Mabel Brasher Montessori

Summary:

Mabel Brasher Montessori is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving 431 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Rapides Parish school district.

While Mabel Brasher Montessori is a Montessori school, it stands out from the other Montessori schools in the district, such as Peabody Montessori Elementary and Rosenthal Montessori Elementary, which significantly outperform it academically. Mabel Brasher Montessori has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade, with particularly low performance for African American, special education, and low-income students. The school's student population is around 80% African American, much higher than the nearby schools, and it has very high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

These factors suggest that Mabel Brasher Montessori faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the underlying issues and inequities that contribute to the school's persistent low performance will be crucial for improving outcomes and ensuring all students have access to a strong Montessori education, regardless of their background or economic status.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 601 Cloverleaf Boulevard
       Alexandria, LA  71303


(318) 442-0878

District: Rapides Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
613th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,300 Help


Students who attend Mabel Brasher Montessori usually attend:

Middle:    Scott M. Brame Middle School
High:    Alexandria Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.1 Help
Number of students:  547

Racial breakdown:

African American:
83.7%
White:
10.8%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Mabel Brasher Montessori ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 22nd among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Rapides Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.9. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (83.7%), White (10.8%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mabel Brasher Montessori is 15.1. 19 elementary schools in the Rapides Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mabel Brasher Montessori is $13,300, which is the 11th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Rapides Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mabel Brasher Montessori:

SchoolDigger ranks Mabel Brasher Montessori 613th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Mabel Brasher Montessori in the ranking list.)

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Rapides Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Rapides Parish 42nd of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Mabel Brasher Montessori

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Rank History for all students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 39.28 481st 725 33.7%
2008 38.17 487th 743 34.5%
2009 31.16 548th 738 25.7%
2010 27.92 572nd 736 22.3%
2011 24.29 617th 766 19.5%
2012 41.29 493rd 764 35.5%
2013 29.47 606th 772 21.5%
2014 16.08 701st 777 9.8%
2015 20.92 663rd 792 16.3%
2016 14.39 681st 742 8.2%
2017 24.48 599th 739 18.9%
2018 17.68 615th 728 15.5%
2019 21.54 613th 731 16.1%
2021 24.43 548th 729 24.8%
2022 19.31 606th 727 16.6%
2023 24.20 576th 730 21.1%
2024 12.90 613th 675 9.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 10.55 202nd 208 2.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.48 596th 682 12.6%
2019 22.78 597th 697 14.3%
2021 30.20 516th 719 28.2%
2022 24.43 584th 724 19.3%
2023 26.23 567th 723 21.6%
2024 14.01 618th 674 8.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.14 627th 684 8.3%
2021 25.32 541st 705 23.3%
2022 18.38 595th 701 15.1%
2023 23.18 577th 705 18.2%
2024 21.77 537th 635 15.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 31.62 516th 696 25.9%
2021 28.39 514th 704 27.0%
2022 25.61 544th 712 23.6%
2023 24.60 557th 713 21.9%
2024 15.31 580th 651 10.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.98 469th 547 14.3%
2019 28.90 443rd 559 20.8%
2021 33.71 381st 564 32.4%
2022 27.56 445th 562 20.8%
2023 32.98 403rd 570 29.3%
2024 17.45 457th 509 10.2%
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Rank History for White students at Mabel Brasher Montessori

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 33.11 398th 518 23.2%
2024 47.48 260th 434 40.1%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Open Quote the school is very dirty. Staff unprofessional and not curtious. Stood at the front desk for 15 minutes the other day while the secretary sold shoe laces to a studend before she even acknoleded i was there and then didn't even say hello or excuse me. The Sherrif officer is mostly not seen she doesn't even wait by the cars in the morning to get the children into school drop off time is from 8:00 to 8:30 and she usually strolls back into school after about 10 minutes. In my mind there is no security to speak of. You can just walk into the school any time you want and go straight to the classes without anyone even acknolodging you. My son is doing worse in school now then he has ever done and teachers don't seem to care. Very Poor school!!! I will be moving him as soon as i pssibly can. I have another child in Paradise elementary and he just loves it there. He is doing very well in school now and all the staff and teachers are wonderful. Security is great too at Paradise elementary. Unlike the horrible conditions at Mable Brasher. Very disappointed in this school. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, October 1, 2012

Open Quote I am completely disappointed in this school. They don't have a playground, their pick up and drop off schedule is hideous and disorganized and my child is in a classroom of 30 kids because they have yet to hire a new a teacher to take over some of the overflow. If you have a choice of where to enroll your child, choose somewhere other than Maybel Brasher Elementary. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Mabel Brasher Montessori

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 327 327
1990 299 139 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 439
1991 330 137 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 467
1992 356 135 1 1 4 n/a n/a 0 497
1993 315 139 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1994 330 146 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1995 307 120 3 0 18 n/a n/a 0 448
1996 307 120 3 0 18 n/a n/a 0 448
1997 309 106 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 418
1998 288 102 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 395
1999 276 102 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 381
2000 282 106 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 393
2001 276 121 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 402
2002 119 355 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 487
2003 119 355 4 6 3 n/a n/a 0 487
2004 100 349 5 5 2 n/a n/a 0 461
2005 87 326 5 6 7 n/a n/a 0 431
2006 81 241 3 8 3 n/a n/a 0 336
2007 74 236 2 4 2 n/a n/a 0 318
2008 56 253 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 318
2009 64 250 1 1 3 n/a n/a 0 319
2010 64 252 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2011 82 293 2 1 0 0 0 0 378
2012 74 335 4 2 0 0 0 0 415
2013 85 337 5 5 0 0 2 0 434
2014 78 393 4 2 2 0 6 0 485
2015 62 357 6 2 2 0 12 0 441
2016 50 308 4 4 1 0 10 0 377
2017 36 247 2 8 0 0 2 0 295
2018 36 230 1 10 0 0 3 0 280
2019 55 257 0 10 0 0 2 0 324
2020 59 256 2 7 1 0 7 0 332
2021 62 292 2 4 2 0 12 0 374
2022 55 327 5 7 5 0 11 0 410
2023 60 343 3 8 4 0 13 0 431
2024 59 458 1 9 5 0 15 0 547

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mabel Brasher Montessori

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 327 18.0 18.1 50.2
1990 439 29.0 15.1 41.5
1991 467 33.0 14.1 37.9
1992 497 34.0 14.6 34.2
1993 458 30.0 15.3 44.1
1994 479 33.0 14.5 43.8
1995 448 33.0 13.6 48.9
1996 448 33.0 13.6 48.9
1997 418 31.0 13.5 45
1998 395 30.0 13.2 52.4
1999 381 28.0 13.6 63
2000 393 26.0 15.1 65.4
2001 402 26.0 15.5 66.4
2002 487 31.0 15.7 89.7
2003 487 31.0 15.7 89.7
2004 461 31.2 14.8 89.6
2005 431 29.3 14.7 92.3
2006 336 30.1 11.2 86.9
2007 318 25.5 12.5 92.1
2008 318 29.9 10.6 91.5
2009 319 29.3 10.9 90.6
2010 319 27.3 11.6 90
2011 378 29.1 12.9 87
2012 415 28.1 14.7 91.6
2013 434 30.0 14.4 91.5
2014 485 30.3 15.9 93.4
2015 441 32.0 13.7 94.8
2016 377 30.0 12.5 94.2
2017 295 20.8 14.1 95.3
2018 280 19.0 14.7 95.4
2019 324 17.0 19.0 79.9
2020 332 17.0 19.5 78.6
2021 374 20.0 18.7 72.7
2022 410 26.0 15.7 64.1
2023 431 23.0 18.7 90.3
2024 547 36.0 15.1 93.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mabel Brasher Montessori

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 327 18.0 18.1 50.2
1990 439 29.0 15.1 41.5
1991 467 33.0 14.1 37.9
1992 497 34.0 14.6 34.2
1993 458 30.0 15.3 44.1
1994 479 33.0 14.5 43.8
1995 448 33.0 13.6 48.9
1996 448 33.0 13.6 48.9
1997 418 31.0 13.5 45
1998 395 30.0 13.2 52.4
1999 381 28.0 13.6 63
2000 393 26.0 15.1 65.4
2001 402 26.0 15.5 66.4
2002 487 31.0 15.7 89.7
2003 487 31.0 15.7 89.7
2004 461 31.2 14.8 89.6
2005 431 29.3 14.7 92.3
2006 336 30.1 11.2 86.9
2007 318 25.5 12.5 92.1
2008 318 29.9 10.6 91.5
2009 319 29.3 10.9 90.6
2010 319 27.3 11.6 90
2011 378 29.1 12.9 87
2012 415 28.1 14.7 91.6
2013 434 30.0 14.4 91.5
2014 485 30.3 15.9 93.4
2015 441 32.0 13.7 94.8
2016 377 30.0 12.5 94.2
2017 295 20.8 14.1 95.3
2018 280 19.0 14.7 95.4
2019 324 17.0 19.0 79.9
2020 332 17.0 19.5 78.6
2021 374 20.0 18.7 72.7
2022 410 26.0 15.7 64.1
2023 431 23.0 18.7 90.3
2024 547 36.0 15.1 93.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Mabel Brasher Montessori

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $11,557
2018 $11,840
2019 $10,536
2020 $10,959
2021 $11,730
2022 $13,300

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mabel Brasher Montessori

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 613th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 576th of 730 Elementary schools
 5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mabel Brasher Montessori)5830
 28%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish)6460
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mabel Brasher Montessori)4550
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish)6966
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mabel Brasher Montessori)4920
 29%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish)6667
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mabel Brasher Montessori)5138
 13%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish)7172
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Mabel Brasher Montessori)3338
 5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish)5262
 10%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mabel Brasher Montessori)4445
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish)5760
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mabel Brasher Montessori)6262
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish)7272
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Mabel Brasher Montessori)3650
 14%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish)5355
 2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students324431
 33%
African American257343
 33.5%
American Indian04
Asian03
Hispanic108
 20%
Pacific Islander00
White5560
 9.1%
Two or More Races213
 550%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.9%90.3%
 10.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mabel Brasher Montessori

In the 2023-24 school year, 547 students attended Mabel Brasher Montessori.

Students who attend Mabel Brasher Montessori usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scott M. Brame Middle School
High : Alexandria Senior High School

Students at Mabel Brasher Montessori are 84% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Mabel Brasher Montessori ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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