The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in English language arts. The lowest is 38% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Rosepine Elementary School
Rosepine Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and sits in the small, residential town of Rosepine in Vernon Parish. The community, located along a highway corridor between Leesville and DeRidder, functions largely as a bedroom town for workers commuting to nearby Fort Johnson or to DeRidder. The town has been experiencing a modest population decline, and its housing stock shows a noticeable vacancy rate. Six churches and the school itself serve as primary civic anchors in a place with minimal commercial street life.
The school draws a student body that is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students identifying as Hispanic, Black, or two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that many families in the area face economic strain. The school does not appear to report data on students with individualized education plans or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school about how those populations are served.
On state assessments administered through Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 program, the school’s results vary by subject. In English language arts, a majority of students scored at or above the proficient level, a clear strength. In social studies, the share of students reaching proficiency was lower, and in mathematics and science, it was lower still, with math results reported as a range. Because this is a single year of data, no trend is available to show whether these figures are improving or declining. The school had complete participation on test days, which lends confidence to the reported results.
The school serves grades PK through six, so there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, and course access were not available in the information used to assemble this profile. A parent who wants a fuller picture of the school’s climate and support systems would need to seek that directly from the school or district.
Because there is only one school district in Vernon Parish, the comparison that would normally position Rosepine Elementary among its neighbors does not apply. The parish’s single district means there is no local peer group against which to measure proficiency or other metrics.
Rosepine Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. Its enrollment is large for an elementary school serving this grade band, and it is publicly noted as having the highest student population in the parish. The school appears to be integrated into the small-town fabric along the main highway rather than set apart on a separate campus. For a family considering this area, the school’s academic picture is mixed, with a stronger showing in reading than in math and science. The town itself offers limited local employment and few amenities, but sits within commuting distance of larger employment centers and parish-wide school resources. The economic context of the community and the school’s sizable share of students from lower-income households are factors a family would want to weigh alongside the academic data.
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