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Kentwood High Magnet School

Public Grades 7-12

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 13% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Kentwood High Magnet School is a small, rural school in Kentwood, LA, serving 259 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Tangipahoa Parish school district, where over 92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The most striking feature of Kentwood High Magnet School is its paradox of high graduation rates and low test scores. In 2023-2024, the school posted a 93.2% graduation rate, significantly outperforming the district (76.9%) and nearby schools like Amite High Magnet (81.6%) and St. Helena College and Career Academy (76.5%). However, proficiency rates in core subjects like Math (34%) and ELA (53%) are 20-30 points below the state average. This suggests the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, even while academic rigor remains a challenge. The school also has an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1, far lower than Jewel M. Sumner High School (15.3:1), which allows for personalized attention. Yet, a critical barrier is chronic absenteeism, which at 49.3% is nearly double the district average and severely impacts learning.

Despite these challenges, there are positive trends. The school’s overall state ranking has improved from the 4th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026, with notable gains in English I (from 31% to 51% proficiency) and Algebra I (from 20% to 49% proficiency) over two years. Compared to Jewel M. Sumner High School, just 5.4 miles away, Kentwood has a higher poverty rate but a lower dropout rate (1.5% vs. Sumner’s 88.7% graduation rate). This reinforces the school’s strength as a supportive environment that prioritizes student retention, even as it works to overcome systemic issues like absenteeism to boost academic outcomes.

259

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,692

Per pupil spending ?

92.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

603 9th Street
Kentwood, LA 70444

(985) 229-2881

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Feeder schools for Kentwood High Magnet School:

Elementary:

O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

White:

2.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (84%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

Louisiana avg62%

Middle school

421^st of 464

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

285^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish

89^th of 119Tangipahoa 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	421 of 464	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	392 of 447	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	410 of 449	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	419 of 465	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	393 of 460	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	416 of 459	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	358 of 449	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.2	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	334 of 435	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	367 of 482	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	367 of 470	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.4	317 of 457	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.1	368 of 442	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.7	333 of 412	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.9	319 of 408	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	354 of 425	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.9	334 of 413	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.8	307 of 396	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	299 of 362	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	271 of 344	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	295 of 333	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	297 of 360	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	280 of 360	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	283 of 352	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	198 of 338	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	144 of 313	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	406 of 450	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	325 of 415	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	366 of 415	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	414 of 444	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	412 of 441	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	388 of 441	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	315 of 418	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	402 of 458	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	376 of 437	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	409 of 444	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	406 of 459	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	359 of 458	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	351 of 430	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	298 of 403	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	385 of 446	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	369 of 414	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	405 of 426	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	383 of 443	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	310 of 442	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	380 of 442	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	365 of 418	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	181 of 256	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	198 of 202	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	285 of 329	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	297 of 329	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	311 of 333	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	298 of 321	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	314 of 326	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	310 of 322	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	292 of 313	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	282 of 302	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	291 of 297	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	271 of 297	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.3	297 of 312	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	286 of 309	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	26.0	271 of 312	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	254 of 310	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	272 of 300	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	29.0	245 of 297	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.3	242 of 301	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.6	238 of 291	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.3	262 of 290	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	221 of 261	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	209 of 256	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	232 of 260	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	245 of 256	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	222 of 243	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	211 of 233	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	268 of 312	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	280 of 308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	294 of 308	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	292 of 308	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	299 of 311	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	277 of 288	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	272 of 292	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	288 of 324	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	290 of 323	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	302 of 328	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	298 of 321	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	311 of 322	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	271 of 285	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	286 of 301	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	294 of 313	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	294 of 315	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	279 of 306	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	299 of 301	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	277 of 292	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	278 of 291	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

High school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-17 vs state

English I51%-15 vs state

Algebra I49%-16 vs state

Mathematics34%-28 vs state

Social Studies31%-24 vs state

Biology29%-31 vs state

English II28%-39 vs state

U.S. History27%-28 vs state

Science26%-33 vs state

Geometry26%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)			LEAP English Language Arts (2026)			LEAP Science (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)	LEAP Civics (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Science 7th Grade	LEAP Science 8th Grade	LEAP Science 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	LEAP Civics End of Course	Total
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%)	12.4	285^th of 329 public high schools	13.4%		9	297^th of 329 public high schools	9.7%	12	36.0	33.0	34.0	58.0	50.0	53.0	25.0	28.0	26.0	32.0	30.0	31.0	49.0	26.0	28.0	27.0	51.0	29.0	9–19%	$13,692
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%)	29.5	235^th of 329 public high schools	28.6%		25	248^th of 329 public high schools	24.6%	13													35.0	44.0	53.0	33.0	61.0	50.0	58.0	$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	—	27 (6.2%)	397 (91.3%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9.4	298^th of 329 public high schools	9.4%		5	308^th of 329 public high schools	6.4%	10	35.0	25.0	31.0	34.0	38.0	36.0	45.0	29.0	38.0	33.0	20.0	27.0	29.0	22–32%	22.0	20.0	42.0	35–45%	42.0	$14,352
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%)	10.6	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%		7.2	300^th of 329 public high schools	8.8%	4													44.0	25.0	37.0	29.0	38.0	25.0	38.0	$16,470

Frequently Asked Questions about Kentwood High Magnet School

What district is Kentwood High Magnet School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

Is Kentwood High Magnet School a good school?

Kentwood High Magnet School ranks in the bottom 13.4% of Louisiana high schools.

What schools feed into Kentwood High Magnet School?

Kentwood High Magnet School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy

How many students attend Kentwood High Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Kentwood High Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Kentwood High Magnet School?

Students at Kentwood High Magnet School are 94% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

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2025–26 LEAP test scoresJul 6, 2026

2023–24 dropout ratesFeb 24, 2026

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