The top reported proficiency rate is 15% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenville Park Leadership Academy
Greenville Park Leadership Academy serves students in fourth through eighth grade in Hammond, Louisiana, as a regular public school within the Tangipahoa Parish system. The school’s name includes “Leadership Academy,” though no specific program details or curriculum focus are available in the data to describe what that entails.
The student body is large for a middle-grade school. The enrollment is majority Black, with a substantial Hispanic minority and a small white population. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about special education and language support services.
State assessment results from the LEAP 2025 tests are available for a single recent year. Across all four subjects tested, the proficiency rates are low. In English language arts, about one in seven students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In math, fewer than one in ten students did. Science proficiency is lower still, and social studies results are in a similar range. These figures reflect performance by students in grades four through eight. Because only one year of data appears in the record, it is not possible to see whether performance has been improving, declining, or holding steady. Participation rates were full, meaning nearly every enrolled student took the tests. A parent considering this school will want to look into what academic interventions and support structures are in place.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Data on discipline, staffing, chronic absenteeism, and course access were not provided. The school is not a charter and its magnet status was not indicated.
The comparison set that would normally place this school’s proficiency alongside other schools in Tangipahoa Parish could not be computed because the cohort of comparable districts was too small. That is a data limitation, not a judgment about the school’s relative standing. For context on the district, Tangipahoa Parish voters recently rejected a property tax renewal that funded teacher salaries and operations, creating a revenue gap that introduces uncertainty about staffing and program continuity across all schools in the parish, including Greenville Park. The district has also undertaken a literacy overhaul tied to state science-of-reading requirements, which affects how reading is taught in early grades. Additionally, the district closed Hammond Eastside Elementary in 2023, reassigning students to other campuses, which reshaped school options for families in the area.
Hammond is a mid-sized city situated roughly equidistant from Baton Rouge and New Orleans. It has a historic downtown that earned a Great American Main Street designation, a major university in Southeastern Louisiana University, and a significant role as a regional transportation and distribution hub. The city’s population has been relatively stable with a slight decline. The housing market shows home values and rents near state averages, suggesting moderate costs relative to the broader region. Major employers include the university, a large medical center, and warehouse and distribution operations for companies like Walmart. The school sits within this mixed urban and suburban environment, where downtown and campus life are in close proximity but much of the city is auto-oriented.
For a family, Greenville Park Leadership Academy is a school where the academic proficiency numbers are low across the board, economic need is high, and the surrounding district faces financial headwinds from a failed tax measure. The school serves the middle grades only, so a student would move to a different campus for high school. Families may want to visit, ask about leadership programming, and discuss how the school supports students who are not yet performing at grade level.
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