Tucker Memorial Elementary School
Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Ponchatoula, Louisiana
Tucker Memorial Elementary School in Ponchatoula, Louisiana enrolled 633 students in 2024-25 with 39.1 full-time teachers, 16.2 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 37%
709 students in 2022-23, 689 students in 2023-24, 633 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.6 to 39.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 709 | 28.6 | 24.8 |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 34.7 | 19.9 |
| 2024-25 | 633 | 39.1 | 16.2 |
16.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Tucker Memorial Elementary School enrolled 629 students and reported no counselor; it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent26.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.6% of students were Black, 36.3% White, 14.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black40.6%
- White36.3%
- Hispanic14.7%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Ponchatoula
4 public elementary schools in Ponchatoula report 2024-25 enrollment; Tucker Memorial Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champ Cooper Elementary School | 1,163 | 15.2 | 56.3% |
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School | 688 | 14.5 | 65.0% |
| Tucker Memorial Elementary School | 633 | 16.2 | 67.1% |
| Perrin Early Learning Center | 338 | 10.4 | 67.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Tucker Memorial Elementary School
- Perrin Early Learning CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 338 students, 10.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- D.C. Reeves Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 688 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Tucker Memorial Elementary School with Perrin Early Learning CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tangipahoa Parish spends per student$12,808 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,808
- The largest public schools in LouisianaTucker Memorial Elementary School is the number 115 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#115 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher16.2 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.16.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Tucker Memorial Elementary School
How many students attend Tucker Memorial Elementary School?
633 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 709 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ponchatoula, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Tucker Memorial Elementary School?
16.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Tucker Memorial Elementary School a Title I school?
Tucker Memorial Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Tucker Memorial Elementary School in?
Tangipahoa Parish, NCES district ID 2201680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220168001324 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.