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Amite Westside Middle Magnet

Public Grades 5-8

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 452 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 13% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Amite Westside Middle Magnet in Amite, LA, serves 279 students in grades 5-8 within the Tangipahoa Parish school district, a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting very high economic need.

The school’s most notable strength is its exceptionally low dropout rate, which has been 0.0% in three of the last five years and never exceeded 1.2%—far below the district average, which has reached as high as 7.0%. This suggests a strong commitment to keeping students enrolled. However, this positive is offset by critically high chronic absenteeism: 36.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average of 22.5%. This creates a paradox where students stay in the system but often miss class, directly impacting learning. Academically, proficiency rates in Math (28%), ELA (50%), and Social Studies (36%) are well below district and state averages, placing the school in a different tier than nearby higher-performing schools like Loranger Middle School or Jewel M. Sumner Middle School, which also serve the same district but achieve better results.

Despite these challenges, there are signs of recent progress. The school’s state ranking has improved from the 5th-8th percentile (2020-2024) to the 13th-15th percentile in 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, driven by a rise in ELA proficiency from 33% to 50%. Additionally, a small group of advanced students achieved 100% proficiency on the English I End-of-Course exam, hinting at effective programs for accelerated learners. The school’s small student-teacher ratio of 9.5 does not guarantee success, as nearby Albany Middle School in Livingston Parish achieves top-tier results with a much higher ratio of 16.1, underscoring that the core issues here are tied to high poverty and absenteeism rather than class size.

279

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,697

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 West Oak Street
Amite, LA 70422

(985) 748-9073

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend Amite Westside Middle Magnet usually attend:

High:

Amite High Magnet

Feeder schools for Amite Westside Middle Magnet:

Elementary:	Amite Elementary Magnet School
	Roseland Montessori

Racial breakdown:

African American:

78.9%

White:

12.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2024 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 13th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2024)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 63% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg63%

393^rd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	18.7	596 of 728	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	700 of 739	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.1	704 of 742	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.3	624 of 792	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.2	629 of 777	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	720 of 772	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	716 of 764	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	715 of 766	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	624 of 736	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	642 of 738	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	672 of 743	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	31.6	537 of 725	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.2	393 of 452	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	379 of 447	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	427 of 449	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	430 of 465	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	424 of 460	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	433 of 459	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	393 of 449	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	359 of 411	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	380 of 437	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.7	336 of 435	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	329 of 482	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.8	378 of 470	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.6	407 of 457	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	404 of 442	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.7	397 of 412	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	367 of 408	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.6	377 of 425	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	341 of 413	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.5	288 of 396	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	283 of 344	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	221 of 344	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.8	320 of 333	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	329 of 360	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	331 of 360	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	332 of 352	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	294 of 338	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	232 of 313	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	400 of 434	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	319 of 415	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	389 of 415	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	411 of 444	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	399 of 441	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	415 of 441	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	378 of 418	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	383 of 450	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	337 of 437	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	422 of 444	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	426 of 459	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	418 of 458	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	422 of 455	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	374 of 430	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	339 of 403	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	376 of 435	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	342 of 414	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	394 of 426	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	405 of 443	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	397 of 442	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	400 of 442	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	367 of 418	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	10.3	208 of 210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	34.8	257 of 358	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	235 of 350	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.2	293 of 338	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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

White (2021)28th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2021)1st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I100%+34 vs state

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Social Studies36%-19 vs state

Mathematics28%-34 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 English I (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 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 Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	LEAP English I End of Course	Total
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%)	15.2	393^rd of 452 public middle schools	13.1%		19.5	379^th of 447 public middle schools	15.2%	14		15.0	23.0	46.0	24.0	28.0		39.0	53.0	60.0	47.0	50.0		37.0	22.0	42.0	42.0	36.0	100.0	$18,697
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%)	37.9	297^th of 452 public middle schools	34.3%		43.3	265^th of 447 public middle schools	40.7%	32		37.0	60.0	61.0	41.0	51.0		63.0	65.0	70.0	59.0	64.0		43.0	39.0	48.0	49.0	44.0	99.0	$14,734
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School	Public	6-8	15649 Highway 440	Kentwood	70444	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 310-2152	306	24	12.8	79.4%	139 (45.4%)	130 (42.5%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	32.7	318^th of 452 public middle schools	29.6%		39.1	285^th of 447 public middle schools	36.2%	33			64.0	52.0	44.0	54.0			65.0	59.0	53.0	59.0			42.0	39.0	52.0	44.0		$14,384
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%)	12.3	411^th of 452 public middle schools	9.1%		10.9	408^th of 447 public middle schools	8.7%	3	53.0	29.0	37.0	32.0	28.0	37.0	52.0	61.0	54.0	49.0	53.0	54.0	38.0	27.0	26.0	36.0	34.0	32.0	100.0	$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%)	8.4	426^th of 452 public middle schools	5.8%		11.8	406^th of 447 public middle schools	9.2%	20	29.0	41.0	31.0		30.0	31.0	42.0	47.0	46.0	36.0	34.0	42.0	23.0	22.0		34.0	37.0	26.0		$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%)	89.7	36^th of 452 public middle schools	92.0%		79.8	91^st of 447 public middle schools	79.6%	55		75.0	93.0	86.0		85.0		75.0	88.0		88.0	86.0		58.0	66.0	84.0	83.0	72.0		$12,903
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%)	81.8	79^th of 452 public middle schools	82.5%		82.8	70^th of 447 public middle schools	84.3%	9			82.0	89.0	69.0	81.0				91.0	84.0	86.0			61.0	66.0	68.0	64.0		$22,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Amite Westside Middle Magnet

What is the racial makeup of Amite Westside Middle Magnet?

Students at Amite Westside Middle Magnet are 79% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Amite Westside Middle Magnet a good school?

Amite Westside Middle Magnet ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Louisiana middle schools.

What district is Amite Westside Middle Magnet in?

Tangipahoa Parish

What high school do graduates of Amite Westside Middle Magnet attend?

Students who attend Amite Westside Middle Magnet usually go on to attend Amite High Magnet

How many students attend Amite Westside Middle Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Amite Westside Middle Magnet.

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