Rene A. Rost Middle School

Regular School · Kaplan, LA

Rene A. Rost Middle School is a regular school school in Kaplan, Louisiana, serving grades 04–08 with 360 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

04 – 08

Enrollment

360

Teachers (FTE)

22.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	258	72%
Black or African American	56	16%
Two or more races	22	6%
Hispanic/Latino	21	6%
Asian	2	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	360	174M / 186F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	33.0% +3.5pp	29.5%	434
Reading Proficiency	44.0% +3.3pp	40.7%	434
Science Proficiency	31.0%	—	413

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.17 grade levels

Math

-0.19 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

18.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

22.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	360	100%

Contact & Location

112 West Sixth Street

Kaplan, LA 70548

Phone: (337)643-8545

District

Vermilion Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,732

District enrollment: 9,708

Other Schools in District

Cecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice Elementary
Dozier Elementary School Elementary
Eaton Park Elementary School Elementary
Forked Island/E. Broussard Elem School Elementary
Indian Bayou Elementary School Elementary
James A. Herod Elementary School Elementary
Jesse Owens Elementary School Elementary
Kaplan Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 70548) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220180001568

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD