📍 2600 Westpark Avenue, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, 70403
Hammond Westside Montessori is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 1,072 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hammond Westside Montessori enrolls 1,072 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 26% White and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 585 | 55% |
| White | 279 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 4.8% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
785 of the school's 1,072 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 728 qualify for free lunch and 57 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 Westside Montessori is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 6, state house district 86.
Hammond Westside Montessori 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 1,072 students, Hammond Westside Montessori is larger than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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