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Alumni: what's one memory from Roseland Montessori that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TANGIPAHOA PARISH·NCES 220168001321
Roseland Montessori
12516 Time Avenue, Roseland, LA 70456 · (985) 748-9307 · Tangipahoa Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
307 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 14% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
24.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Roseland Montessori
Roseland Montessori's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roseland Montessori this school | 412 | 74.5% | 23.2% |
| Winnfield Primary School Winnfield | 485 | 73.6% | 24.8% |
| Crowville School Winnsboro | 409 | 74.1% | 15.2% |
| J. I. Watson Elementary School Iowa | 531 | 74.0% | 30.5% |
| Raceland Lower Elementary School Raceland | 330 | 74.5% | N/A |
| Peabody Montessori Elementary School Alexandria | 466 | 69.3% | 54.0% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Roseland Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Tangipahoa Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #405 of 583 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #399 of 582 ▼ 13 | #8 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #402 of 587 ▲ 53 | #7 of 15 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #261 of 540 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #387 of 714 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #212 of 655 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #169 of 655 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #346 of 705 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #278 of 436 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
412
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 412 | 33.3 | 12.4:1 | 75% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 27.7 | 15.2:1 | 70% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 23.7 | 18.3:1 | 73% (316) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 49% (213) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 39% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 30 | 12.2:1 | 77% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 210 | 14 | 15.0:1 | 98% (205) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 97% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 15 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roseland Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (465 to 412); teachers up 45% (23 to 33.3).
About Roseland Montessori
Roseland Montessori is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Roseland, Louisiana. Its 412 students are spread across pre-K through 8.
The Tangipahoa Parish system has 32 schools and 19,077 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Roseland Montessori. The largest is Black students, at 49%. The remaining students are 41% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Tangipahoa Parish is about 29% Black. Roseland Montessori's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 12.4 students per teacher and 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 75%. For comparison, public schools in Tangipahoa Parish average 73%.
Roseland Montessori is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.7%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tangipahoa Parish show that the median household income is $56,760, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Roseland Montessori is one of 33 public schools in the county.
Amite Westside Middle Magnet is located about 2.8 miles from Roseland Montessori. The five-mile area around Roseland Montessori holds 3 other public schools. The school's 23.2% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Roseland Montessori is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 6% from its 2020-21 level of 439. The ratio was 19.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.4:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Tangipahoa Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
136,738
Census ACS
Median income
$56,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
19,077 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tangipahoa Parish
- Ponchatoula High SchoolHigh · 2,067 students
- Hammond High Magnet SchoolHigh · 1,606 students
- Hammond Eastside MagnetElementary · 1,340 students
- Champ Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,163 students
- Hammond Westside MontessoriElementary · 1,022 students
- Loranger Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
Nearby schools
- Amite Westside Middle Magnet2.8 mi · 279
- Amite Elementary Magnet School3.1 mi · 431
- Amite High Magnet3.1 mi · 347
- Chesbrough Elementary School6.7 mi · 424
- Jewel M. Sumner Middle School7.9 mi · 306
- Jewel M. Sumner High School7.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About Roseland MontessoriHow large is Roseland Montessori?
Roseland Montessori enrolls approximately 412 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Roseland Montessori serve?
Roseland Montessori serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roseland Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roseland Montessori is approximately 12.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Roseland Montessori?
Roseland Montessori reports a student body of 41% White, 5% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Roseland Montessori public or private?
Roseland Montessori is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tangipahoa Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.