Jewel M. Sumner Middle School
15649 Hwy 440
Kentwood LA, 70444, Tangipahoa County
Phone: 985-310-2152
Ranking: 
(429 out of 947, top 45%)*
(429 out of 947, top 45%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | |||||
| Total Students: | 420 | 417 | 413 | 400 | 398 | |||||
| Grade 6: | 128 | 30.5% | 142 | 34.1% | 135 | 32.7% | 141 | 35.3% | 127 | 31.9% |
| Grade 7: | 151 | 36.0% | 145 | 34.8% | 136 | 32.9% | 135 | 33.8% | 118 | 29.6% |
| Grade 8: | 141 | 33.6% | 130 | 31.2% | 142 | 34.4% | 124 | 31.0% | 153 | 38.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 192 | 45.7% | 199 | 47.7% | 201 | 48.7% | 203 | 50.8% | 189 | 47.5% |
| Female: | 228 | 54.3% | 218 | 52.3% | 212 | 51.3% | 197 | 49.3% | 201 | 50.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 120 | 28.6% | 118 | 28.3% | 114 | 27.6% | 102 | 25.5% | 102 | 25.6% |
| White: | 288 | 68.6% | 287 | 68.8% | 287 | 69.5% | 288 | 72.0% | 287 | 72.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 297 | 70.7% | 293 | 70.3% | 279 | 67.6% | 272 | 68.0% | 251 | 63.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 32 | 7.6% | 33 | 7.9% | 37 | 9.0% | 26 | 6.5% | 33 | 8.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.50 | 18.95 | 18.77 | 19.31 | 15.44 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 63% | 71% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66% | 70% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 61% | 70% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 63% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 59% | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 65% | 69% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 65% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 66% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 61% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 66% | 68% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 63% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 66% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 56% | 67% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 57% | 70% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 54% | 69% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 53% | 62% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 64% | 52% | 64% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 55% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 56% | 65% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 57% | 66% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 64% | 67% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 61% | 67% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 60% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 55% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 57% | 66% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 55% | 61% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 59% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 60% | 67% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 60% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Jewel M. Sumner Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.