Enrollment
69
Combined
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 527
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAPIDES PARISH·NCES 220129000115
Rapides Training Academy
4020 Aaron Street, Alexandria, LA 70302 · (318) 445-7017 · Rapides Parish
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYTITLE ISPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL69 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Schools serving specialized populations are not graded, because state test results are not a fair comparison for them. How grades work
Student : Teacher
4.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.7:1 · STATE 52.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
63 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 4 | 2 | 3% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 1% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 3 | 4% |
| Grade 9 | 7 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 6 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 42% |
Student demographics
55%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
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
Where Rapides Training Academy ranks
Among K-12 schoolsRanked against other public K-12 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
69
-7 (-9%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
4.4:1
was 76.0:1
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 | 69 | 15.5 | 4.4:1 | 91% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 77 | 17.1 | 4.5:1 | 75% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 2.8 | 27.6:1 | 68% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 76 | 1 | 76.0:1 | 70% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 72 | N/A | N/A | 83% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 67 | 18 | 3.7:1 | 81% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 63 | 16 | 3.9:1 | 95% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 137 | 24 | 5.7:1 | 98% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rapides Training Academy.
About Rapides Training Academy
Rapides Training Academy operates as a very small school serving multiple grade levels in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school offers kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 69 students. The school is 87% below the average for combined schools in Louisiana.
Rapides Parish is made up of 43 schools with 21,340 students in all.
At Rapides Training Academy, 54% of students are Black. The school is also 41% White and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 31% Black share among all Rapides Parish residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Staffing at Rapides Training Academy comes to 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.4:1. Combined schools in Louisiana average 52.1:1, 47.7 more students per teacher than here. Rapides Training Academy counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Rapides Parish average 77%.
The school's county is Rapides Parish. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $54,967 a year, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Rapides Training Academy shares Rapides Parish with 50 other public schools.
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is the nearest public school to Rapides Training Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 69 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 76.0:1 in 2020-21, and 4.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Rapides Training Academy discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School0.8 mi · 362
- Phoenix Magnet Elementary School0.9 mi · 314
- Peabody Magnet High School1.1 mi · 1,071
- Acadian Elementary1.2 mi · 270
- Alma Redwine Elementary1.6 mi · 225
- Peabody Montessori Elementary School1.7 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Rapides Training AcademyHow large is Rapides Training Academy?
Rapides Training Academy enrolls approximately 69 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Rapides Training Academy serve?
Rapides Training Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Rapides Training Academy?
Approximately 4.4:1 students per teacher at Rapides Training Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rapides Training Academy?
At Rapides Training Academy, the student body is approximately 41% White, 1% Hispanic, 54% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rapides Training Academy?
Rapides Training Academy is overseen by Rapides Parish in Rapides Parish.
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