📍 1459 I 55 Service Rd, Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish, 70403
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kentwood, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 332 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy enrolls 332 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 5.4% White and 3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 302 | 91% |
| White | 18 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 332 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 72.
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy 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 332 students, O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy is smaller than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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