Tangipahoa Parish Schools showcased significant gains following Wednesday’s announcement that the parish’s School Performance Scores are on the rise.
Based on data released from the State Department Wednesday, Tangipahoa Parish School Superintendent Melissa Stilley announced that 74 percent of this parish’s public schools improved their overall school performance score from 2021.
Stilley said 23 of the 31 Tangipahoa Parish Schools improved in their overall School Performance Score. Of the 23 sites showing improvement, 7 schools grew their scores by more than 5 points with some hitting in the double digits for growth in one year. Amite Elementary School demonstrated the highest increase with 21.4 points growth in SPS from last year. Midway Elementary had 15 points growth in their School Performance Score in just one year.
The district increased the overall Assessment Index from last year. This index indicates how students are performing on statewide assessments, with the parish’s high schools having the greatest gains of 7.2 in assessment index. Grades 3-8 reported an increase in assessment index of 2.4.
In one year, the following schools moved up their Letter Grade Ranking to a “C”: Amite Elementary, Amite High, Loranger Elementary, and Midway Elementary. The majority (20) of the district’s schools fall in the overall Letter Grade of “C”; two “B” schools (PHS & SHS); and one “A” school (SLU). Two schools, Chesbrough Elementary and Southeastern Louisiana University Lab School, are Top Gains Honorees. This designation is awarded to schools that have a progress index equivalent to an ‘A’ and have not earned any labels for student subgroups and/or discipline.
