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Natalbany Middle

Public Grades 4-8

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Natalbany Middle is a public middle school located in Tickfaw, Louisiana, serving grades 4-8 with a student population of 379. The school is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district, which is ranked 87 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Natalbany Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools, ranking between 374 and 408 out of 447-465 schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Natalbany Middle consistently underperforms the Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, Natalbany Middle's proficiency rates are 29% in Mathematics and 50% in ELA, compared to the Tangipahoa Parish averages of 47% and 58%, and the Louisiana state averages of 60% and 70%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with proficiency rates ranging from 22% to 49% across grade levels, significantly below the district and state averages. Natalbany Middle also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.7% over the past few years, and a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 37.7% in recent years, both of which are higher than the district and state averages.

Comparing Natalbany Middle to nearby schools in the Tangipahoa Parish district, such as Amite Westside Middle Magnet, Martha Vinyard Elementary, Ponchatoula Junior High, and Loranger Middle, these nearby schools generally perform better than Natalbany Middle in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency. However, these nearby schools still struggle to match the performance of schools in higher-performing districts, such as Folsom Junior High in St. Tammany Parish and the schools in Livingston Parish, which consistently outperform the state averages.

347

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,690

Per pupil spending ?

81.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47370 Morrison Blvd
Tickfaw, LA 70466

(985) 345-0854

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend Natalbany Middle usually attend:

High:

Independence High Magnet

Feeder schools for Natalbany Middle:

Elementary:	Lucille Nesom Memorial
	Midway Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.1%

Hispanic:

20.2%

White:

15.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2017 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 66% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg53%

Louisiana avg66%

Elementary school

611^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

408^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 20% (2017) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	611 of 666	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	634 of 675	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	696 of 730	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	655 of 727	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	609 of 729	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	657 of 731	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	695 of 728	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	607 of 739	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	576 of 742	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	613 of 792	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	587 of 777	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	666 of 772	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	629 of 764	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.6	490 of 766	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	562 of 736	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	582 of 738	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	591 of 743	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.1	471 of 725	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	443 of 501	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	484 of 509	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	560 of 570	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	519 of 562	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	420 of 564	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	532 of 559	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	527 of 547	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	39.7	60 of 86	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.6	22 of 97	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	53.8	35 of 90	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.5	78 of 89	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	534 of 633	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	562 of 635	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	646 of 705	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	616 of 701	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	536 of 705	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	614 of 684	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	165 of 207	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	129 of 189	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	171 of 233	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	167 of 220	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	153 of 202	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	152 of 190	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	166 of 168	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	608 of 661	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	627 of 674	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	696 of 723	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	673 of 724	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	618 of 719	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	617 of 697	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	661 of 682	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	591 of 641	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	617 of 651	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	685 of 713	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	646 of 712	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	625 of 704	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	633 of 696	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	15.3	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	254 of 306	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	379 of 431	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	505 of 518	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.5	463 of 522	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	468 of 517	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	502 of 516	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	408 of 447	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	407 of 449	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	390 of 465	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	390 of 460	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	374 of 459	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	379 of 449	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	326 of 411	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	350 of 437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	322 of 344	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	309 of 333	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	300 of 360	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	284 of 360	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	281 of 352	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	295 of 338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	250 of 313	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	24.5	135 of 170	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	52.0	19 of 55	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	370 of 415	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	356 of 415	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	366 of 444	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	381 of 441	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	356 of 441	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	350 of 418	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	106 of 155	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	90 of 152	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	94 of 163	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	131 of 163	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	128 of 153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	116 of 128	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	68 of 118	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	398 of 437	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	398 of 444	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	375 of 459	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	394 of 458	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	388 of 455	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	364 of 430	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	351 of 403	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	388 of 414	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	392 of 426	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	380 of 443	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	369 of 442	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	379 of 442	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	355 of 418	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	33.7	134 of 202	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	16.6	324 of 352	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	312 of 362	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	324 of 358	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	324 of 350	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	312 of 338	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)7th percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)65th percentile+47 vs school

Special Education (2019)34th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2018)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

White (2023)8th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I92%+23 vs state

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Mathematics29%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (2025)						LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP English I (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 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 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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
Natalbany Middle	Public	4-8	47370 Morrison Blvd	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-0854	347	33	10.5	81.6%	52 (15.0%)	198 (57.1%)	70 (20.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	10.9	408^th of 447 public middle schools	8.7%		12.3	407^th of 449 public middle schools	9.4%	1	49.0	28.0	28.0		22.0	29.0	53.0	49.0	50.0	48.0	52.0	50.0		92.0	$13,690
Greenville Park Leadership Academy	Public	4-8	111 JW Davis Drive	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2654	384	36	10.5	88.5%	12 (3.1%)	324 (84.4%)	35 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	11.8	406^th of 447 public middle schools	9.2%		9.6	418^th of 449 public middle schools	6.9%	12	18.0	34.0		28.0	39.0	26.0	34.0	47.0	36.0	45.0	48.0	41.0			$18,934
Albany Middle School	Public	5-8	29801 Reeves Lane	Albany	70711	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 567-5231	603	37	16.1	80.1%	451 (74.8%)	61 (10.1%)	69 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	79.8	91^st of 447 public middle schools	79.6%		78	93^rd of 449 public middle schools	79.3%	2		82.0	86.0	80.0	55.0	77.0		79.0	79.0	88.0	84.0	82.0			$12,903
Ponchatoula Junior High School	Public	7-8	315 East Oak Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 370-5322	723	51	14.1	66.8%	311 (43.0%)	291 (40.2%)	81 (11.2%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.4%)	26.8	343^rd of 447 public middle schools	23.3%		34.4	304^th of 449 public middle schools	32.3%	39				52.0	38.0	45.0				56.0	53.0	54.0		99.0	$13,433
Loranger Middle School	Public	5-8	54123 Allman Street	Loranger	70446	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 878-9455	590	41	14.2	69.8%	328 (55.6%)	175 (29.7%)	49 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	43.3	265^th of 447 public middle schools	40.7%		41.2	273^rd of 449 public middle schools	39.2%	8		34.0	61.0	50.0	47.0	47.0		67.0	65.0	64.0	68.0	67.0		100.0	$14,734
Martha Vinyard Elementary School	Public	5-6	40105 Dunson Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6364	589	42	13.8	71.3%	244 (41.4%)	232 (39.4%)	77 (13.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)								(n/a)		46.0	55.0			51.0		67.0	65.0			65.0			$11,982
Springfield Middle School	Public	5-8	24145 Coates Road	Springfield	70462	Livingston Parish	Livingston Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(225) 294-3306	440	31	14.1	78.9%	334 (75.9%)	63 (14.3%)	23 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	79.3	94^th of 447 public middle schools	79.0%		80.1	79^th of 449 public middle schools	82.4%	15			74.0	79.0	62.0					84.0	82.0	81.0	100.0		$14,316
Amite Westside Middle Magnet	Public	5-8	401 West Oak Street	Amite	70422	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 748-9073	279	29	9.5	90.7%	34 (12.2%)	220 (78.9%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	19.5	379^th of 447 public middle schools	15.2%		6.6	427^th of 449 public middle schools	4.9%	48		24.0	37.0	28.0	29.0	29.0		45.0	58.0	45.0	68.0	54.0			$18,697
Folsom Junior High School	Public	6-8	83055 Hay Hollow Road	Folsom	70437	St. Tammany Parish	St. Tammany Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 796-3724	183	20	9.3	49.7%	125 (68.3%)	31 (16.9%)	19 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	82.8	70^th of 447 public middle schools	84.3%		86.7	44^th of 449 public middle schools	90.2%	26			78.0		74.0	73.0			90.0	75.0	88.0	85.0			$22,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Natalbany Middle

What is the racial makeup of Natalbany Middle?

Students at Natalbany Middle are 57% African American, 20% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Natalbany Middle attend?

Students who attend Natalbany Middle usually go on to attend Independence High Magnet

Is Natalbany Middle a good school?

Natalbany Middle ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Louisiana middle schools.

How many students attend Natalbany Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Natalbany Middle.

What district is Natalbany Middle in?

Tangipahoa Parish

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