📍 Hwy. 442 West, Tickfaw, Tangipahoa Parish, 70466
Lucille Nesom Memorial is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tickfaw, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lucille Nesom Memorial enrolls 549 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 26% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 261 | 48% |
| White | 143 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
457 of the school's 549 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 433 qualify for free lunch and 24 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lucille Nesom Memorial 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.
Lucille Nesom Memorial 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 549 students, Lucille Nesom Memorial is close to 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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