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Hammond Westside Montessori

Public Grades PK, KG-8
564th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 699 Louisiana Elementary Schools
Better than 19% of Louisiana elementary schools
Summary

Hammond Westside Montessori is a large public elementary school in Hammond, LA, serving 1,022 students in grades PK-8 within the Tangipahoa Parish school district, where over 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This school presents a fascinating paradox: while its overall test scores in core subjects like math and ELA for grades 3-8 consistently fall below state averages, its End-of-Course (EOC) English I program for advanced 8th graders is world-class, achieving 100% proficiency rates in recent years. This creates a "two-schools" dynamic where the standard curriculum struggles, but a specific advanced track delivers extraordinary results, suggesting resources and effective teaching may be highly concentrated in upper-grade, advanced courses.

When compared to nearby schools, the contrasts are striking. Just 2.47 miles away, Southeastern LA University Lab School is a top performer with 88% math proficiency and only 2.3% chronic absenteeism, highlighting how socioeconomic factors strongly correlate with academic outcomes. Within the same district, D.C. Reeves Elementary School achieves better results with a similar poverty rate (72.5%), making it a valuable peer for Hammond Westside to study. Meanwhile, schools in the higher-performing Livingston Parish district, like Albany Upper Elementary School, achieve proficiency rates 20-30 percentage points higher despite similar poverty levels, underscoring the impact of district-level resources and culture.

The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 30.6% (higher than the state average of 22.5%) and critically low performance for Special Education students, who ranked in the 6th percentile statewide. However, there are bright spots: English Language Learner students have shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 10th to the 54th percentile, and the school has invested heavily in reducing its student-teacher ratio to 11.2, one of the lowest in the area. To improve, Hammond Westside must replicate the success of its English I program across the broader curriculum and learn from schools like D.C. Reeves that achieve better outcomes with similar demographics.

1,022
Students ?
11.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$17,954
Per pupil spending ?
78.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2600 Westpark Avenue
       Hammond, LA  70403

(985) 345-7233

District: Tangipahoa Parish


Students who attend Hammond Westside Montessori usually attend:

Middle:    Greenville Park Leadership Academy
High:    Hammond High Magnet School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.6%
White:
20.8%
Hispanic:
20.1%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2016
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Louisiana average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school54%
District avg49%
Louisiana avg62%
Elementary school
564th of 699
Louisiana public elementary schools ?
Bottom 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
350th of 464
Louisiana public middle schools ?
Bottom 25%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 15Elementary Schools in the Tangipahoa Parish
89th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202622.9564 of 69919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202523.9536 of 66619.5%★☆☆☆☆
202418.2577 of 67514.5%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7656 of 73010.1%★☆☆☆☆
202213.0657 of 7279.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.3619 of 72915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6650 of 73111.1%★☆☆☆☆
201814.1646 of 72811.3%★☆☆☆☆
201718.1647 of 73912.4%★☆☆☆☆
20167.4708 of 7424.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201515.8701 of 79211.5%★☆☆☆☆
20149.3740 of 7774.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.4728 of 7725.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.0726 of 7645.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.3694 of 7669.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201025.0592 of 73619.6%★☆☆☆☆
200919.2636 of 73813.8%★☆☆☆☆
200824.3597 of 74319.7%★☆☆☆☆
200725.4583 of 72519.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202620.0488 of 55612.2%★☆☆☆☆
202522.3429 of 50114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202423.1426 of 50916.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.6550 of 5703.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.6527 of 5626.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.4543 of 5643.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.7538 of 5593.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.4512 of 5476.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201823.1241 of 28114.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202660.038 of 12770.1%★★★★☆
202549.639 of 8252.4%★★★☆☆
202426.377 of 8610.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.7559 of 68818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202525.4517 of 63318.3%★☆☆☆☆
202418.2556 of 63512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202314.7648 of 7058.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.3644 of 7018.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.9610 of 70513.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.0628 of 6848.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.0187 of 27331.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.5134 of 20735.3%★★☆☆☆
202429.2142 of 18924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202325.8194 of 23316.7%★☆☆☆☆
202222.1190 of 22013.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.4161 of 20220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201943.2110 of 19042.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202620.0600 of 69313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.1561 of 66115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202420.6577 of 67414.4%★☆☆☆☆
202313.2666 of 7237.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.5678 of 7246.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.0642 of 71910.7%★☆☆☆☆
201913.0653 of 6976.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.4644 of 6825.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.4560 of 69018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202523.7524 of 64118.3%★☆☆☆☆
202425.1519 of 65120.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.5623 of 71312.6%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6627 of 71211.9%★☆☆☆☆
202119.2585 of 70416.9%★☆☆☆☆
201919.6596 of 69614.4%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201926.437 of 4619.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202618.3355 of 40712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202521.6205 of 24114.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.4203 of 2082.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.4276 of 2966.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202215.0287 of 3076.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.6287 of 3066.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201924.9268 of 33319.5%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202645.1301 of 50240.0%★★☆☆☆
202538.3309 of 43128.3%★☆☆☆☆
202429.8362 of 43416.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.3462 of 51810.8%★☆☆☆☆
202212.4486 of 5176.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.2430 of 52217.6%★☆☆☆☆
201939.2362 of 51730.0%★★☆☆☆
201826.6434 of 51615.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202625.2350 of 46424.6%★☆☆☆☆
202529.2330 of 44726.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.5382 of 44914.9%★☆☆☆☆
202318.2384 of 46517.4%★☆☆☆☆
202216.6384 of 46016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.4390 of 45915.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.7382 of 44914.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.1369 of 41110.2%★☆☆☆☆
201721.7358 of 43718.1%★☆☆☆☆
20168.0407 of 4356.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201537.5330 of 48231.5%★★☆☆☆
201412.4427 of 4709.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.2393 of 45714.0%★☆☆☆☆
201216.6394 of 44210.9%★☆☆☆☆
201157.9197 of 41252.2%★★★☆☆
201026.8336 of 40817.6%★☆☆☆☆
200933.5316 of 42525.6%★☆☆☆☆
200847.6245 of 41340.7%★★☆☆☆
200752.1218 of 39644.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202628.5273 of 36224.6%★☆☆☆☆
202536.4225 of 34434.6%★★☆☆☆
202421.6283 of 33315.0%★☆☆☆☆
202314.1331 of 3608.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.1313 of 36013.1%★☆☆☆☆
202114.8317 of 3529.9%★☆☆☆☆
201915.1305 of 3389.8%★☆☆☆☆
201819.6277 of 31311.5%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
201824.8133 of 17021.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202662.621 of 7672.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.3345 of 45023.3%★☆☆☆☆
202517.3359 of 41513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202413.7372 of 41510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202317.1380 of 44414.4%★☆☆☆☆
202215.2385 of 44112.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.9371 of 44115.9%★☆☆☆☆
201918.9359 of 41814.1%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202638.2122 of 18634.4%★★☆☆☆
202525.5128 of 15517.4%★☆☆☆☆
202418.2132 of 15213.2%★☆☆☆☆
202338.3110 of 16332.5%★★☆☆☆
202233.4116 of 16328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202169.338 of 15375.2%★★★★☆
201932.196 of 12825.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202624.7365 of 45820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202527.8330 of 43724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.1378 of 44414.9%★☆☆☆☆
202315.6398 of 45913.3%★☆☆☆☆
202214.9403 of 45812.0%★☆☆☆☆
202114.1399 of 45512.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.5375 of 43012.8%★☆☆☆☆
201813.5367 of 4038.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202629.5320 of 44628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202539.3257 of 41437.9%★★☆☆☆
202431.3297 of 42630.3%★★☆☆☆
202319.8353 of 44320.3%★☆☆☆☆
202220.7356 of 44219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.9372 of 44215.8%★☆☆☆☆
201913.2375 of 41810.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202632.7167 of 25634.8%★★☆☆☆
202520.7148 of 16811.9%★☆☆☆☆
202427.2139 of 17520.6%★☆☆☆☆
202318.4184 of 20610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.0150 of 20627.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.0193 of 2108.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.8195 of 2023.5%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankLouisiana percentileRating
202637.6226 of 34534.5%★★☆☆☆
202538.1217 of 31631.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.3247 of 32022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202323.6305 of 35213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202219.6314 of 36213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202130.5271 of 35824.3%★☆☆☆☆
201931.7272 of 35022.3%★☆☆☆☆
201846.8199 of 33841.1%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)70th percentile+51 vs school
White (2026)40th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school
Multi-racial (2019)20th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)19th percentile~ school
Female (2026)19th percentile~ school
Disabled (2018)14th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2026)13th percentile-7 vs school
African American (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+48 vs school
Special Education (2026)35th percentile+10 vs school
White (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school
African American (2026)25th percentile~ school
Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2018)22nd percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?
English I84%+18 vs state
English Language Arts53%-17 vs state
Science48%-11 vs state
Mathematics43%-19 vs state
Social Studies42%-13 vs state

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Open Quote Corrupt and profile loving families especially those families who have special needs children. Work closely with CPS targeting families who challenge teachers who do not have patience and acceptance these special children need. Teachers push ADD meds and don't cooperate with parents concerns. IEP's are an interrogation and very uncomfortable. Close Quote




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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,022 students attended Hammond Westside Montessori.

Students at Hammond Westside Montessori are 54% African American, 21% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Hammond Westside Montessori usually go on to attend:

Middle : Greenville Park Leadership Academy
High : Hammond High Magnet School

Hammond Westside Montessori ranks in the bottom 19.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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