Independence Leadership Academy
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 548 students
Mater Dolorosa Catholic School
PO Box 380, Independence, LA 70443
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
145
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Catholic School
Tangipahoa Parish
About Mater Dolorosa Catholic School
Mater Dolorosa Catholic School is an elementary school in Independence, Louisiana, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a rural area near a town in Tangipahoa Parish.
In the 2024–25 school year, 145 students were enrolled, with about 10.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Louisiana elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). It is affiliated with the Roman Catholic tradition.
Grades
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Highlighted: grades offeredGrades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Catholic School · What this means
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 145 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.8 to 1
- Locale
- Rural — Fringe
- County
- Tangipahoa Parish
- NCES private school ID
- 00539201
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.