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Hammond High Magnet School

Public Grades 9-12

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 19% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Hammond High Magnet School is a large public high school in Hammond, LA, serving 1,606 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district, which ranks in the bottom 20% of Louisiana districts.

Despite its "Magnet" designation, Hammond High Magnet School's performance is more like a struggling comprehensive high school, with metrics that are consistently lower than many nearby schools. The school's graduation rate is critically low at 74.3%, well below the state average of 85% and far behind peers like Springfield High School (94.0%) and Loranger High School (88.6%). Chronic absenteeism is also a major concern, with 35.5% of students missing too much school—significantly higher than the state average of 22.5% and nearly double the rate at high-performing Mandeville High School (18.0%). Academic proficiency on state LEAP exams lags behind both the district and state, especially in core subjects like Algebra I (35% vs. 65% statewide) and English I (42% vs. 66% statewide).

There are a few bright spots, such as a recent drop in the student-teacher ratio to 15.2:1, which is lower than many area schools like Ponchatoula High School (17:1). However, this improvement has not yet led to better test scores, suggesting deeper challenges with instruction and student engagement. The school's performance also highlights a stark contrast between the Tangipahoa Parish district and neighboring districts like St. Tammany Parish and Livingston Parish, where schools like Mandeville High School and Springfield High School dramatically outperform all Tangipahoa schools in every category.

1,606

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,985

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45168 River Road
Hammond, LA 70401

(985) 345-7235

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Feeder schools for Hammond High Magnet School:

Elementary:	Hammond Eastside Magnet
	Hammond Westside Montessori
Middle:	Greenville Park Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

White:

26.6%

Hispanic:

14.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Louisiana average (74% vs 85%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Louisiana avg62%

262^nd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	20.1	262 of 325	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	257 of 329	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	246 of 333	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	247 of 321	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	217 of 326	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	241 of 322	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	227 of 313	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	248 of 302	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.9	250 of 297	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	241 of 297	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	240 of 312	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.0	188 of 309	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.8	232 of 312	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	236 of 310	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.5	259 of 300	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.4	250 of 297	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	268 of 301	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.0	239 of 291	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.2	211 of 290	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	221 of 260	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	215 of 256	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	195 of 260	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	206 of 252	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	207 of 256	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	210 of 243	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	172 of 233	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	48 of 57	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	52 of 59	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	39 of 50	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	28 of 34	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	75.6	6 of 40	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.2	22 of 38	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	259 of 313	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	242 of 308	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	245 of 308	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	247 of 308	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	224 of 311	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	212 of 288	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	222 of 292	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	102 of 125	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	100 of 120	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	95 of 113	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	92 of 107	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.6	61 of 103	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.2	53 of 92	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	278 of 321	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	270 of 323	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	258 of 328	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	269 of 321	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	248 of 322	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	242 of 285	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	250 of 301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	245 of 311	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	255 of 313	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	225 of 315	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	232 of 306	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	196 of 301	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	224 of 292	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	207 of 291	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	63 of 67	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	61 of 66	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	63 of 63	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	50 of 50	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	30 of 30	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	143 of 168	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	120 of 170	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	111 of 165	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.0	125 of 138	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	137 of 139	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	107 of 135	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	75 of 122	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	144 of 244	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.7	156 of 245	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	135 of 248	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	155 of 249	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	104 of 250	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	138 of 245	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

High school

White (2026)41st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile~ school

Female (2026)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II51%-16 vs state

Biology45%-15 vs state

Geometry44%-13 vs state

English I42%-24 vs state

Algebra I35%-30 vs state

U.S. History33%-22 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	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
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
Ponchatoula High School	Public	9-12	19452 Highway 22 East	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 386-3514	2,067	121	17.0	56.3%	1,061 (51.3%)	698 (33.8%)	173 (8.4%)	15 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	114 (5.5%)	39.5	203^rd of 325 public high schools	37.5%		40.5	198^th of 329 public high schools	39.8%	5										55.0	50.0	66.0	41.0	50.0	58.0	$10,974
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
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
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)
Springfield High School	Public	9-12	27322 LA Hwy 42	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	No	(225) 294-3256	400	32	12.4	71.0%	324 (81.0%)	55 (13.8%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	69.1	93^rd of 325 public high schools	71.4%		69.7	80^th of 329 public high schools	75.7%	13										73.0	61.0	80.0	60.0	74.0	67.0	$14,412
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
Covington High School	Public	9-12	73030 Lion Drive	Covington	70433	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 892-3422	1,600	110	14.5	46.9%	1,084 (67.8%)	297 (18.6%)	170 (10.6%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (2.1%)	65.1	113^th of 325 public high schools	65.2%		62.5	117^th of 329 public high schools	64.4%	4										71.0	66.0	76.0	52.0	69.0	68.0	$15,030
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
Mandeville High School	Public	9-12	#1 Skipper Drive	Mandeville	70471	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 626-5225	2,006	139	14.4	21.8%	1,609 (80.2%)	139 (6.9%)	166 (8.3%)	35 (1.7%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	49 (2.4%)	90.3	15^th of 325 public high schools	95.4%		85.9	24^th of 329 public high schools	92.7%	9										87.0	90.0	84.0	82.0	86.0	88.0	$13,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond High Magnet School

What schools feed into Hammond High Magnet School?

Hammond High Magnet School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hammond Eastside Magnet
Elementary : Hammond Westside Montessori
Middle : Greenville Park Leadership Academy

What district is Hammond High Magnet School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

How many students attend Hammond High Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,606 students attended Hammond High Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Hammond High Magnet School?

Students at Hammond High Magnet School are 53% African American, 27% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Hammond High Magnet School a good school?

Hammond High Magnet School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Louisiana high schools.

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