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What's something Independence Leadership Academy does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168001306
Independence Leadership Academy
221 Tiger Avenue, Independence, LA 70443 · (985) 878-4946 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
481 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (69).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
18.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
9.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 10.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Independence Leadership Academy
Independence Leadership Academy's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Leadership Academy this school | 548 | 87.8% | 12.3% |
| Midway Elementary School Tickfaw | 440 | 86.4% | 21.3% |
| Emily C. Watkins Elementary Laplace | 551 | 80.6% | 23.0% |
| Lucille Cherbonnier School Waggaman | 466 | 86.1% | 11.6% |
| Acadian Elementary School Houma | 654 | 85.8% | 43.2% |
| Judge Lionel R. Collins Elementary School Marrero | 414 | 85.0% | 19.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Independence Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #555 of 583 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #561 of 582 ▼ 10 | #15 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #554 of 587 ▼ 12 | #15 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #232 of 540 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #200 of 714 | #7 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #315 of 655 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #134 of 655 | #7 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #161 of 705 | #4 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.0% | #61 of 197 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
+135 (+33%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 41.3 | 13.3:1 | 88% (481) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 85% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 33.1 | 18.2:1 | 82% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 68% (281) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 31.6 | 14.2:1 | 65% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 42 | 10.8:1 | 96% (439) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 97% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 88% (392) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Independence Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (449 to 548); teachers up 31% (31.6 to 41.3).
About Independence Leadership Academy
Independence Leadership Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in Independence. It reported 548 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 21% larger than average.
Independence Leadership Academy is run by Tangipahoa Parish, whose 32 schools enroll 19,077 students.
About 54% of the student body at Independence Leadership Academy is Black. The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tangipahoa Parish residents are about 29% Black. The diversity index for Independence Leadership Academy is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Independence Leadership Academy has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, with 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 88% at Independence Leadership Academy. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tangipahoa Parish is 73%.
On the allk12 Grade, Independence Leadership Academy lands at F, ahead of 3% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at Independence Leadership Academy are 8.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (12.3% actual, 21.1% predicted).
The school is in Tangipahoa Parish, where the median household earns about $56,760 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Across Tangipahoa Parish, 33 public schools serve about 19,077 students.
Independence High Magnet, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Independence Leadership Academy, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Independence Leadership Academy is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Independence Leadership Academy is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
The school's enrollment rose 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.2:1).
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Tangipahoa Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
136,738
Census ACS
Median income
$56,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tangipahoa Parish
- Ponchatoula High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Hammond Eastside MagnetElementary · 1,340 students
- Champ Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,163 students
- Hammond Westside MontessoriElementary · 1,022 students
- Loranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Other schools in Independence
- Independence High MagnetHigh · 490 students
- TPSS Advanced College and Career Magnet CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Independence High Magnet0.1 mi · 490
- Lucille Nesom Memorial4.0 mi · 414
- Midway Elementary School5.4 mi · 440
- Loranger Middle School5.7 mi · 590
- Loranger High School5.7 mi · 616
- Loranger Elementary School5.7 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About Independence Leadership AcademyHow large is Independence Leadership Academy?
Independence Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Independence Leadership Academy serve?
Independence Leadership Academy serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Independence Leadership Academy?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Independence Leadership Academy.
How diverse is Independence Leadership Academy?
Independence Leadership Academy reports a student body of 18% White, 24% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Independence Leadership Academy?
Independence Leadership Academy is overseen by Tangipahoa Parish in Tangipahoa Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.