D.F. Huddle Elementary

D.F. Huddle Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, part of Rapides Parish, educates 412 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Rapides Parish comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,340 students; D.F. Huddle Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, D.F. Huddle Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (94%). The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, D.F. Huddle Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Rapides Parish runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, D.F. Huddle Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.0%; this one delivers 17.0%.

Zooming out to the county, Rapides Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $54,967, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. D.F. Huddle Elementary is one of 51 public schools in Rapides Parish (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students).

The closest other public school is Alexandria Middle Magnet School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts D.F. Huddle Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 28.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. D.F. Huddle Elementary's enrollment has grew 40% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 412). Class-load math has tightened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

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