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Jewel M. Sumner Middle School

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Jewel M. Sumner Middle School ranks 285 th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

285^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 36% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is a public middle school located in Kentwood, Louisiana, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 322 students. 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.

Jewel M. Sumner Middle School consistently outperforms the Tangipahoa Parish and Louisiana averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) on the LEAP assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 60% in Mathematics and 56% in ELA, compared to the parish's 47% and 58%, and the state's 60% and 70%, respectively. However, the school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with female and White students generally performing better than their male and African American counterparts.

Compared to the nearby Loranger Middle School and Amite Westside Middle Magnet, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School generally performs better academically, with higher proficiency rates in Mathematics and ELA. Nevertheless, the school faces challenges in addressing high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism, which may be linked to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 44.41% to 68.63% over the past few years.

306

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,384

Per pupil spending ?

79.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15649 Highway 440
Kentwood, LA 70444

(985) 310-2152

District: Tangipahoa Parish

Students who attend Jewel M. Sumner Middle School usually attend:

High:

Jewel M. Sumner High School

Feeder schools for Jewel M. Sumner Middle School:

Elementary:	Chesbrough Elementary School
	Spring Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.4%

African American:

42.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (58% vs 65% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg65%

285^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	285 of 447	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	256 of 449	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	251 of 465	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	224 of 460	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	257 of 459	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	279 of 449	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	286 of 411	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	217 of 437	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.0	215 of 435	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.3	222 of 482	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.1	163 of 470	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	160 of 457	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.2	137 of 442	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.4	157 of 412	61.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	244 of 344	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	221 of 333	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	246 of 360	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	206 of 360	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	210 of 352	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	236 of 338	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	254 of 313	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	233 of 415	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	191 of 415	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	192 of 444	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	191 of 441	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	240 of 441	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	233 of 418	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	263 of 437	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	251 of 444	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	279 of 459	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	233 of 458	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	250 of 455	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	298 of 430	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.0	343 of 403	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	298 of 414	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	272 of 426	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	280 of 443	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	232 of 442	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	264 of 442	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	305 of 418	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	139 of 168	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	136 of 175	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	149 of 206	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	162 of 206	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	158 of 210	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	182 of 202	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	243 of 316	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	240 of 320	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	223 of 352	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	213 of 362	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	232 of 358	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	242 of 350	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	183 of 338	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)44th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics60%~ state avg

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (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 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	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 English I End of Course	Total
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%)	39.1	285^th of 447 public middle schools	36.2%		46.1	256^th of 449 public middle schools	43.0%	29		69.0	50.0	57.0	60.0		56.0	50.0	62.0	56.0		$14,384
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
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
Franklinton Junior High School	Public	7-8	617 Main Street	Franklinton	70438	Washington Parish	Washington Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(985) 839-3501	312	25	12.7	74.7%	189 (60.6%)	89 (28.5%)	25 (8.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	51.6	224^th of 447 public middle schools	49.9%		65.1	158^th of 449 public middle schools	64.8%	66			52.0	55.0	55.0			65.0	75.0	71.0		$16,806

Frequently Asked Questions about Jewel M. Sumner Middle School

Is Jewel M. Sumner Middle School a good school?

Jewel M. Sumner Middle School ranks 285^th of 447 Louisiana middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jewel M. Sumner Middle School?

Students at Jewel M. Sumner Middle School are 45% White, 42% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Jewel M. Sumner Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Jewel M. Sumner Middle School.

What district is Jewel M. Sumner Middle School in?

Tangipahoa Parish

What high school do graduates of Jewel M. Sumner Middle School attend?

Students who attend Jewel M. Sumner Middle School usually go on to attend Jewel M. Sumner High School

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