Lucille Nesom Memorial

Regular School · Tickfaw, LA

Lucille Nesom Memorial is a regular school school in Tickfaw, Louisiana, serving grades PK–08 with 414 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 10.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

414

Teachers (FTE)

40.2

Student–Teacher Ratio

10.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	190	46%
White	110	27%
Hispanic/Latino	86	21%
Two or more races	27	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	414	199M / 215F

English Language Learners: 47 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	7.0% -22.5pp	29.5%	273
Reading Proficiency	21.0% -19.7pp	40.7%	273
Science Proficiency	11.0%	—	273

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)

-0.66 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

11.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

121

29.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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.)	414	100%

Contact & Location

P. O. Box 280

Tickfaw, LA 70466

Phone: (985)345-2166

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 70466) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220168001316

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