Rapides Parish Schools
Rapides Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Rapides Parish (Alexandria). SchoolGrade grades 43 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Rapides Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Rapides Parish
40 of 43 schools in Rapides Parish carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 8C: 15D: 11F: 3
Best schools in Rapides Parish
Statewide rankings: all 310 high schools in Louisiana · all 182 middle schools in Louisiana · all 643 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Phoenix Magnet Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Caroline Dormon Junior High School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Peabody Montessori Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Poland Junior High School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Ji Barron SR Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Mary Goff Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Alexandria Senior High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Forest Hill Junior High School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Jb Nachman Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Plainview High School (K-12 school, meets expectations)
Every school in Rapides Parish
High schools (11)
- B- Alexandria Senior High School, Alexandria
- D Bolton High School, Alexandria
- C+ Buckeye High School, Deville
- C+ Glenmora High School, Glenmora
- C+ Northwood High School, Lena
- B- Oak Hill High School, Elmer
- D- Peabody Magnet High School, Alexandria
- C+ Pineville High School, Pineville
- B- Plainview High School, Glenmora
- D+ Rapides High School, Lecompte
- C Tioga High School, Ball
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- D Alexandria Middle Magnet School, Alexandria
- D- Arthur F Smith Middle Magnet School, Alexandria
- A Caroline Dormon Junior High School, Woodworth
- F Carter C Raymond Junior High School, Lecompte
- B- Forest Hill Junior High School, Forest Hill
- C+ Pineville Junior High School, Pineville
- B Poland Junior High School, Alexandria
- C Scott M Brame Middle School, Alexandria
- C Tioga Junior High School, Pineville
Elementary and primary schools (21)
- Acadian Elementary, Alexandria
- D- Alma Redwine Elementary, Alexandria
- C Ball Elementary School, Ball
- Buckeye Elementary School, Deville
- C+ Cherokee Elementary School, Alexandria
- Df Huddle Elementary, Alexandria
- C+ Hayden R Lawrence Upper Elementary School, Deville
- D- Horseshoe Drive Elementary School, Alexandria
- B- Jb Nachman Elementary School, Alexandria
- B Ji Barron SR Elementary School, Pineville
- D- Lessie Moore Elementary School, Pineville
- F Ls Rugg Elementary School, Alexandria
- D- Martin Park Elementary School, Alexandria
- B- Mary Goff Elementary School, Pineville
- C- Paradise Elementary School, Ball
- A- Peabody Montessori Elementary School, Alexandria
- A Phoenix Magnet Elementary School, Alexandria
- D- Pineville Elementary School, Pineville
- C Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School, Alexandria
- C+ Ruby Wise Elementary School, Pineville
- C Tioga Elementary School, Ball
Other schools and academies (2)
- F Mabel Brasher Montessori, Alexandria
- D- Rapides Training Academy, Alexandria
Where Rapides Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (10)
- Alexandria (20)
- Pineville (8)
- Ball (4)
- Deville (3)
- Glenmora (2)
- Lecompte (2)
- Elmer (1)
- Forest Hill (1)
- Lena (1)
- Woodworth (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Rapides Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,546 students with 1,634 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,866 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201290
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Grant Parish (8 schools, 28 mi)
- Avoyelles Parish (10 schools, 33 mi)
- Evangeline Parish (11 schools, 33 mi)
- Vernon Parish (18 schools, 39 mi)
- LaSalle Parish (9 schools, 40 mi)
- Allen Parish (11 schools, 41 mi)
- Natchitoches Parish (14 schools, 49 mi)
- Winn Parish (6 schools, 52 mi)
Questions about Rapides Parish
How many schools are in Rapides Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 43 public schools in Rapides Parish, across 10 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Rapides Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: Alexandria, Pineville, Ball, Deville, Glenmora and 5 more.
How good are the schools in Rapides Parish?
Across the 40 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 30.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.2%. 73% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Rapides Parish?
22,546 students were enrolled in Rapides Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Rapides Parish?
Rapides Parish is in Louisiana, based in Rapides Parish, with its district office in Alexandria. Its boundary covers about 1,324 sq mi.