Summary:
Rougon, Louisiana is served by a single public school, Rougon Elementary School, a PK-8 school within the Pointe Coupee Parish school district that educates 414 students in a community where over two-thirds of students face economic disadvantage.
As the only school in the city, Rougon Elementary presents a mixed picture for parents. Its most impressive achievement is a perfect 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I, far exceeding both the district (56%) and state (65%) averages, suggesting an exceptional advanced math program for 8th graders. However, overall academic performance lags behind state averages, with 60% proficiency in English Language Arts and 47% in Mathematics compared to state rates of 70% and 62%, respectively. The school does outperform its own district in several key areas, including 3rd-grade Math (48% vs. 44%), 3rd-grade ELA (53% vs. 44%), and 5th-grade Social Studies (54% vs. 45%), indicating pockets of instructional strength. A favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 supports smaller class sizes, and the school maintains a 0% dropout rate.
A significant concern for parents is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 27.5%, which is notably higher than the state average of 22.5% and likely hinders academic progress. This is reflected in the school's declining state ranking, dropping from the 25th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026, as the school's performance has stagnated while other Louisiana schools improve. The consistent gap between stronger ELA scores and weaker math scores across all grade levels is another key takeaway, suggesting that while the school has effective literacy instruction, targeted support in mathematics is needed to raise its overall standing.
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