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Jewel M. Sumner High School
15841 Hwy 440
Kentwood LA, 70444, Tangipahoa County
Phone: 985-229-8805
Ranking: 
(177 out of 276, bottom 36%)*
(177 out of 276, bottom 36%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tangipahoa Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 52 | 48 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 528 | 528 | 520 | 512 | 482 | 893 | 900 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 140 | 26.5% | 140 | 26.5% | 125 | 24.0% | 157 | 30.7% | 146 | 30.3% | 175 | 19.6% | 138 | 15.3% |
| Grade 10: | 140 | 26.5% | 123 | 23.3% | 149 | 28.7% | 135 | 26.4% | 136 | 28.2% | 102 | 11.4% | 118 | 13.1% |
| Grade 11: | 114 | 21.6% | 146 | 27.7% | 123 | 23.7% | 128 | 25.0% | 94 | 19.5% | 107 | 12.0% | 102 | 11.3% |
| Grade 12: | 134 | 25.4% | 119 | 22.5% | 123 | 23.7% | 92 | 18.0% | 104 | 21.6% | 97 | 10.9% | 108 | 12.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 257 | 48.7% | 254 | 48.1% | 253 | 48.7% | 254 | 49.6% | 237 | 49.2% | 454 | 50.8% | 461 | 51.2% |
| Female: | 271 | 51.3% | 274 | 51.9% | 267 | 51.3% | 258 | 50.4% | 237 | 49.2% | 431 | 48.3% | 435 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 165 | 31.3% | 153 | 29.0% | 148 | 28.5% | 128 | 25.0% | 127 | 26.3% | 232 | 26.0% | 224 | 24.9% |
| White: | 353 | 66.9% | 367 | 69.5% | 364 | 70.0% | 376 | 73.4% | 346 | 71.8% | 647 | 72.5% | 661 | 73.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 361 | 68.4% | 328 | 62.1% | 314 | 60.4% | 313 | 61.1% | 256 | 53.1% | 536 | 60.0% | 516 | 57.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 9.3% | 42 | 8.0% | 50 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.4% | 49 | 10.2% | 108 | 12.1% | 96 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.50 | 17.03 | 18.57 | 17.74 | 18.70 | 17.20 | 18.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 54% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 58% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 62% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 61% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 58% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56% | 58% | 65% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 59% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 57% | 63% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 57% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 58% | 56% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 55% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60% | 62% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 58% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 78% | 65% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64% | 62% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 62% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 62% | 68% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 54% | 62% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 70% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 56% | 55% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 56% | 58% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57% | 61% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 60% | 57% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 58% | 57% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 58% | 63% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 73% | 57% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 61% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 60% | 62% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 51% | 59% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 48% | 55% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51% | 49% | 53% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55% | 51% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 59% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59% | 59% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58% | 60% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 55% | 57% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 57% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 61% | 62% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 55% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 53% | 58% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 57% | 59% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61% | 54% | 54% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 52% | 53% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 55% | 55% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 57% | 55% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 56% | 53% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 58% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 55% | 56% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 57% | 59% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 30.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.7% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.3% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,336.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,390.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,099.0 |
* Jewel M. Sumner High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.