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James Stephens Montessori School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1500 Martin Luther King, Ville Platte, LA 70586 · (337) 363-4745 · Part of Evangeline Parish School District

Ville Platte’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
421
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about James Stephens Montessori School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Ville Platte kids: Ville Platte High School

On the path

Where Ville Platte kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8James Stephens Montessori SchoolYou are here
9–12Ville Platte High School419 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Martin Luther King, Ville Platte

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K36
Kindergarten63
Grade 156
Grade 238
Grade 348
Grade 444
Grade 541
Grade 640
Grade 724
Grade 831
Enrollment over time
392’20
413’21
442’22
469’23
421’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 77%White 19%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about James Stephens Montessori School from Ville Platte families.

Other schools in Evangeline Parish School District

The district →
Pine Prairie High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Pine Prairie
B
757 students15:1
Bayou Chicot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ville Platte
B
661 students16:1
Mamou Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mamou
B+
392 students14:1
Chataignier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Chataignier
C+
375 students14:1
Vidrine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Ville Platte
B
359 students13:1
Ville Platte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ville Platte
D−
319 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Ville Platte’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.