Rapides Parish School District
Public
Regional · 10 towns Grades PK–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Alexandria, Pineville, Ball, Woodworth, Glenmora, Boyce, Forest Hill, Lecompte, Cheneyville and McNary.
At a glance
21,340Students enrolled
44Schools
10Towns served
$14,716Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
77%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 12
Alexandria Senior High School or Peabody Magnet High School or Bolton AcademyDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School or Lessie Moore Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs LA
Math proficiency29%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 40.1%
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 84.1%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,716
per student each year · 6% below the LA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
21,559’20
21,679’21
22,572’22
22,546’23
21,340’24
Students
White · 48%10,279
Black · 41%8,711
Hispanic · 6%1,290
Two or more races · 3%669
Asian · 1%263
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%108
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools44 in district
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 924 students · Pineville
A-PublicCherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 576 students · Alexandria
B+PublicJ.B. Nachman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 546 students · Alexandria
A-PublicMabel Brasher MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–5 · 508 students · Alexandria
DPublicForest Hill Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 496 students · Forest Hill
A-PublicTioga Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 482 students · Ball
BPublicPeabody Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 466 students · Alexandria
APublicBuckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–2 · 419 students · Deville
PublicD.F. Huddle ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students · Alexandria
PublicRuby-Wise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 410 students · Pineville
B+PublicLessie Moore Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–3 · 392 students · Pineville
CPublicBall Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 387 students · Ball
BPublicHayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 382 students · Deville
B+PublicParadise Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 369 students · Ball
BPublicRosenthal Montessori Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 366 students · Alexandria
BPublicMary Goff Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 365 students · Pineville
A-PublicCaroline Dormon Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 362 students · Woodworth
A+PublicL.S. Rugg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 356 students · Alexandria
D-PublicPoland Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 330 students · Alexandria
APublicPhoenix Magnet Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 314 students · Alexandria
A+PublicMartin Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 281 students · Alexandria
CPublicAcadian ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 270 students · Alexandria
PublicHorseshoe Drive Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 243 students · Alexandria
CPublicAlma Redwine ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 225 students · Alexandria
C-PublicCarter C. Raymond Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 124 students · Lecompte
DPublicScott M. Brame Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 709 students · Alexandria
BPublicPineville Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 527 students · Pineville
B+PublicAlexandria Middle Magnet SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 469 students · Alexandria
CPublicTioga Junior High SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 415 students · Pineville
BPublicArthur F. Smith Middle Magnet SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 362 students · Alexandria
C-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.