Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Dr. Ernise S. Singleton Assistant Superintendent of Career & College Readiness at Louisiana Department of Education | LinkedIn
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 51.2% of them were boys, and 48.8% were girls.
Data also showed that white students made up 47.7% of the student body, the largest percentage in the parish, followed by 41.8% Black students, 5.8% Hispanic students and 1.3% Asian students.
Alexandria Senior High School had the highest enrolment among Rapides Parish's schools in the 2023-24 school year, welcoming 1,465 students.
According to a 2023 Scholaroo study, Louisiana's education system ranked 49th in the U.S., only ahead of Arizona. The state ranked poorly in key metrics such as school quality, student achievement, and student safety.
| School name | Total enrollment in 2022-2023 | Total enrollment in 2023-2024 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Senior High School | 1,398 | 1,465 | 4.8% |
| Pineville High School | 1,302 | 1,260 | -3.2% |
| J. I. Barron Senior Elementary School | 949 | 934 | -1.6% |
| Buckeye High School | 924 | 924 | 0% |
| Tioga High School | 882 | 904 | 2.5% |
| Scott M. Brame Middle School | 754 | 762 | 1.1% |
| Oak Hill High School | 735 | 726 | -1.2% |
| Peabody Magnet High School | 693 | 728 | 5.1% |
| Glenmora High School | 626 | 671 | 7.2% |
| Northwood High School | 593 | 628 | 5.9% |
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School | 583 | 563 | -3.4% |
| Pineville Junior High School | 580 | 558 | -3.8% |
| Bolton High School | 574 | 486 | -15.3% |
| Cherokee Elementary School | 553 | 577 | 4.3% |
| Tioga Junior High School | 542 | 451 | -16.8% |
| J. B. Nachman Elementary School | 521 | 572 | 9.8% |
| Tioga Elementary School | 489 | 498 | 1.8% |
| Peabody Montessori Elementary School | 471 | 467 | -0.8% |
| Forest Hill Junior High School | 462 | 506 | 9.5% |
| Buckeye Elementary School | 456 | 442 | -3.1% |
| Ruby-Wise Elementary School | 428 | 425 | -0.7% |
| D. F. Huddle Elementary School | 416 | 377 | -9.4% |
| L. S. Rugg Elementary School | 410 | 362 | -11.7% |
| Mabel Brasher Montessori | 408 | 522 | 27.9% |
| Caroline Dormon Junior High School | 406 | 378 | -6.9% |
| Lessie Moore Elementary School | 402 | 393 | -2.2% |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School | 400 | 400 | 0% |
| Ball Elementary School | 385 | 413 | 7.3% |
| Hayden R. Lawrence Upper Elementary School | 373 | 382 | 2.4% |
| Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School | 369 | 385 | 4.3% |
| Paradise Elementary School | 367 | 354 | -3.5% |
| Poland Junior High School | 333 | 333 | 0% |
| Mary Goff Elementary School | 333 | 359 | 7.8% |
| Phoenix Magnet Elementary School | 332 | 310 | -6.6% |
| Acadian Elementary School | 296 | 285 | -3.7% |
| Horseshoe Drive Elementary New Vision Academy | 296 | 279 | -5.7% |
| Plainview High School | 271 | 318 | 17.3% |
| Martin Park Elementary School | 254 | 238 | -6.3% |
| Rapides High School | 244 | 254 | 4.1% |
| Pineville Elementary School | 238 | 270 | 13.4% |
| Alma Redwine Elementary School | 223 | 212 | -4.9% |
| Carter C. Raymond Junior High School | 178 | 160 | -10.1% |
| Jackson Head Start | 132 | 148 | 12.1% |
| McKeithen Head Start | 130 | 121 | -6.9% |
| Lee Head Start | 96 | 124 | 29.2% |
| Pinecrest Supports & Services Center | 90 | 81 | -10% |
| the Pines Head Start | 65 | 71 | 9.2% |
| Rapides Training Academy | 58 | 64 | 10.3% |
| Renaissance Home for Youth | 11 | 12 | 9.1% |
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