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C+

Pointe Coupee Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves New Roads, Livonia, Fordoche and Morganza.

New Roads’ School Grade C+ better than 35% of Louisiana school districts

Students
2,293
Schools
5
Spent per student
$18,418
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
69%
Debt
$0.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Pointe Coupee Parish School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 26 pts below the state
  • Spends 18% more per student than the LA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.1M, about $29 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C+New Roads 4,216C+Livonia 1,134Fordoche 847Morganza 491

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for New Roads. Grade by grade →

PK–6Rosenwald Elementary SchoolThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Livonia High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 31.8% · 1,431 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 42.4% · 1,442 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)55–59%
State average 82.6% · 165 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$18,418 per student · 18% above LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 54%Support & administration 39%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 25%Federal 27%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,722’20
2,589’21
2,710’22
2,590’23
2,293’24

Down 15.8% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 55%White 35%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Valverda Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maringouin
C+
436 students15:1
Rougon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rougon
C+
414 students13:1
Rosenwald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Roads
C
303 students12:1
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Batchelor
C+
241 students13:1
Livonia High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Livonia
C+
899 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.