☆☆☆☆
201431.0587 of 77724.5%★☆☆☆☆
201322.3666 of 77213.7%★☆☆☆☆
201223.9629 of 76417.7%★☆☆☆☆
201141.6490 of 76636.0%★★☆☆☆
201029.9562 of 73623.6%★☆☆☆☆
200926.6582 of 73821.1%★☆☆☆☆
200825.3591 of 74320.5%★☆☆☆☆
200740.1471 of 72535.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202626.3448 of 54818.2%★☆☆☆☆
202520.2443 of 50111.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.7484 of 5094.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.1560 of 5701.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.6519 of 5627.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.6420 of 56425.5%★☆☆☆☆
201912.3532 of 5594.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.4527 of 5473.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202653.951 of 11555.7%★★★☆☆
202439.760 of 8630.2%★★☆☆☆
202369.622 of 9777.3%★★★★☆
202253.835 of 9061.1%★★★☆☆
201826.578 of 8912.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202619.3593 of 67912.7%★☆☆☆☆
202521.1534 of 63315.6%★☆☆☆☆
202417.6562 of 63511.5%★☆☆☆☆
202315.2646 of 7058.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.6616 of 70112.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.7536 of 70524.0%★☆☆☆☆
201917.2614 of 68410.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.3227 of 26614.7%★☆☆☆☆
202529.1165 of 20720.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.1129 of 18931.7%★★☆☆☆
202332.2171 of 23326.6%★☆☆☆☆
202232.6167 of 22024.1%★☆☆☆☆
202130.8153 of 20224.3%★☆☆☆☆
201927.1152 of 19020.0%★☆☆☆☆
20187.7166 of 1681.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202619.0613 of 68510.5%★☆☆☆☆
202515.3608 of 6618.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.8627 of 6747.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.3696 of 7233.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.0673 of 7247.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.0618 of 71914.0%★☆☆☆☆
201919.3617 of 69711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201810.1661 of 6823.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202616.7618 of 6829.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202513.7591 of 6417.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.7617 of 6515.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.2685 of 7133.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.8646 of 7129.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.7625 of 70411.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.3633 of 6969.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.3268 of 36125.8%★☆☆☆☆
202215.3284 of 3077.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.9254 of 30617.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202614.1469 of 4965.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.4379 of 43112.1%★☆☆☆☆
20235.5505 of 5182.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202118.5463 of 52211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201920.3468 of 5179.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.5502 of 5162.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202612.3411 of 4529.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.9408 of 4478.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.3407 of 4499.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.6390 of 46516.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.6390 of 46015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202118.8374 of 45918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.0379 of 44915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.3326 of 41120.7%★☆☆☆☆
201725.4350 of 43719.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202614.7318 of 3447.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.4322 of 3446.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.9309 of 3337.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202320.2300 of 36016.7%★☆☆☆☆
202224.2284 of 36021.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.7281 of 35220.2%★☆☆☆☆
201919.1295 of 33812.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.8250 of 31320.1%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201824.5135 of 17020.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202152.019 of 5565.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202620.6362 of 43416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202514.1370 of 41510.8%★☆☆☆☆
202419.9356 of 41514.2%★☆☆☆☆
202322.0366 of 44417.6%★☆☆☆☆
202215.9381 of 44113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.0356 of 44119.3%★☆☆☆☆
201922.5350 of 41816.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202630.0139 of 17821.9%★☆☆☆☆
202537.8106 of 15531.6%★★☆☆☆
202442.690 of 15240.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.294 of 16342.3%★★☆☆☆
202224.0131 of 16319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202121.1128 of 15316.3%★☆☆☆☆
201913.6116 of 1289.4%★☆☆☆☆
201847.468 of 11842.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202613.4413 of 4508.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.6398 of 4378.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.6398 of 44410.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.5375 of 45918.3%★☆☆☆☆
202216.2394 of 45814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.5388 of 45514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.9364 of 43015.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.4351 of 40312.9%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
20268.5413 of 4355.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.4388 of 4146.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.6392 of 4268.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.8380 of 44314.2%★☆☆☆☆
202217.4369 of 44216.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.5379 of 44214.3%★☆☆☆☆
201917.5355 of 41815.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202619.9196 of 22512.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.7134 of 20233.7%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202616.2304 of 33810.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.6324 of 3528.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.2312 of 36213.8%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9324 of 3589.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.9324 of 3507.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.1312 of 3387.7%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+46 vs school
Special Education (2026)26th percentile+16 vs school
African American (2026)18th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)13th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
White (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2021)65th percentile+47 vs school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+13 vs school
Disabled (2018)21st percentile~ school
Female (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school
African American (2026)8th percentile~ school
Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English I100%+34 vs state
English Language Arts54%-16 vs state
Mathematics37%-25 vs state
Social Studies32%-23 vs state

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Students who attend Natalbany Middle usually go on to attend Independence High Magnet

Natalbany Middle ranks in the bottom 9.1% of Louisiana middle schools.

Students at Natalbany Middle are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Natalbany Middle.


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