Enrollment
347
Middle
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168001315
Natalbany Middle
47370 Morrison Blvd, Tickfaw, LA 70466 · (985) 345-0854 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest 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.
- BThree-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
10.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
283 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 4 | 76 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 18% |
Student demographics
61%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
21.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
12.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Natalbany Middle
Natalbany Middle's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalbany Middle this school | 347 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 410 | 81.0% | 15.3% |
| Lafayette Middle School Lafayette | 351 | 83.8% | 15.7% |
| Acadian Middle School Lafayette | 340 | 75.9% | 16.3% |
| Sunset Middle School Sunset | 348 | 81.3% | 21.3% |
| Carencro Middle School Carencro | 585 | 77.6% | 20.7% |
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 Natalbany Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #193 of 213 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #184 of 210 no change | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #193 of 213 ▼ 7 | #6 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #79 of 197 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #133 of 220 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #25 of 195 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #58 of 195 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.6% | #57 of 214 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #67 of 162 | #4 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
347
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 347 | 32.8 | 10.6:1 | 82% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 22.7 | 16.7:1 | 77% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 372 | 23.5 | 15.9:1 | 78% (292) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 64% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 58% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | N/A | N/A | 95% (525) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 85% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 77% (347) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natalbany Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (433 to 347); teachers up 31% (25 to 32.8).
About Natalbany Middle
Natalbany Middle is a small middle school in Tangipahoa Parish, located in Tickfaw, Louisiana. The school had 347 students in grades 4 through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440, so this school runs 21% smaller than that.
Tangipahoa Parish runs Natalbany Middle along with 31 other schools, enrolling 19,077 students in total.
Roughly 57% of students at Natalbany Middle are Black. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. Tangipahoa Parish's residents are about 29% Black, 28 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 at Natalbany Middle, with 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Louisiana have 41.0:1, compared with 10.6:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 82% of enrollment. Public schools in Tangipahoa Parish average 73%.
The allk12 Grade for Natalbany Middle is D. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Natalbany Middle's lunch-eligibility share in Louisiana is predicted to score 25.6%. Natalbany Middle scores 13.8%, 11.8 points below that line.
Tangipahoa Parish has these Census figures: the median household income is $56,760, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. In all, Tangipahoa Parish has 33 public schools and roughly 19,077 students.
The nearest public school is Midway Elementary School, at about 0.9 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Natalbany Middle ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Natalbany Middle is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment at Natalbany Middle dropped 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 378 to 347 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
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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 Tickfaw
- Midway Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Lucille Nesom MemorialElementary · 414 students
Nearby schools
- Midway Elementary School0.9 mi · 440
- Southeastern LA University Lab School2.0 mi · 257
- Lucille Nesom Memorial2.3 mi · 414
- Greenville Park Leadership Academy3.3 mi · 384
- Woodland Park Magnet3.8 mi · 458
- Hammond Westside Montessori4.1 mi · 1,022
Frequently asked questions
About Natalbany MiddleHow many students attend Natalbany Middle?
Natalbany Middle enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Natalbany Middle serve?
Natalbany Middle serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Natalbany Middle?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Natalbany Middle.
How diverse is Natalbany Middle?
Natalbany Middle reports a student body of 15% White, 20% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Natalbany Middle in?
Natalbany Middle is part of Tangipahoa Parish.
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