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Hammond Eastside Magnet

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Hammond Eastside Magnet ranks 485 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Hammond Eastside Magnet is a public elementary and middle school serving 1,391 students in grades PK-8 in Hammond, Louisiana, which is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. Despite its designation as a magnet school, Hammond Eastside Magnet has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools over the past several years, typically maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance lags behind both the Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana state averages across most grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hammond Eastside Magnet had a 44% proficiency rate in math, compared to 47% for the district and 60% statewide. In English Language Arts, the school had a 60% proficiency rate, compared to 58% for the district and 70% statewide. The school also struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quarter of Louisiana elementary schools for African American, White, and low-socioeconomic status students.

One of the most interesting comparisons is between Hammond Eastside Magnet and the nearby Southeastern Louisiana University Lab School, which consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of Louisiana elementary schools and outperforms the state averages by a wide margin, especially in math and English. Additionally, Hammond Eastside Magnet faces significant challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 37.7% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates compared to the district and state.

1,340

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,066

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

45050 River Road
Hammond, LA 70401

(985) 345-8481

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend Hammond Eastside Magnet usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.0%

White:

34.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (76% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg51%

Louisiana avg66%

Elementary school

485^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

323^rd of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 43 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Louisiana Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 13Elementary 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	30.6	485 of 666	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	526 of 675	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	561 of 730	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	518 of 727	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	488 of 729	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.8	405 of 731	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.8	405 of 728	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.9	493 of 739	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	588 of 742	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	615 of 792	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.3	621 of 777	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	675 of 772	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	597 of 764	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	571 of 766	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.1	543 of 736	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	631 of 738	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	581 of 743	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.5	640 of 725	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	428 of 501	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	458 of 509	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	510 of 570	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	460 of 562	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	481 of 564	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	405 of 559	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	324 of 547	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	57.1	109 of 281	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	507 of 633	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	517 of 635	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	552 of 705	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	507 of 701	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	482 of 705	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	400 of 684	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	81 of 207	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	73 of 189	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	146 of 233	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	84 of 220	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	21.7	175 of 202	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.5	48 of 190	74.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	529 of 661	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	565 of 674	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	628 of 723	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	589 of 724	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	546 of 719	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	500 of 697	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	517 of 682	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	446 of 641	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	512 of 651	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	552 of 713	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.4	497 of 712	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.0	475 of 704	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	416 of 696	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	43 of 46	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	41 of 48	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	44 of 46	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	206 of 241	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	172 of 208	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	216 of 307	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	201 of 306	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	224 of 333	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	324 of 431	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	381 of 434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	418 of 518	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	382 of 517	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	340 of 522	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	289 of 517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	207 of 516	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	323 of 447	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	315 of 449	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	286 of 465	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	254 of 460	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	245 of 459	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	241 of 449	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	203 of 411	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.5	215 of 437	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.1	232 of 435	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.7	140 of 482	71.0%	★★★★☆
2014	49.3	260 of 470	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.8	389 of 457	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.5	330 of 442	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.8	294 of 412	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.7	313 of 408	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	360 of 425	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.2	247 of 413	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	294 of 396	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	290 of 344	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	279 of 333	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	265 of 360	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	219 of 360	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.8	248 of 352	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	219 of 338	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	197 of 313	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	295 of 415	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	303 of 415	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	243 of 444	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	240 of 441	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	252 of 441	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	237 of 418	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	106 of 152	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	92.0	9 of 163	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	46.4	70 of 118	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	341 of 437	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	361 of 444	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	342 of 459	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	298 of 458	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	314 of 455	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	310 of 430	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	321 of 403	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	295 of 414	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	309 of 426	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	308 of 443	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	239 of 442	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	242 of 442	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	246 of 418	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	32.5	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	101 of 168	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	115 of 175	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	133 of 206	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	95 of 206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.6	119 of 210	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	164 of 202	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	195 of 316	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	185 of 320	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	155 of 352	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	154 of 362	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.4	116 of 358	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	144 of 350	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	151 of 338	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2018)61st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+34 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2024)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)24th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I100%+31 vs state

Algebra I99%+36 vs state

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Mathematics44%-16 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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
Hammond Eastside Magnet	Public	PK, KG-8	45050 River Road	Hammond	70401	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-8481	1,340	106	12.6	74.3%	458 (34.2%)	683 (51.0%)	105 (7.8%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.4%)	30.6	485^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.2%		25.6	526^th of 675 public elementary schools	22.1%	41	40.0	57.0	49.0	42.0	36.0	42.0	44.0	41.0	62.0	68.0	67.0	59.0	64.0	60.0	99.0	100.0	$15,066
Woodland Park Magnet	Public	PK, KG-3	1000 Range Road	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6373	458	37	12.2	90.0%	27 (5.9%)	364 (79.5%)	47 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)	36.0						36.0	40.0						40.0			$19,305
Champ Cooper Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	42530 Highway 445	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 542-6182	1,163	76	15.2	65.7%	606 (52.1%)	369 (31.7%)	99 (8.5%)	7 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (6.5%)	34.6	461^st of 666 public elementary schools	30.8%		37.1	455^th of 675 public elementary schools	32.6%	6	64.0	61.0	39.0	45.0	51.0	41.0	51.0	58.0	55.0	65.0	60.0	64.0	77.0	63.0	100.0	82.0	$13,029
Southeastern LA University Lab School	Public	PK, KG-8	1200 North General Pershing	Hammond	70402	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	No	(985) 549-2185	257	14	18.4	19.8%	154 (59.9%)	46 (17.9%)	18 (7.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	85.8	87^th of 666 public elementary schools	86.9%		82.9	109^th of 675 public elementary schools	83.9%	22	86.0			81.0	93.0	87.0	86.0	71.0	88.0		100.0		96.0	91.0			$10,008
D.C. Reeves Elementary School	Public	3-4	18026 Sisters Road	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6433	688	47	14.4	72.5%	264 (38.4%)	277 (40.3%)	89 (12.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.0%)	48.4	366^th of 666 public elementary schools	45.0%		36	461^st of 675 public elementary schools	31.7%	95	62.0	61.0					62.0	60.0	70.0					65.0			$12,523
Tucker Memorial Elementary School	Public	1-2	310 South Third Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-6449	633	39	16.1	74.2%	230 (36.3%)	257 (40.6%)	93 (14.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)								(n/a)																	$11,726
Perrin Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	350 West Ash Street	Ponchatoula	70454	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 386-9734	338	32	10.4	72.2%	114 (33.7%)	139 (41.1%)	61 (18.0%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.9%)								(n/a)																	$17,512
Hammond Westside Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	2600 Westpark Avenue	Hammond	70403	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-7233	1,022	91	11.2	78.1%	213 (20.8%)	548 (53.6%)	205 (20.1%)	11 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.1%)	23.9	536^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.5%		18.2	577^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.5%	41	61.0	49.0	34.0	29.0	60.0	40.0	45.0	53.0	56.0	51.0	62.0	58.0	57.0	56.0		100.0	$17,954
Midway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	48405 Hwy 51	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2376	440	36	12.1	86.4%	79 (18.0%)	259 (58.9%)	74 (16.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)								(n/a)	63.0						63.0	51.0						51.0			$18,964
Lucille Nesom Memorial	Public	PK, KG-8	Hwy. 442 West	Tickfaw	70466	Tangipahoa Parish	Tangipahoa Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 345-2166	414	40	10.2	83.1%	110 (26.6%)	190 (45.9%)	86 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.5%)	15.5	604^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.3	619^th of 675 public elementary schools	8.3%	15	42.0	41.0	27.0		36.0	27.0	34.0	42.0	54.0	55.0	57.0	58.0	69.0	55.0		100.0	$17,343

Frequently Asked Questions about Hammond Eastside Magnet

What district is Hammond Eastside Magnet in?

Tangipahoa Parish

Is Hammond Eastside Magnet a good school?

Hammond Eastside Magnet ranks 485^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hammond Eastside Magnet?

Students at Hammond Eastside Magnet are 51% African American, 34% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hammond Eastside Magnet?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,340 students attended Hammond Eastside Magnet.

What schools do graduates of Hammond Eastside Magnet attend?

Students who attend Hammond Eastside Magnet usually go on to attend:

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

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