O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy

Regular School · Kentwood, LA

O.W. Dillon Leadership Academy is a regular school school in Kentwood, Louisiana, serving grades PK–06 with 314 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

314

Teachers (FTE)

30.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	285	91%
White	15	5%
Two or more races	11	4%
Hispanic/Latino	3	1%
Total enrollment	314	154M / 160F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	<=5%	29.5%	175
Reading Proficiency	10-14%	40.7%	175
Science Proficiency	<=5%	—	171

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.80 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

5 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

169

53.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Comprehensive Support School (CSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	314	100%

Contact & Location

1459 I 55 Service Rd

Kentwood, LA 70403

Phone: (985)229-8225

District

Tangipahoa Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,469

District enrollment: 20,700

Other Schools in District

Amite Elementary Magnet School Elementary
Champ Cooper Elementary School Elementary
Chesbrough Elementary School Elementary
D.C. Reeves Elementary School Elementary
Hammond Eastside Magnet Elementary
Hammond Westside Montessori Elementary
Independence Leadership Academy Elementary
Loranger Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70403) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220168001309

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD