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Hammond High Magnet School

Public Grades 9-12

257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 22% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Hammond High Magnet School is a public high school serving 1,772 students in grades 9-12 in Hammond, Louisiana, which is part of the Tangipahoa Parish School District. The school consistently underperforms compared to both the parish and state averages on standardized test scores, with proficiency rates significantly lower in subjects like Algebra I, Geometry, and U.S. History. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 70.4% and 83.2%, which is lower than the state average of around 80-85%.

When compared to other high schools in the Tangipahoa Parish district, such as Amite High Magnet, Independence High Magnet, Loranger High School, and Ponchatoula High School, Hammond High Magnet consistently underperforms academically. The school also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 51.9% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.04% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Expanding the comparison to schools in neighboring districts, such as Mandeville High School and Covington High School in St. Tammany Parish, as well as Springfield High School and Albany High School in Livingston Parish, reveals an even starker contrast, with these schools significantly outperforming Hammond High Magnet School across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and socioeconomic indicators.

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 — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (41% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg47%

Louisiana avg62%

257^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish

87^th of 118Tangipahoa 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)36th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English II58%-9 vs state

Biology46%-13 vs state

Geometry43%-14 vs state

U.S. History35%-19 vs state

English I34%-35 vs state

Algebra I32%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Hammond High Magnet School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)			LEAP English Language Arts (2025)			LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 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%)	21.3	257^th of 329 public high schools	21.9%		27.2	246^th of 333 public high schools	26.1%	11							32.0	43.0	58.0	35.0	34.0	46.0	$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%)	40.5	198^th of 329 public high schools	39.8%		41.8	203^rd of 333 public high schools	39.0%	5							46.0	53.0	66.0	47.0	55.0	59.0	$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%)	28.7	231^st of 329 public high schools	29.8%		25.7	254^th of 333 public high schools	23.7%	23							50.0	58.0	57.0	33.0	41.0	46.0	$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%)	6.6	302^nd of 329 public high schools	8.2%		7.2	304^th of 333 public high schools	8.7%	2	27.0	28.0	27.0	43.0	58.0	50.0	26.0	15.0	31.0		44.0	29.0	$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%)	69.7	80^th of 329 public high schools	75.7%		70.2	86^th of 333 public high schools	74.2%	6							75.0		78.0	59.0	76.0	69.0	$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%)	64.5	110^th of 329 public high schools	66.6%		81.3	45^th of 333 public high schools	86.5%	65							49.0		74.0	65.0	79.0	73.0	$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%)	62.5	117^th of 329 public high schools	64.4%		53.7	164^th of 333 public high schools	50.8%	47							69.0	59.0	72.0	58.0	73.0	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%)	7.2	300^th of 329 public high schools	8.8%		11.2	291^st of 333 public high schools	12.6%	9							31.0	8.0	36.0		43.0		$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%)	85.9	24^th of 329 public high schools	92.7%		84.4	32^nd of 333 public high schools	90.4%	8							85.0	78.0	83.0	79.0	88.0	81.0	$13,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond High Magnet School

Is Hammond High Magnet School a good school?

Hammond High Magnet School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Louisiana high schools.

What district is Hammond High Magnet School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

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.

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

How many students attend Hammond High Magnet School?

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

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