Jewel M. Sumner Middle School

Regular School · Kentwood, LA

Jewel M. Sumner Middle School is a regular school school in Kentwood, Louisiana, serving grades 06–08 with 306 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

306

Teachers (FTE)

23.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	139	45%
Black or African American	130	42%
Two or more races	27	9%
Hispanic/Latino	8	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	306	144M / 162F

English Language Learners: 3 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	17.0% -12.5pp	29.5%	324
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -13.7pp	40.7%	324
Science Proficiency	21.0%	—	320

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)

-0.39 grade levels

Math

-0.28 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

24 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

143

46.7% 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.)	306	100%

Contact & Location

15649 Highway 440

Kentwood, LA 70444

Phone: (985)310-2152

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 70444) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220168002274

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