Summary:
In zip code 70456, there is one elementary school, Roseland Montessori, which serves grades PK through 8 and is located in Roseland, Louisiana.
Roseland Montessori is a standout school within the Tangipahoa Parish district, which ranks in the bottom 21% of Louisiana districts. Despite the district's challenges, this school consistently outperforms the district in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Social Studies. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and reported a 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. A particularly impressive data point is that 100% of students taking the English I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically higher than both the district and state averages. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 74.51% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, yet achieves strong results in middle school subjects, with 7th Grade Math proficiency at 70% and 7th Grade ELA at 75%.
However, the school has areas of concern. Its overall state ranking is 473rd out of 690 schools (31st percentile), earning a 2-star rating. The most critical weakness is in 3rd grade, where proficiency rates in Math (41%), ELA (34%), and Social Studies (33%) are far below both district and state averages, indicating a need for stronger early literacy and numeracy foundations. Chronic absenteeism is also a risk factor at 23.7%, which is better than the district's 30.5% but slightly worse than the state's 22.5%. Overall, Roseland Montessori is a bright spot in a struggling district, showing that effective school-level leadership can overcome broader challenges, particularly for older students.
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