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What's the biggest difference between L.S. Rugg Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129001078
L.S. Rugg Elementary School
1319 Bush Avenue, Alexandria, LA 71301 · (318) 442-4536 · Rapides Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
349 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
16%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
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +15.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 15 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 21.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 L.S. Rugg Elementary School
L.S. Rugg Elementary School's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| L.S. Rugg Elementary School this school | 356 | 98.0% | 13.7% |
| Berg Jones Elementary School Monroe | 328 | 98.5% | 8.5% |
| D.F. Huddle Elementary Alexandria | 412 | 98.1% | 17.7% |
| Carver Elementary School Monroe | 395 | 97.7% | 12.3% |
| Southside Elementary School Lake Providence | 359 | 96.9% | 14.0% |
| Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary Monroe | 391 | 95.7% | 8.8% |
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 L.S. Rugg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Rapides Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #535 of 583 | #23 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #419 of 582 ▲ 115 | #18 of 24 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #399 of 587 ▲ 123 | #19 of 24 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #14 of 540 | #1 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #464 of 714 | #18 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #320 of 655 | #10 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.9% | #578 of 655 | #19 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #13 of 705 | #4 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +42.4% | #27 of 197 | #2 of 9 |
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
356
+104 (+41%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 356 | 26.7 | 13.3:1 | 98% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 29.8 | 13.1:1 | 97% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 26.4 | 16.4:1 | 98% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | 81% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | 93% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 29 | 10.5:1 | 87% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 343 | 35 | 9.8:1 | 87% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 329 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 87% (287) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 24 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L.S. Rugg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (250 to 356); teachers up 78% (15 to 26.7).
About L.S. Rugg Elementary School
L.S. Rugg Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Alexandria, Louisiana. It enrolls 356 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 21% below the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana.
The district, Rapides Parish, operates 43 schools serving 21,340 students.
The share of students at L.S. Rugg Elementary School who are Black is 92%. Other students are 4% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Rapides Parish residents are about 31% Black. The diversity index for L.S. Rugg Elementary School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 14.0:1. A total of 349 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Rapides Parish, the average is 77%.
Among Louisiana public elementary schools, L.S. Rugg Elementary School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 13.7% for L.S. Rugg Elementary School. The school posts 13.7%, within a point of the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Rapides Parish show that the median household earns about $54,967 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 15%. Across Rapides Parish, 51 public schools serve about 21,481 students.
L.S. Rugg Elementary School's nearest public school is Bolton Academy (about 0.4 miles). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, L.S. Rugg Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
L.S. Rugg Elementary School reported 252 students in 2020-21 and 356 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 16.8:1.
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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
- Bolton Academy0.4 mi · 372
- Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School0.7 mi · 366
- D.F. Huddle Elementary0.8 mi · 412
- Alexandria Middle Magnet School0.8 mi · 469
- Alma Redwine Elementary0.8 mi · 225
- J.B. Nachman Elementary School1.4 mi · 546
Frequently asked questions
About L.S. Rugg Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at L.S. Rugg Elementary School?
L.S. Rugg Elementary School enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does L.S. Rugg Elementary School serve?
L.S. Rugg Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at L.S. Rugg Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at L.S. Rugg Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at L.S. Rugg Elementary School?
Student demographics at L.S. Rugg Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 1% Hispanic, 92% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees L.S. Rugg Elementary School?
L.S. Rugg 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.