The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Rosenwald Elementary School
Rosenwald Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through grade six in New Roads, the parish seat of Pointe Coupee Parish. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The enrollment is moderate for a school covering these grades, and the student body is overwhelmingly Black, with a very small share of white students and even smaller numbers of Hispanic and multiracial students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-poverty context.
New Roads is a small, car-dependent town centered on its Main Street corridor and the adjacent False River oxbow lake. Its economy historically revolved around agriculture—sugar cane, cotton, pecans—and has since diversified into healthcare, construction, and retail. The town also draws seasonal tourists drawn to False River for fishing, boating, and water skiing, which gives it a dual character of working parish seat and weekend getaway spot. The population has been declining over the last several census counts, and recent estimates continue that trend. Key civic anchors include the parish courthouse on Main Street, the Scott Civic Center, and the False River Regional Airport. The district itself, Pointe Coupee Parish, had no recent parent-relevant changes publicly reported; the search returned general parish information rather than specific school district developments.
The school’s state assessment results on the LEAP 2025 tests show low rates of proficiency across all tested subjects. In English language arts, a small share of students scored at the proficient level. In math, the share was smaller still. Science results were notably low, with essentially no students reaching proficiency. Social studies results were also low. These are the most recent single-year figures; multi-year trend data exists only for a single point, so no direction of change can be discerned. Participation rates on the assessments were very high, meaning nearly all enrolled students took the tests.
The school’s student composition and its academic results are the two central facts a family should weigh. The peer environment is one of high economic need, and the proficiency levels on state tests are low. A parent may want to discuss with the school what academic supports are in place and how the school addresses the gap between current performance and grade-level expectations. The school serves only through sixth grade, so a family would also need to consider where students go next; the district’s middle and high school options are a separate question.
Because Pointe Coupee Parish has only a single school district, there is no basis for comparison with neighboring districts within the parish. The civil rights and disciplinary data that often round out a picture of school climate were not available in the provided information. Housing in the New Roads area is moderately valued relative to the state benchmark, and the town’s shrinking population suggests limited new development pressure. For a family considering this school, the picture is straightforward: a small-town elementary school serving a high-poverty student population with low academic proficiency, in a parish seat that is slowly losing residents.
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