Pointe Coupee Parish

The Pointe Coupee Parish school district in Louisiana consists of five public schools—one high school serving grades 7-12 and four elementary schools serving PK-6 or PK-8—and overall ranks in the 29th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating, indicating performance below the state average.

Two schools stand out for starkly different reasons. Valverda Elementary School is the district's academic standout, earning a 3-star rating and consistently ranking in the top half of Louisiana elementary schools despite 66% of its students being economically disadvantaged; its math proficiency (71%) exceeds the state average (62%), and its ELA scores (74%) are strong. In contrast, Rosenwald Elementary School is the most challenged, with a 0-star rating, the highest chronic absenteeism rate (48.5%), and the highest poverty rate (91.4%), resulting in critically low test scores—only 34% proficient in math and 43% in ELA. Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary School shows strong improvement, jumping from the 16th to the 39th percentile and now achieving ELA scores (71%) above the state average. Livonia High School has a graduation rate (81.8%) below the state average (85%) and a dropout rate (6.1%) nearly double the state's, with math performance a particular weakness—only 27% of 8th graders are proficient. Rougon Elementary School has a puzzling 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I despite overall low math scores, likely due to a small group of advanced students.

Chronic absenteeism is a district-wide crisis at 32%, well above the state average of 22.5%, with three of five schools exceeding 25%. The data reveals a strong link between poverty and performance, but Valverda Elementary proves that effective teaching and school culture can overcome socioeconomic barriers. For parents, Upper Pointe Coupee Elementary offers the best elementary option with below-average absenteeism and rising scores, while Livonia High School requires close attention to math support and dropout prevention.