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D.C. Reeves Elementary School

Q: Is D.C. Reeves Elementary School a good school?

D.C. Reeves Elementary School ranks 373 rd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

373^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

D.C. Reeves Elementary School in Ponchatoula, LA, serves 688 students in grades 3 and 4 within the Tangipahoa Parish school district, where over 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school stands out as a strong performer within its district, consistently exceeding the Tangipahoa Parish average in core subjects like Math (57% vs. 49%), ELA (63% vs. 58%), and Social Studies (55% vs. 44%) in the most recent school year. A particularly impressive strength is its exceptional support for English Language Learners (ELL), who ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide—a dramatic improvement from just a few years ago. The school also shows clear academic growth between grade levels, with 4th graders outperforming 3rd graders in every subject, suggesting effective teaching that builds on foundational skills. While chronic absenteeism (24.2%) remains a challenge, it is significantly better than the district average (30.5%) and has been steadily declining from a peak of 36.9% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, D.C. Reeves offers a compelling option. It is located just 0.72 miles from Tucker Memorial Elementary School (grades 1-2), and the strong 4th-grade scores at D.C. Reeves suggest students are well-prepared after leaving Tucker Memorial. While the nearby Southeastern LA University Lab School ranks in the 93rd percentile, it serves a fundamentally different demographic (only 19.8% free/reduced lunch), making D.C. Reeves' relative success within its own district even more noteworthy. The school has shown a positive trajectory, improving its overall ranking for three consecutive years to reach the 46th percentile statewide, indicating that recent school-wide initiatives are having a broad-based impact.

688

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,523

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18026 Sisters Road
Ponchatoula, LA 70454

(985) 386-6433

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend D.C. Reeves Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Martha Vinyard Elementary School
	Ponchatoula Junior High School
High:	Ponchatoula High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.3%

White:

38.4%

Hispanic:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

Louisiana avg62%

373^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish

92^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	373 of 690	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	366 of 666	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	461 of 675	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	514 of 730	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	464 of 727	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	465 of 729	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	449 of 731	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	446 of 728	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.0	490 of 739	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.2	439 of 742	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	449 of 792	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	526 of 777	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.6	395 of 772	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.5	376 of 764	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.0	435 of 766	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.7	280 of 736	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	382 of 738	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.6	366 of 743	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.4	359 of 725	50.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	310 of 548	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	303 of 501	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	407 of 509	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	453 of 570	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	316 of 562	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	364 of 564	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	398 of 559	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	435 of 547	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	20.9	252 of 281	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	31 of 115	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	50 of 97	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	70 of 90	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	69 of 75	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	88 of 91	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	348 of 679	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	361 of 633	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	457 of 635	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	488 of 705	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	396 of 701	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	436 of 705	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	434 of 684	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	119 of 266	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	113 of 207	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	154 of 189	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	176 of 233	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	191 of 220	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	123 of 190	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	117 of 168	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	369 of 685	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	385 of 661	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	511 of 674	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	563 of 723	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	530 of 724	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	478 of 719	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	516 of 697	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	543 of 682	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	424 of 682	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	327 of 641	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	436 of 651	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	515 of 713	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	496 of 712	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	439 of 704	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	456 of 696	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	34 of 65	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.4	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	18 of 20	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	41 of 46	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	31 of 48	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	26 of 45	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.2	40 of 46	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	284 of 361	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	150 of 241	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	156 of 208	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	244 of 296	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	229 of 307	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	252 of 306	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	259 of 333	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	361 of 496	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.1	275 of 431	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	341 of 434	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	421 of 518	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	434 of 517	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	417 of 522	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	391 of 517	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	390 of 516	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)55th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile~ school

African American (2026)43rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2018)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%-7 vs state

Mathematics57%-5 vs state

Social Studies55%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)							LEAP English Language Arts (2026)							LEAP Social Studies (2026)							LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Public	3-4	18026 Sisters Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6433	688	47	14.4	72.5%	264 (38.4%)	277 (40.3%)	89 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.0%)	47.5	373^rd of 690 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.4	366^th of 666 public elementary schools	45.0%	7	53.0	61.0					57.0	57.0	67.0					63.0	55.0	58.0					55.0			$12,523
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	Public	1-2	310 South Third Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6449	633	39	16.1	74.2%	230 (36.3%)	257 (40.6%)	93 (14.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)								(n/a)																								$11,726
Perrin Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	350 West Ash Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-9734	338	32	10.4	72.2%	114 (33.7%)	139 (41.1%)	61 (18.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)								(n/a)																								$17,512
Woodland Park Magnet	Public	PK, KG-3	1000 Range Road	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6373	458	37	12.2	90.0%	27 (5.9%)	364 (79.5%)	47 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	12.8	641^st of 690 public elementary schools	7.1%					(n/a)	31.0						31.0	45.0						45.0	31.0						31.0			$19,305
Hammond Westside Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Westpark Avenue	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-7233	1,022	91	11.2	78.1%	213 (20.8%)	548 (53.6%)	205 (20.1%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	22.4	573^rd of 690 public elementary schools	17.0%		23.9	536^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.5%	37	52.0	53.0	39.0	37.0	39.0	47.0	43.0	46.0	58.0	57.0	55.0	49.0	54.0	53.0	38.0	46.0	38.0	27.0	48.0	57.0	42.0		84.0	$17,954
Southeastern LA University Lab School	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 North General Pershing	Hammond	70402	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 549-2185	257	14	18.4	19.8%	154 (59.9%)	46 (17.9%)	18 (7.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	90.3	49^th of 690 public elementary schools	92.9%		85.8	87^th of 666 public elementary schools	86.9%	38			89.0		80.0	89.0	88.0	89.0	81.0	90.0		92.0	100.0	91.0	82.0	72.0		82.0	64.0		79.0			$10,008
Hammond Eastside Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	45050 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-8481	1,340	106	12.6	74.3%	458 (34.2%)	683 (51.0%)	105 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	31.6	498^th of 690 public elementary schools	27.8%		30.6	485^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.2%	13	36.0	55.0	55.0	45.0	42.0	35.0	43.0	43.0	61.0	74.0	63.0	65.0	59.0	61.0	35.0	48.0	46.0	42.0	46.0	49.0	45.0	100.0	100.0	$15,066
Champ Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42530 Highway 445	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6182	1,163	76	15.2	65.7%	606 (52.1%)	369 (31.7%)	99 (8.5%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.5%)	47.6	372^nd of 690 public elementary schools	46.1%		34.6	461^st of 666 public elementary schools	30.8%	89	70.0	67.0	49.0	57.0	56.0	46.0	58.0	60.0	64.0	65.0	76.0	70.0	72.0	68.0	58.0	56.0	35.0	44.0	47.0	60.0	49.0	94.0		$13,029
Springfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	25190 Blood River Road	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 294-3398	569	41	13.7	82.8%	418 (73.5%)	90 (15.8%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	75.1	185^th of 690 public elementary schools	73.2%		64.5	262^nd of 666 public elementary schools	60.7%	77		73.0						72.0	82.0					77.0	60.0	71.0					65.0			$13,629
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	48405 Hwy 51	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2376	440	36	12.1	86.4%	79 (18.0%)	259 (58.9%)	74 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	40.8	436^th of 690 public elementary schools	36.8%					(n/a)	50.0						50.0	61.0						61.0	46.0						46.0			$18,964

Frequently Asked Questions about D.C. Reeves Elementary School

Is D.C. Reeves Elementary School a good school?

D.C. Reeves Elementary School ranks 373^rd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of D.C. Reeves Elementary School attend?

Students who attend D.C. Reeves Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martha Vinyard Elementary School
Middle : Ponchatoula Junior High School
High : Ponchatoula High School

How many students attend D.C. Reeves Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended D.C. Reeves Elementary School.

What district is D.C. Reeves Elementary School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

What is the racial makeup of D.C. Reeves Elementary School?

Students at D.C. Reeves Elementary School are 40% African American, 38% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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