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Schools in New Roads · Pointe Coupee Parish School District

New Roads’s public schools score below 65% of Louisiana districts on tests and graduation

In New Roads, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving New Roads, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

#158of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
31%
▼ 11 pts vs LA 42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
▼ 11 pts vs LA 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
55–59%
▼ 24–28 pts vs LA 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.4K
▲ 18% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
LA 13.6
Schools in town
2
1,857 students on the public path
In brief

New Roads’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 174 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Roads’s, its schools beat 2%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 31% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

55–59% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana (the state reports New Roads’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,418 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then three middle and one high school

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 16% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

False River Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Roads’s grade

B Test scoresD Graduation

C+: better than 35% of Louisiana school districts, #158 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 35%
Lower resultsHigher results
Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (174)Better than 2%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,436 test results and a graduating class of 165 could put New Roads anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of New Roads’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,431 in math, 1,442 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Roads, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Rosenwald Elementary SchoolPointe Coupee Parish School DistrictC
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC+
9–12Livonia High Schoolin LivoniaC+

New Roads’s public schools are run by Pointe Coupee Parish School District, which also serves Fordoche, Livonia and Morganza. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Pointe Coupee Parish School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,293 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (LA 13.6)
$18,418LA $15,623 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading31%
State average 42.4% · 1442 students tested
Math21%
State average 31.8% · 1431 students tested

New Roads vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share New Roads’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New RoadsC+Pointe Coupee Parish

Every school in New Roads

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in New Roadsby address
Rosenwald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
303 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving New Roadsin other towns
Rougon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rougon
C+
414 students13:1Rate it →
Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Batchelor
C+
241 students13:1Rate it →
Livonia High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Livonia
C+
899 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
False River Academy
Grades PK–12
Private · Nonsectarian
339 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about New Roads’s schools

Are New Roads’s schools good?

On Louisiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools New Roads children attend score below 65% of Louisiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #158 of 162 Louisiana towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 2%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Roads in?

Pointe Coupee Parish School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,293 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

Where do New Roads kids go to high school?

Livonia High School in Livonia, with 899 students; its own test results earn a C+.

What is New Roads’s graduation rate?

55–59% of the class of 2023 in Pointe Coupee Parish School District graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana.

How much does New Roads spend per student?

$18,418 in Pointe Coupee Parish School District (FY2024), against $15,623 across Louisiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in New Roads?

Yes: False River Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 339 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Louisiana. Stars are from neighbors.