Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001053
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
2905 Horseshoe Drive, Alexandria, LA 71301 · (318) 443-0579 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
233 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
21%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
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
29.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 6 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
| 2024-25 | 12.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
9.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School's state test result (9.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe Drive Elementary School this school | 243 | 95.9% | 9.2% |
| Wright Elementary School Tallulah | 264 | 94.3% | 9.0% |
| Merrydale Elementary School Baton Rouge | 242 | 93.8% | 14.8% |
| Clara Hall Accelerated School Monroe | 260 | 96.5% | N/A |
| Queensborough Elementary School Shreveport | 212 | 96.2% | 15.2% |
| Melrose Elementary School Baton Rouge | 227 | 96.5% | 15.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Horseshoe Drive Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.2% | #572 of 583 | #24 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #495 of 582 ▲ 27 | #21 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #434 of 587 ▲ 137 | #20 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #81 of 540 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #606 of 714 | #23 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #41 of 655 | #1 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #543 of 655 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #43 of 705 | #8 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #268 of 436 | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
243
-98 (-29%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 243 | 24.2 | 10.0:1 | 96% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 24.4 | 11.9:1 | 95% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 18 | 16.6:1 | 94% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 77% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 276 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 96% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 95% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 386 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 90% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 82% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Horseshoe Drive Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (276 to 243); teachers up 51% (16 to 24.2).
About Horseshoe Drive Elementary School
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school had 243 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 453, so this school runs 46% smaller than that.
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is one school in a 43-school district, Rapides Parish, which enrolls 21,340 students.
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School's enrollment is 88% Black. The next largest groups are 5% multiracial, 3% White, and 2% Hispanic. The school's Black share is 58 points above the 31% share among Rapides Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 24.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Louisiana have 14.0:1, compared with 10.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 96% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Rapides Parish report 77%.
allk12 grades Horseshoe Drive Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is 6.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 9.2%. Predicted: 15.3%.
Within Rapides Parish, the median household income is $54,967, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. In all, Rapides Parish has 51 public schools and roughly 21,481 students.
Martin Park Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Horseshoe Drive Elementary School. Horseshoe Drive Elementary School places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, Horseshoe Drive Elementary School's enrollment dropped 29%, to 243. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Martin Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 281
- Cherokee Elementary School1.0 mi · 576
- Scott M. Brame Middle School1.2 mi · 709
- Alexandria Senior High School1.7 mi · 1,475
- Phoenix Magnet Elementary School1.7 mi · 314
- Bolton Academy2.2 mi · 372
Frequently asked questions
About Horseshoe Drive Elementary SchoolHow large is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School?
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
Is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Horseshoe Drive Elementary School?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at Horseshoe Drive Elementary School.
How diverse is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School?
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 2% Hispanic, 88% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School in?
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is part of Rapides Parish.
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