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Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School

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Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School ranks 91 st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School in Alexandria, LA, is a public Montessori school serving 366 students from Pre-K through 6th grade in the Rapides Parish district, where nearly 89% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out as a high-performing gem, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 87th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year, despite serving a high-poverty population.

Rosenthal dramatically outperforms its neighbors in academic achievement. For example, its proficiency rates (Math: 76%, ELA: 83%, Social Studies: 76%) are far higher than nearby schools like L.S. Rugg Elementary School (Math: 47%, ELA: 62%) and D.F. Huddle Elementary (Math: 47%, ELA: 57%). The school also boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.3%, compared to the district average of 17.5% and the state average of 22.5%. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Mabel Brasher Montessori, which has a 27.7% chronic absenteeism rate and ranks in the bottom 13% of the state, showing that the Montessori model alone isn't the key—Rosenthal's specific implementation and culture drive its success.

Rosenthal is especially effective at supporting students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile for this group and earning a 5-star rating. Its English Language Arts scores are a consistent strength, with 83% of all students proficient and steady improvement from 3rd to 6th grade. While overall math scores are strong at 76%, 3rd-grade math proficiency (72%) is a relative area for growth. This school's recent upward trajectory—jumping from the 56th percentile to the 87th in just two years—makes it a standout choice for families seeking a nurturing, high-achieving environment in Alexandria.

366

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,748

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1951 Monroe Street
Alexandria, LA 71301

(318) 442-5791

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High:	Bolton Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

White:

15.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rapides Parish

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

91^st of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

28^th of 116Rapides Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.9	91 of 690	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	290 of 666	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	215 of 675	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	195 of 730	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	137 of 727	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	212 of 729	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	266 of 731	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	135 of 728	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.8	141 of 739	80.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.6	124 of 742	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	72 of 792	90.9%	★★★★★
2014	87.9	45 of 777	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	106 of 772	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	86.1	67 of 764	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	121 of 766	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	94.6	14 of 736	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	74.3	186 of 738	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	60.5	328 of 743	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.7	204 of 725	71.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	44 of 548	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	62.5	168 of 501	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	93 of 509	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	85 of 570	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	54 of 562	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	88 of 564	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	122 of 559	78.2%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	53 of 547	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	111 of 679	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	156 of 633	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	241 of 635	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	149 of 705	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	130 of 701	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	135 of 705	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	157 of 684	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.6	59 of 685	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	57.3	294 of 661	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.9	172 of 674	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	141 of 723	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	66 of 724	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	74.2	159 of 719	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	147 of 697	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	150 of 682	78.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	139 of 682	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	243 of 641	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	302 of 651	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	228 of 713	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.9	140 of 712	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.9	255 of 704	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	337 of 696	51.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	84.9	55 of 518	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	97.0	1 of 517	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	13 of 522	97.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)89th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts83%+13 vs state

Mathematics76%+14 vs state

Social Studies76%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1951 Monroe Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5791	366	26	14.1	88.8%	55 (15.0%)	282 (77.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	84.9	91^st of 690 public elementary schools	86.8%		60.9	290^th of 666 public elementary schools	56.5%	199	72.0	78.0		82.0	76.0	77.0	86.0	87.0	88.0	83.0	62.0	80.0	94.0	71.0	76.0	$14,748
L.S. Rugg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 Bush Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-4536	356	27	13.3	98.0%	15 (4.2%)	326 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	34.9	472^nd of 690 public elementary schools	31.6%		11.5	622^nd of 666 public elementary schools	6.6%	150	33.0	76.0	38.0		47.0	47.0	84.0	56.0		62.0	34.0	59.0	28.0		39.0	$15,060
D.F. Huddle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Texas Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-7921	412	36	11.4	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	389 (94.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	24.9	553^rd of 690 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.5	548^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.7%	5	43.0	59.0	38.0		47.0	57.0	55.0	56.0		57.0	46.0	29.0	32.0		38.0	$15,270
Alma Redwine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-3177	225	21	10.8	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	215 (95.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	36.4	463^rd of 690 public elementary schools	32.9%		25.4	524^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.3%	61	52.0	19.0	59.0		42.0	49.0	78.0	56.0		62.0		60.0	41.0		44.0	$18,897
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	466	29	15.8	69.3%	179 (38.4%)	254 (54.5%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	83.9	98^th of 690 public elementary schools	85.8%		88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%	28	82.0			66.0	82.0	93.0			85.0	90.0	81.0	77.0	76.0	61.0	76.0	$13,281
J.B. Nachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 Wakefield Blvd	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7725	546	35	15.4	75.8%	238 (43.6%)	214 (39.2%)	40 (7.3%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	77.2	162^nd of 690 public elementary schools	76.5%		77.6	152^nd of 666 public elementary schools	77.2%	10	60.0	75.0	83.0		74.0	75.0	87.0	86.0		83.0	59.0	73.0	66.0		67.0	$12,883
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Prescott Road	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-1987	576	42	13.7	84.5%	151 (26.2%)	274 (47.6%)	86 (14.9%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.8%)	52.2	349^th of 690 public elementary schools	49.4%		47	375^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.7%	26	60.0	58.0	42.0		53.0	72.0	66.0			72.0	61.0	61.0	54.0		59.0	$14,135
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Horseshoe Drive	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-0579	243	24	10.0	95.9%	7 (2.9%)	215 (88.5%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	16.5	623^rd of 690 public elementary schools	9.7%		9.9	631^st of 666 public elementary schools	5.3%	8	50.0	27.0	18.0		31.0		52.0	56.0		60.0	38.0	30.0	38.0		35.0	$16,504
Mabel Brasher Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Cloverleaf Boulevard	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-0878	508	32	15.9	97.8%	43 (8.5%)	437 (86.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	19.1	603^rd of 690 public elementary schools	12.6%		17	592^nd of 666 public elementary schools	11.1%	11	11.0	55.0	28.0		29.0	40.0	64.0	60.0		52.0	22.0	41.0	37.0		32.0	$12,770
Lessie Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	207 Griffith Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7151	392	30	13.1	95.4%	88 (22.4%)	284 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)	45.8	392^nd of 690 public elementary schools	43.2%					(n/a)	43.0				43.0	66.0				66.0	53.0				53.0	$15,271

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School

What district is Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

How many students attend Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High : Bolton Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School?

Students at Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School are 77% African American, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School a good school?

Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School ranks 91^st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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