J.B. Nachman Elementary School

J.B. Nachman Elementary School, a mid-tier primary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, one of the schools within Rapides Parish, caters to 546 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 453.

Across the 43 schools in Rapides Parish (21,340 students total), J.B. Nachman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, J.B. Nachman Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 39% Black, 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Rapides Parish as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting J.B. Nachman Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 76% of students at J.B. Nachman Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, J.B. Nachman Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 29.9%; actual is 53.7%, +23.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

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%. Across Rapides Parish's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students), J.B. Nachman Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: D.F. Huddle Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, J.B. Nachman Elementary School comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 23.5%.

J.B. Nachman Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. J.B. Nachman Elementary School's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 574 (now 546). White enrollment moved from 55% to 44% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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