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Amite High Magnet

Public Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 10% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Amite High Magnet is a small high school in Amite, LA, serving 347 students in grades 9-12 within the Tangipahoa Parish school district, where a very high percentage of students (88.47%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The most critical challenge facing Amite High Magnet is an extraordinarily high chronic absenteeism rate. In the 2024-2025 school year, 52.3% of students were chronically absent—nearly double the district average of 30.5% and more than double the state average. This rate is significantly higher than nearby schools like Kentwood High Magnet School (49.3%) and Jewel M. Sumner High School (48.4%). This attendance crisis is the likely root cause of the school's persistently low academic performance. On LEAP end-of-course exams, proficiency rates are well below district and state averages, with only 25% of students proficient in Geometry and Biology. For comparison, Albany High School in the Livingston Parish district, despite having a similarly high poverty rate (78.65%), is a top-performing school with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 18%, showing that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

Despite these challenges, there are some positive signs. The graduation rate has improved from a low of 72.5% in 2021-2022 to 81.6% in 2024-2025, now above the district average. The school has also shown remarkable improvement for its Special Education students, jumping from the bottom 1% in the state to the 34th percentile. Additionally, the student-teacher ratio dropped to a favorable 10.8:1, much lower than nearby Hammond High Magnet School (15.2:1). However, the dropout rate remains high at 4.6%, compared to the state average of 3.1%. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the school has some assets like small class sizes and an improving graduation rate, the severe attendance problem is undermining academic achievement and must be addressed as the top priority.

347

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,470

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 South Laurel Street
Amite, LA 70422

(985) 748-9301

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Feeder schools for Amite High Magnet:

Elementary:	Amite Elementary Magnet School
	Roseland Montessori
Middle:	Amite Westside Middle Magnet

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.4%

White:

7.8%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (33% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Louisiana avg62%

291^st of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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)

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	291 of 325	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	300 of 329	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	291 of 333	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	291 of 321	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	287 of 326	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	277 of 322	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	281 of 302	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.8	269 of 297	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	275 of 297	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	284 of 312	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.4	301 of 309	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.1	293 of 312	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	295 of 310	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	290 of 300	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	268 of 297	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.5	279 of 301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.5	245 of 291	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	258 of 290	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	229 of 260	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	236 of 256	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	221 of 260	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	232 of 252	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	202 of 243	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	216 of 233	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	289 of 313	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	284 of 308	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	265 of 308	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	279 of 308	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	281 of 311	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	251 of 288	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	278 of 292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	287 of 321	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	298 of 323	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	283 of 328	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	296 of 321	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	288 of 322	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	260 of 285	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	279 of 301	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	278 of 311	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	285 of 313	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	280 of 315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	278 of 306	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	274 of 301	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	267 of 292	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	272 of 291	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	112 of 170	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.7	164 of 165	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	86 of 122	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	154 of 245	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	2.6	247 of 250	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	230 of 245	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	237 of 249	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

White (2025)37th percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I44%-21 vs state

English I38%-28 vs state

English II37%-30 vs state

U.S. History29%-26 vs state

Geometry25%-32 vs state

Biology25%-35 vs state

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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 Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (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 (2025)	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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Amite High Magnet	Public	9-12	403 South Laurel Street	Amite	70422	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-9301	347	32	10.8	88.5%	27 (7.8%)	286 (82.4%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.5%)	10	291^st of 325 public high schools	10.5%		7.2	300^th of 329 public high schools	8.8%	9										44.0	25.0	37.0	29.0	38.0	25.0	$16,470
TPSS Advanced College and Career Magnet Center	Public	11-12	300 W 2nd St	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(985) 748-7153	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Independence High Magnet	Public	7-12	270 Tiger Avenue	Independence	70443	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9436	490	43	11.4	83.3%	105 (21.4%)	265 (54.1%)	104 (21.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	6.2	308^th of 325 public high schools	5.2%		6.6	302^nd of 329 public high schools	8.2%	6	39.0	23.0	29.0	59.0	45.0	52.0	28.0	34.0	31.0	34.0	22.0	36.0	21.0	34.0	23.0	$18,285
Loranger High School	Public	9-12	19404 Hiatti Street	Loranger	70446	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 878-6271	616	43	14.4	61.7%	344 (55.8%)	199 (32.3%)	43 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.4%)	27.3	242^nd of 325 public high schools	25.5%		28.7	231^st of 329 public high schools	29.8%	11										50.0	52.0	56.0	31.0	28.0	53.0	$11,264
Jewel M. Sumner High School	Public	9-12	15841 Highway 440	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 229-8805	428	28	15.3	69.9%	234 (54.7%)	155 (36.2%)	14 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	27.1	243^rd of 325 public high schools	25.2%		25	248^th of 329 public high schools	24.6%	5										35.0	44.0	53.0	33.0	61.0	50.0	$13,683
St. Helena College and Career Academy	Public	7-12	14340 Highway 37	Greensburg	70441	St. Helena Parish	St. Helena Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 222-4402	435	32	13.7	100.0%	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	6.6	305^th of 325 public high schools	6.2%		5	308^th of 329 public high schools	6.4%	3	35.0	25.0	31.0	34.0	38.0	36.0	33.0	20.0	27.0	29.0		22.0	20.0	42.0		$14,352
Kentwood High Magnet School	Public	7-12	603 9th Street	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 229-2881	259	30	8.5	92.3%	7 (2.7%)	244 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	12.9	282^nd of 325 public high schools	13.2%		9	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	15	36.0	33.0	34.0	58.0	50.0	53.0	32.0	30.0	31.0	49.0	26.0	28.0	27.0	51.0	29.0	$13,692
Hammond High Magnet School	Public	9-12	45168 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 345-7235	1,606	105	15.2	68.3%	427 (26.6%)	846 (52.7%)	239 (14.9%)	18 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.7%)	20.1	262^nd of 325 public high schools	19.4%		21.3	257^th of 329 public high schools	21.9%	5										35.0	44.0	51.0	33.0	42.0	45.0	$13,985
Albany High School	Public	9-12	29710 Mulberry Street	Albany	70711	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 567-6000	534	34	15.7	78.7%	403 (75.5%)	56 (10.5%)	67 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	66.2	108^th of 325 public high schools	66.8%		64.5	110^th of 329 public high schools	66.6%	2										70.0	58.0	74.0	65.0	68.0	70.0	$11,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Amite High Magnet

Is Amite High Magnet a good school?

Amite High Magnet ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Amite High Magnet in?

Tangipahoa Parish

What is the racial makeup of Amite High Magnet?

Students at Amite High Magnet are 82% African American, 8% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Amite High Magnet?

Amite High Magnet is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Amite Elementary Magnet School
Elementary : Roseland Montessori
Middle : Amite Westside Middle Magnet

How many students attend Amite High Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Amite High Magnet.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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