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Alumni: what's one memory from Alexandria Middle Magnet School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
469
Middle
DISTRICT 456 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001039
Alexandria Middle Magnet School
122 Maryland Avenue, Alexandria, LA 71301 · (318) 445-5343 · Rapides Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
446 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 157 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 35% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
31.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 31.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 23.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 16.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alexandria Middle Magnet School
Alexandria Middle Magnet School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School this school | 469 | 95.1% | 15.2% |
| Carroll Junior High School Monroe | 348 | 94.3% | 9.8% |
| Natchitoches Jr. High School Natchitoches | 371 | 97.8% | 23.5% |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School Alexandria | 362 | 97.5% | 18.0% |
| Richwood Junior High School Monroe | 347 | 93.4% | 13.0% |
| East Natchitoches Elementary & Middle School Natchitoches | 383 | 99.0% | 27.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alexandria Middle Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.2% | #183 of 213 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #175 of 210 ▲ 21 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #153 of 213 ▲ 32 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #113 of 197 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #86 of 220 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #120 of 195 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #182 of 195 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #8 of 214 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #110 of 162 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
+112 (+31%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 469 | 33.3 | 14.1:1 | 95% (446) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 42.2 | 14.0:1 | 92% (541) |
| 2022-23 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 94% (569) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 69% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 94% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 418 | 33 | 12.7:1 | 96% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 80% (428) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 83% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 44 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alexandria Middle Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (544 to 469); teachers up 7% (31 to 33.3).
About Alexandria Middle Magnet School
Alexandria Middle Magnet School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Alexandria, Louisiana, one of the schools in Rapides Parish. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 469 students.
Rapides Parish counts 43 schools and 21,340 students, including Alexandria Middle Magnet School.
Most students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School are Black: 92% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% White. For comparison, the population of Rapides Parish is roughly 31% Black. Alexandria Middle Magnet School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 33.3 full-time equivalents, or about 14.1 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 41.0:1. About 95% of students, or 446, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Rapides Parish, the average is 77%.
allk12 grades Alexandria Middle Magnet School a C. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 15.8% at Alexandria Middle Magnet School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.2%.
Rapides Parish has these Census figures: median household income is about $54,967, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Alexandria Middle Magnet School is among the 51 public schools in Rapides Parish.
D.F. Huddle Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Alexandria Middle Magnet School ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 15.2% versus a 35.0% average.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 357 in 2020-21 and 469 in 2024-25, a gain of 112 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
The Alexandria Middle Magnet School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Rapides Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
127,527
Census ACS
Median income
$54,967
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
21,481 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rapides Parish
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Pineville High SchoolHigh · 1,271 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary SchoolElementary · 924 students
- Buckeye High SchoolHigh · 915 students
- Tioga High SchoolHigh · 881 students
Other schools in Alexandria
- Alexandria Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Peabody Magnet High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Scott M. Brame Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Cherokee Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- J.B. Nachman Elementary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Mabel Brasher MontessoriElementary · 508 students
Nearby schools
- D.F. Huddle Elementary0.2 mi · 412
- Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School0.8 mi · 366
- L.S. Rugg Elementary School0.8 mi · 356
- J.B. Nachman Elementary School0.9 mi · 546
- Bolton Academy1.2 mi · 372
- Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center1.4 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About Alexandria Middle Magnet SchoolHow large is Alexandria Middle Magnet School?
Alexandria Middle Magnet School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alexandria Middle Magnet School serve?
Alexandria Middle Magnet School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alexandria Middle Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alexandria Middle Magnet School is approximately 14.1:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School?
At Alexandria Middle Magnet School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 2% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Alexandria Middle Magnet School in?
Alexandria Middle Magnet School is part of Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.