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Rapides Parish School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns

Serves Alexandria, Pineville, Ball, Woodworth, Glenmora, Boyce, Lecompte, Forest Hill, Cheneyville and McNary.

Alexandria’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Louisiana school districts

Students
21,340
Schools
43
Spent per student
$14,716
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
77%
Debt
$167.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Rapides Parish School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of Louisiana districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the LA average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Debt of $167.7M, about $7,858 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alexandria. Grade by grade →

PK–511 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency32%
State average 31.8% · 10,728 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 42.4% · 10,622 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 82.6% · 1,631 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,716 per student · 6% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 38%Federal 24%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
21,559’20
21,679’21
22,572’22
22,546’23
21,340’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 48%Black 41%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

43 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
924 students15:1
Oak Hill High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Elmer
B−
715 students13:1
Glenmora High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B−
673 students13:1
Northwood High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Lena
B−
598 students12:1
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
576 students14:1
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A−
546 students15:1
Mabel Brasher Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
508 students16:1
Forest Hill Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forest Hill
A−
496 students12:1
Tioga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
482 students13:1
Peabody Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A
466 students16:1
Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Deville
419 students14:1
D.F. Huddle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
412 students11:1
Ruby-Wise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
B+
410 students15:1
Lessie Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pineville
C
392 students13:1
Ball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
387 students14:1
Paradise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
369 students12:1
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B
366 students14:1
Mary Goff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
365 students17:1
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woodworth
A+
362 students14:1
L.S. Rugg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D−
356 students13:1
Poland Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alexandria
A
330 students12:1
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A+
314 students14:1
Plainview High School
Other · Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B
313 students11:1
Martin Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
281 students13:1
Acadian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
270 students12:1
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
243 students10:1
Alma Redwine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C−
225 students11:1
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lecompte
D
124 students7:1
Rapides Training Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Alexandria
D
69 students4:1
Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Deville
B+
382 students16:1
Pineville Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Pineville
C−
252 students12:1
Buckeye High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Deville
B+
915 students13:1
Scott M. Brame Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
B
709 students15:1
Alexandria Middle Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
C
469 students14:1
Bolton Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Alexandria
C+
372 students10:1
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alexandria
C−
362 students11:1
Pineville Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pineville
B+
527 students13:1
Tioga Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pineville
B
415 students11:1
Alexandria Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
A−
1,475 students18:1
Pineville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pineville
B+
1,271 students16:1
Peabody Magnet High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alexandria
C
1,071 students15:1
Tioga High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ball
B
881 students14:1
Rapides High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lecompte
B+
248 students12:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.