Peabody Montessori Elementary School

As a mid-tier primary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, Peabody Montessori Elementary School serves 466 students from grades pre-K through 6, operated by Rapides Parish.

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

Looking at the student body, Peabody Montessori Elementary School logs that 55% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 38% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Rapides Parish as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Peabody Montessori Elementary School logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Rapides Parish (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Peabody Montessori Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.5%; actual is 53.3%, +18.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, Rapides Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $54,967, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Peabody Montessori Elementary School is one of 51 public schools in Rapides Parish (combined enrollment of about 21,481 students).

The closest other public school is Peabody Magnet High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peabody Montessori Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Peabody Montessori Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 20.8%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peabody Montessori Elementary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 468 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 45% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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