Enrollment
306
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168002274
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School
15649 Highway 440, Kentwood, LA 70444 · (985) 310-2152 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Louisiana public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
243 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 97 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 112 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 32% |
Student demographics
60%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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Tangipahoa Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Jewel M. Sumner Middle School
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewel M. Sumner Middle School this school | 306 | 79.4% | 24.2% |
| North Webster Junior High School Sarepta | 320 | 77.2% | 24.5% |
| Winnfield Middle School Winnfield | 325 | 76.9% | 22.5% |
| Raceland Middle School Raceland | 289 | 75.8% | 33.7% |
| Church Point Middle School Church Point | 262 | 81.3% | 25.7% |
| Armstrong Middle School Rayne | 304 | 82.9% | 21.5% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Jewel M. Sumner Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #143 of 213 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #114 of 210 ▼ 13 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #161 of 213 ▲ 8 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #133 of 197 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #154 of 220 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #79 of 195 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #61 of 195 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #68 of 214 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #150 of 162 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
306
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 306 | 23.8 | 12.9:1 | 79% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 20.7 | 15.5:1 | 69% (221) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 17.7 | 18.6:1 | 66% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 48% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 20.6 | 15.5:1 | 48% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | N/A | N/A | 80% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 75% (298) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jewel M. Sumner Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (318 to 306); teachers up 16% (20.6 to 23.8).
About Jewel M. Sumner Middle School
As a small middle school, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School serves students in Kentwood, Louisiana. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 306 students. That is 30% below the average of about 440 students for middle schools in Louisiana.
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is one of the 32 schools that make up Tangipahoa Parish (19,077 students in total).
At Jewel M. Sumner Middle School, White students make up the biggest share, 45%. The remaining students are 42% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Among people living in Tangipahoa Parish, the White share is about 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 12.9:1 is based on 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is 41.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 79% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School would be expected to post about 27.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.2%.
For Tangipahoa Parish, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $56,760, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. There are 33 public schools in the county, enrolling about 19,077, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is closest to Jewel M. Sumner High School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 343 (2020-21) to 306 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 19.1:1 to 12.9:1.
The discussion board for Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Kentwood
- Jewel M. Sumner High SchoolHigh · 428 students
- Chesbrough Elementary SchoolElementary · 424 students
- O.W. Dillon Leadership AcademyElementary · 314 students
- Spring Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Kentwood High Magnet SchoolHigh · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Jewel M. Sumner High School0.2 mi · 428
- Chesbrough Elementary School1.9 mi · 424
- Spring Creek Elementary School3.0 mi · 292
- O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy5.1 mi · 314
- Kentwood High Magnet School5.3 mi · 259
- Roseland Montessori7.9 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Jewel M. Sumner Middle SchoolHow many students attend Jewel M. Sumner Middle School?
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 06-08.
Is Jewel M. Sumner Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jewel M. Sumner Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is approximately 12.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jewel M. Sumner Middle School?
Student demographics at Jewel M. Sumner Middle School are roughly 45% White, 3% Hispanic, 42% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Jewel M. Sumner Middle School in?
Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is part of Tangipahoa Parish.
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