James Stephens Montessori School
1500 Martin Luther King
Ville Platte LA, 70586, Evangeline County
Phone: 337-363-4745
Ranking: 
(243 out of 947, top 26%)*
(243 out of 947, top 26%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Evangeline Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 250 | 253 | 270 | 242 | 227 | 191 | 142 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 41 | 16.4% | 25 | 9.9% | 59 | 21.9% | 50 | 20.7% | 49 | 21.6% | 42 | 22.0% | 38 | 26.8% |
| Kindergarten: | 38 | 15.2% | 54 | 21.3% | 49 | 18.1% | 59 | 24.4% | 52 | 22.9% | 61 | 31.9% | 47 | 33.1% |
| Grade 1: | 48 | 19.2% | 52 | 20.6% | 51 | 18.9% | 50 | 20.7% | 54 | 23.8% | 41 | 21.5% | 36 | 25.4% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 18.0% | 41 | 16.2% | 48 | 17.8% | 40 | 16.5% | 33 | 14.5% | 27 | 14.1% | 21 | 14.8% |
| Grade 3: | 37 | 14.8% | 44 | 17.4% | 38 | 14.1% | 25 | 10.3% | 23 | 10.1% | 20 | 10.5% | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 16.4% | 37 | 14.6% | 25 | 9.3% | 18 | 7.4% | 16 | 7.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 106 | 42.4% | 111 | 43.9% | 122 | 45.2% | 104 | 43.0% | 101 | 44.5% | 86 | 45.0% | 68 | 47.9% |
| Female: | 144 | 57.6% | 142 | 56.1% | 148 | 54.8% | 138 | 57.0% | 118 | 52.0% | 97 | 50.8% | 70 | 49.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 2.1% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.6% | 3 | 2.1% |
| Black: | 132 | 52.8% | 132 | 52.2% | 141 | 52.2% | 123 | 50.8% | 129 | 56.8% | 106 | 55.5% | 87 | 61.3% |
| White: | 115 | 46.0% | 118 | 46.6% | 122 | 45.2% | 115 | 47.5% | 93 | 41.0% | 75 | 39.3% | 49 | 34.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 169 | 67.6% | 154 | 60.9% | 182 | 67.4% | 159 | 65.7% | 150 | 66.1% | 125 | 65.4% | 94 | 66.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 17 | 6.8% | 27 | 10.7% | 26 | 9.6% | 31 | 12.8% | 32 | 14.1% | 30 | 15.7% | 19 | 13.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.06 | 15.24 | 15.88 | 14.24 | 14.16 | 10.10 | 8.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 72% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 74% | 67% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 76% | 69% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 68% | 69% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 79% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 72% | 68% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 74% | 67% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 69% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 71% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 78% | 72% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 66% | 62% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 72% | 63% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 69% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 73% | 67% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 68% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68% | 67% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 66% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 65% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 65% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | 75% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 83% | 77% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 95% | 82% | 73% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 96% | 83% | 71% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 68% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 72% | 67% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 72% | 70% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 92.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $37,687.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $37,901.0 |
* James Stephens Montessori School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.