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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the J.B. Nachman Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
546
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001062
J.B. Nachman Elementary School
4102 Wakefield Blvd, Alexandria, LA 71303 · (318) 445-7725 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
15.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
414 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
65%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
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
43.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 50.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 30% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Louisiana's top 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 J.B. Nachman Elementary School
J.B. Nachman Elementary School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J.B. Nachman Elementary School this school | 546 | 75.8% | 49.7% |
| Daspit Road Elementary School New Iberia | 503 | 78.3% | 36.0% |
| Oakshire Elementary School Houma | 576 | 72.9% | 41.7% |
| Caneview Elementary School New Iberia | 509 | 74.7% | 42.8% |
| Ella C. Pittman Elementary School Harvey | 471 | 80.3% | 20.3% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Alexandria | 576 | 84.5% | 33.8% |
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 J.B. Nachman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #106 of 583 | #7 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #192 of 582 ▼ 11 | #9 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #108 of 587 ▼ 2 | #7 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #85 of 540 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #204 of 714 | #3 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #525 of 655 | #20 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #84 of 655 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #328 of 705 | #17 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.9% | #369 of 436 | #9 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
546
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 546 | 35.3 | 15.5:1 | 76% (414) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 37.2 | 16.0:1 | 76% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 29 | 19.5:1 | 75% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 49% (255) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 31 | 18.5:1 | 69% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 68% (441) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 61% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 37% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J.B. Nachman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (574 to 546); teachers up 14% (31 to 35.3).
About J.B. Nachman Elementary School
J.B. Nachman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Alexandria, Louisiana. Enrolled students number 546 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 21% higher than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana, which is about 453.
District-wide, Rapides Parish has 43 schools and 21,340 students.
J.B. Nachman Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 39% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Rapides Parish residents are about 61% White. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
J.B. Nachman Elementary School employs 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. J.B. Nachman Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 76%. That tracks the 77% average for public schools in Rapides Parish.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, J.B. Nachman Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
J.B. Nachman Elementary School is in the top 10% of Louisiana schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.7%. The school's actual rate is 49.7%, 19.9 points higher.
J.B. Nachman Elementary School is located in Rapides Parish, where 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%. Besides J.B. Nachman Elementary School, Rapides Parish has 50 other public schools.
The nearest public school is D.F. Huddle Elementary, at about 0.8 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, J.B. Nachman Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, J.B. Nachman Elementary School is City: Small.
Enrollment has grown by 23 students since 2020-21, to 546.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at J.B. Nachman Elementary School. 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
- Mabel Brasher MontessoriElementary · 508 students
- Alexandria Middle Magnet SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Nearby schools
- D.F. Huddle Elementary0.8 mi · 412
- Central Louisiana Supports and Services Center0.9 mi · 37
- Alexandria Middle Magnet School0.9 mi · 469
- Scott M. Brame Middle School1.2 mi · 709
- L.S. Rugg Elementary School1.4 mi · 356
- Alexandria Senior High School1.5 mi · 1,475
Frequently asked questions
About J.B. Nachman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend J.B. Nachman Elementary School?
J.B. Nachman Elementary School enrolls approximately 546 students in grades PK-05.
Is J.B. Nachman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J.B. Nachman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J.B. Nachman Elementary School have?
J.B. Nachman Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J.B. Nachman Elementary School?
At J.B. Nachman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 7% Hispanic, 39% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees J.B. Nachman Elementary School?
J.B. Nachman Elementary School is overseen by Rapides Parish in Rapides Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.