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Schools in Kentwood · Tangipahoa Parish School District

Kentwood’s public schools outscore 53% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Kentwood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Kentwood, 20% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 9 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
▼ 12 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
79%
▼ 4 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▼ 9% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
LA 13.6
Schools in town
2
573 students on the public path
In brief

Kentwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 95 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kentwood’s, its schools beat 14%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,182 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Kentwood High Magnet School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Kentwood’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Louisiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (95)Better than 14%
B−BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 9,826 test results and a graduating class of 1,384 could put Kentwood anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Kentwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (9,816 in math, 9,835 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kentwood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6O.W. Dillon Leadership AcademyTangipahoa Parish School DistrictD−
7–12Kentwood High Magnet SchoolTangipahoa Parish School DistrictD

Kentwood’s public schools are run by Tangipahoa Parish School District, which also serves Amite City, Hammond, Independence and Ponchatoula and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Tangipahoa Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 32 schools · 19,077 students · 13.3 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$14,182LA $15,623 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading33%
State average 42.4% · 9835 students tested
Math20%
State average 31.8% · 9816 students tested

Kentwood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share Kentwood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
KentwoodB−Tangipahoa Parish

Every school in Kentwood

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Kentwoodby address
O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6
D−
314 students10:1Rate it →
Kentwood High Magnet School
High · Grades 7–12
D
259 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Kentwood’s schools

Are Kentwood’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Louisiana: the public schools Kentwood children attend outscore 53% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Kentwood in?

Tangipahoa Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 19,077 students in 32 schools (2024–25).

What is Kentwood’s graduation rate?

79% of the class of 2023 in Tangipahoa Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does Kentwood spend per student?

$14,182 in Tangipahoa Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.