📍 45050 River Road, Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish, 70401
Hammond Eastside Magnet is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hammond, Tangipahoa Parish. The school has 1,343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tangipahoa Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hammond Eastside Magnet enrolls 1,343 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 39% White and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 625 | 47% |
| White | 529 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 91 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 91 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
919 of the school's 1,343 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 844 qualify for free lunch and 75 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 Eastside Magnet 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 Eastside Magnet 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 1,343 students, Hammond Eastside Magnet 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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