Martin Park Elementary School

Martin Park Elementary School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Alexandria, Louisiana, operated by Rapides Parish, educateing 281 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

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

On the student-mix side, Martin Park Elementary School reports that nearly all students (90%) are Black. Other groups include 5% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Martin Park Elementary School lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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.

After controlling for student poverty, Martin Park Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.7%, the actual is 16.0%, a residual of +1.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Rapides Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $54,967 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rapides Parish's 51 public schools (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students), Martin Park Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Martin Park Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 35.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martin Park Elementary School has decreased 4%, going from 292 students in 2018 to 281 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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