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Schools in McNary

McNary’s public schools

Rapides Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McNary. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?24/37schools above Louisiana’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Louisiana’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 6% vs LA $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
LA 13.6
Schools in town
0
20,637 students on the public path
In brief

McNary’s schools, in brief

School by school

24 of McNary’s 37 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools. Phoenix Magnet Elementary School places highest (better than 98%); L.S. Rugg Elementary School lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

28 elementary schools serve McNary, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 15 middle schools and 11 high schools: Alexandria Senior High School, Pineville High School, Peabody Magnet High School, Buckeye High School, Tioga High School, Oak Hill High School, Glenmora High School, Northwood High School, Bolton Academy, Plainview High School and Rapides High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in McNary, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in McNary’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
924 students15:1Rate it →
Oak Hill High School
Grades PK–12 · Elmer
B−
715 students13:1Rate it →
Glenmora High School
Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B−
673 students13:1Rate it →
Northwood High School
Grades PK–12 · Lena
B−
598 students12:1Rate it →
Cherokee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
B+
576 students14:1Rate it →
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A−
546 students15:1Rate it →
Mabel Brasher Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D
508 students16:1Rate it →
Forest Hill Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Forest Hill
A−
496 students12:1Rate it →
Tioga Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
482 students13:1Rate it →
Peabody Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
A
466 students16:1Rate it →
Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Deville
419 students14:1Rate it →
D.F. Huddle Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
412 students11:1Rate it →
Ruby-Wise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
B+
410 students15:1Rate it →
Lessie Moore Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pineville
C
392 students13:1Rate it →
Ball Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
387 students14:1Rate it →
Paradise Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ball
B
369 students12:1Rate it →
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alexandria
B
366 students14:1Rate it →
Mary Goff Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pineville
A−
365 students17:1Rate it →
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Woodworth
A+
362 students14:1Rate it →
L.S. Rugg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
D−
356 students13:1Rate it →
Poland Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alexandria
A
330 students12:1Rate it →
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
A+
314 students14:1Rate it →
Plainview High School
Grades PK–12 · Glenmora
B
313 students11:1Rate it →
Martin Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
281 students13:1Rate it →
Acadian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
270 students12:1Rate it →
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C
243 students10:1Rate it →
Alma Redwine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alexandria
C−
225 students11:1Rate it →
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lecompte
D
124 students7:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–815 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rapides Parish School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 42.4% · 10622 students tested
Math32%
State average 31.8% · 10728 students tested

McNary vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Louisiana towns that share McNary’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McNary—Rapides Parish
GlenmoraA−Rapides Parish

Every school in McNary

40 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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

Questions about McNary’s schools

Are McNary’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for McNary. Rapides Parish School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for McNary. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 24 of its 37 district schools with test results score above the middle of Louisiana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is McNary in?

Rapides Parish School District.

Where do McNary kids go to high school?

One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Alexandria Senior High School, Pineville High School, Peabody Magnet High School, Buckeye High School, Tioga High School, Oak Hill High School, Glenmora High School, Northwood High School, Bolton Academy, Plainview High School and Rapides High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.