Martha Vinyard Elementary School

Regular School · Ponchatoula, LA

Martha Vinyard Elementary School is a regular school school in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, serving grades 05–06 with 589 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 06

Enrollment

589

Teachers (FTE)

42.4

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	244	41%
Black or African American	232	39%
Hispanic/Latino	77	13%
Two or more races	32	5%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	589	319M / 270F

English Language Learners: 25 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	25.0% -4.5pp	29.5%	678
Reading Proficiency	32.0% -8.7pp	40.7%	678
Science Proficiency	23.0%	—	667

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)

-0.19 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

11.7% 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.)	589	100%

Contact & Location

Dunson Road

Ponchatoula, LA 70454

Phone: (985)386-6364

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 70454) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220168001325

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