📍 45168 River Road, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, 70401
Hammond High Magnet School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 1,750 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 86.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hammond High Magnet School enrolls 1,750 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 86.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 32% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 895 | 51% |
| White | 555 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 197 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 77 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 20 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,113 of the school's 1,750 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,008 qualify for free lunch and 105 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hammond High Magnet School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 12, state house district 86.
Hammond High Magnet School is one of 32 schools in Tangipahoa Parish, based in Amite, Louisiana. The district serves 19,077 students district-wide and employs 1,109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,750 students, Hammond High Magnet School is larger than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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