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Enrollment
360
Middle
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VERMILION PARISH·NCES 220180001568
Rene A. Rost Middle School
112 West Sixth Street, Kaplan, LA 70548 · (337) 643-8545 · Vermilion Parish
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
214 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 25% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
43.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -6.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 43.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Rene A. Rost Middle School
Rene A. Rost Middle School's state test result (39.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rene A. Rost Middle School this school | 360 | 59.4% | 39.7% |
| LeBlanc Middle School Sulphur | 366 | 59.8% | 34.3% |
| Kinder Middle School Kinder | 333 | 63.1% | 42.7% |
| Jena Junior High School Jena | 288 | 57.3% | 39.0% |
| Pine Wood Elementary School DeRidder | 348 | 58.0% | 28.7% |
| Creekside Junior High Pearl River | 447 | 56.2% | 31.0% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rene A. Rost Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #67 of 213 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #86 of 210 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #100 of 213 ▼ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #43 of 197 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #123 of 220 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #156 of 195 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #130 of 195 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #147 of 214 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #68 of 162 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-83 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 22.8 | 15.8:1 | 59% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 29.8 | 13.3:1 | 64% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 21.5 | 19.2:1 | 69% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 443 | 23 | 19.3:1 | 44% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 23.4 | 19.1:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 425 | 37 | 11.5:1 | 65% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 64% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 59% (265) |
| 1990-91 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rene A. Rost Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (446 to 360); teachers down 3% (23.4 to 22.8).
About Rene A. Rost Middle School
Rene A. Rost Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Kaplan, Louisiana, one of the schools in Vermilion Parish. Its enrollment is 360 students, spread over grades 4 through 8.
Besides Rene A. Rost Middle School, Vermilion Parish runs 19 other schools. The district enrolls 8,433 students.
The share of White students at Rene A. Rost Middle School is 72%, a majority. The remaining students are 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 15.8:1 is based on 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 41.0:1. In all, 59% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Rene A. Rost Middle School lands at B, ahead of 62% of Louisiana public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.5% at Rene A. Rost Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.7%.
Looking at the county, Vermilion Parish, the median household earns about $55,707 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Rene A. Rost Middle School, Vermilion Parish has 24 public schools.
The closest school to Rene A. Rost Middle School is Kaplan High School, located about 0.9 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 50.7% on proficiency, and Rene A. Rost Middle School is below that at 39.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% decrease, from 443 to 360. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.3:1 to 15.8:1.
Rene A. Rost Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Vermilion Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,123
Census ACS
Median income
$55,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
10,278 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Vermilion Parish
- North Vermilion High SchoolHigh · 790 students
- Leblanc Elementary SchoolElementary · 624 students
- Cecil Picard Elementary School at MauriceElementary · 592 students
- Abbeville High SchoolHigh · 569 students
- Erath High SchoolHigh · 557 students
- Dozier Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
Other schools in Kaplan
- Kaplan Elementary SchoolElementary · 550 students
- Kaplan High SchoolHigh · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Kaplan High School0.9 mi · 528
- Kaplan Elementary School1.0 mi · 550
- Meaux Elementary School6.2 mi · 281
- North Vermilion Middle School8.7 mi · 535
- North Vermilion High School8.7 mi · 790
- Indian Bayou Elementary School8.9 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Rene A. Rost Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rene A. Rost Middle School?
Rene A. Rost Middle School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Rene A. Rost Middle School serve?
Rene A. Rost Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Rene A. Rost Middle School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Rene A. Rost Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Rene A. Rost Middle School?
Student demographics at Rene A. Rost Middle School are roughly 72% White, 6% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Rene A. Rost Middle School?
Rene A. Rost Middle School is overseen by Vermilion Parish in Vermilion Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.