Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School

Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School, a compact middle-grades school in Alexandria, Louisiana, operated by Rapides Parish, instructs 362 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

Across the 43 schools in Rapides Parish (21,340 students total), Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (97%). The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 41.0:1, putting Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Rapides Parish (around 77%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.4%; this one delivers 16.7%.

In the broader community, Rapides Parish reports that median household income runs about $54,967, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is one of 51 public schools in Rapides Parish (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students).

Peabody Magnet High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.4%.

Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 508 (now 362). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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