Rosenwald Elementary School

Rosenwald Elementary School, a modestly sized K-5 school in New Roads, Louisiana, operated by Pointe Coupee Parish, caters to 303 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 33% smaller than typical.

Pointe Coupee Parish runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,293 students. Rosenwald Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Rosenwald Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (93%); the rest breaks down as 5% White. By comparison, Pointe Coupee Parish as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Rosenwald Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Pointe Coupee Parish runs at roughly 69%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rosenwald Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 18.7%, the actual is 14.0%, a residual of -4.7 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Pointe Coupee Parish put median household earnings sit near $65,961, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pointe Coupee Parish's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,293 students), Rosenwald Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rougon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.6 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Rosenwald Elementary School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Rosenwald Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 303). Black enrollment moved from 99% to 93% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

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