Elementary school (grades K-5) · Kaplan, LA

Rene a. Rost Middle School

Federal NCES profile for Rene a. Rost Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 220180001568
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👥 S:T ratio
32
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
28
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rene a. Rost Middle School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Louisiana median.

#1 of 3
public schools in Kaplan · Resource Index
51
Resource Index · Higher
17.1:1
students per teacher
68.8%
free-lunch eligible

Rene a. Rost Middle School has class sizes near the Louisiana median. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rene a. Rost Middle School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Kaplan, LA.

School address

Kaplan, LA 70548
District: Vermilion Parish · Louisiana

NCES ID 220180001568 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-17 students YoY

Rene a. Rost Middle School held near 396 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 21.5 → 29.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-17 students YoY 220180001568 · Kaplan, LA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

360 enr · 17.1:1 · 68.8% lunch · RII 51

Nearest enrollment peer: North Vermilion High School (790 students)

Rene a. Rost Middle School held near 396 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-17 headcount). Teacher FTE added 21.5 → 29.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Louisiana schools → · Find another →

Rene a. Rost Middle School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Rene a. Rost Middle School reports 360 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Rene a. Rost Middle School compares

Rene a. Rost Middle School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 17.1:1 ▲ 2% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 68.8% ▲ 10% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 360 top 63% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

17.1:1
Leaner classes than 30% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
360
Bigger than 41% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
68.8%
free-lunch eligible - 10% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
17.1:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 59% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 41% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$13,778
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,812
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 360 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
140
in-school suspensions + 93 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 38.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 64.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 9 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 71.7%
African American 15.6%
Two or More 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.8%
Asian 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 71.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 45.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 45.4, Rene a. Rost Middle School is about as mixed as the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Vermilion Parish reports $13,778 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Rene a. Rost Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Vermilion High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Leblanc Elementary School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice Larger Lower economic need Lower S:T ratio
Abbeville High School Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Erath High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Rene a. Rost Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Vermilion Parish · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~360 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~17.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Rene a. Rost Middle School

How many students attend Rene a. Rost Middle School?

Rene a. Rost Middle School has 360 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Kaplan, LA. CCD year-over-year: 413 (2022-23) → 396 (2023-24), nearly flat (-17).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rene a. Rost Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rene a. Rost Middle School is 17.1:1, which is 2% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 9% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rene a. Rost Middle School?

68.8% of students at Rene a. Rost Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rene a. Rost Middle School?

The largest demographic group at Rene a. Rost Middle School is White at 71.7% of enrollment, in Kaplan, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rene a. Rost Middle School?

Rene a. Rost Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rene a. Rost Middle School rank among public schools in Kaplan?

By Resource Investment Index, Rene a. Rost Middle School ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Kaplan, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Vermilion Parish?

Besides Rene a. Rost Middle School, Vermilion Parish also operates North Vermilion High School (790 students), Leblanc Elementary School (624 students), and Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice (592 students). See the Vermilion Parish district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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