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Horseshoe Drive Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

623^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Horseshoe Drive Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in Alexandria, LA, serving 243 students within the Rapides Parish school district, where nearly all families (96%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating very high economic need.

While the school was historically a mid-range performer, it has experienced a dramatic and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from the 42nd percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 5th percentile by 2024-2025. This is the most volatile negative trend among nearby schools, as peers like Cherokee Elementary School (49th percentile) and Acadian Elementary (27th percentile) have remained stable. However, there is one remarkable bright spot: Horseshoe Drive ranks in the 88th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with Special Education students, earning a 4-star rating. This is a huge outlier compared to its overall rank and suggests a highly effective program for this group. In contrast, the school’s performance with low-income students (21st percentile) and in math (only 31% proficient vs. 60% in English) are critical areas of need.

Chronic absenteeism has been highly erratic, spiking to 48.6% in 2023-2024 before dropping to 21.7% in 2024-2025—still higher than the district average of 17.5%. This volatility is unique, as nearby schools like Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School (7.3%) and J.B. Nachman Elementary School (7.7%) have consistently low rates. Interestingly, the school’s student-teacher ratio has dropped to just 10.0, one of the lowest in the area, yet test scores have continued to fall. This suggests the core challenges are not about staffing levels but likely involve the high poverty rate, absenteeism, and the need for more effective instructional strategies, especially in math. A potential model for improvement may lie in the school’s 3rd grade math scores, which at 50% proficiency are much closer to state averages than other grades.

243

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,504

Per pupil spending ?

95.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2905 Horseshoe Drive
Alexandria, LA 71301

(318) 443-0579

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Horseshoe Drive Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Scott M. Brame Middle School
High:	Alexandria Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.5%

Two or more races:

4.9%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

623^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

28^th of 116Rapides Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	623 of 690	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	631 of 666	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	624 of 675	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	655 of 730	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.4	420 of 727	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	473 of 729	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	371 of 731	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	345 of 728	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	385 of 739	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	470 of 742	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	606 of 792	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.4	593 of 777	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	636 of 772	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	598 of 764	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	683 of 766	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	628 of 736	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	669 of 738	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	646 of 743	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	657 of 725	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	444 of 548	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	457 of 501	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	467 of 509	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	491 of 570	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.9	211 of 562	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	233 of 564	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	196 of 559	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	249 of 547	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	553 of 679	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	538 of 633	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	576 of 635	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	583 of 705	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	403 of 701	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	537 of 705	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.8	341 of 684	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	541 of 685	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	616 of 661	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	617 of 674	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	631 of 723	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	378 of 724	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	432 of 719	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	334 of 697	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	448 of 682	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	582 of 682	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	627 of 641	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	604 of 651	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	666 of 713	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	432 of 712	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	413 of 704	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	396 of 696	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	42 of 361	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	25.6	191 of 241	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	88.1	26 of 307	91.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)88th percentile+79 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-10 vs state

Social Studies35%-20 vs state

Mathematics31%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)					LEAP English Language Arts (2026)					LEAP Social Studies (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Horseshoe Drive Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2905 Horseshoe Drive	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 443-0579	243	24	10.0	95.9%	7 (2.9%)	215 (88.5%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	16.5	623^rd of 690 public elementary schools	9.7%		9.9	631^st of 666 public elementary schools	5.3%	8	50.0	27.0	18.0		31.0		52.0	56.0		60.0	38.0	30.0	38.0		35.0	$16,504
Martin Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4203 Lisa Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 448-1695	281	21	13.2	97.2%	14 (5.0%)	252 (89.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	10	656^th of 690 public elementary schools	4.9%		22	553^rd of 666 public elementary schools	17.0%	103	30.0	35.0	21.0		29.0	38.0	48.0	59.0		47.0	20.0	29.0	31.0		26.0	$16,963
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Prescott Road	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-1987	576	42	13.7	84.5%	151 (26.2%)	274 (47.6%)	86 (14.9%)	23 (4.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.8%)	52.2	349^th of 690 public elementary schools	49.4%		47	375^th of 666 public elementary schools	43.7%	26	60.0	58.0	42.0		53.0	72.0	66.0			72.0	61.0	61.0	54.0		59.0	$14,135
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4500 Lincoln Road	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 445-6296	314	23	13.8	47.1%	180 (57.3%)	91 (29.0%)	15 (4.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)								(n/a)																$14,931
L.S. Rugg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 Bush Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-4536	356	27	13.3	98.0%	15 (4.2%)	326 (91.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.1%)	34.9	472^nd of 690 public elementary schools	31.6%		11.5	622^nd of 666 public elementary schools	6.6%	150	33.0	76.0	38.0		47.0	47.0	84.0	56.0		62.0	34.0	59.0	28.0		39.0	$15,060
J.B. Nachman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4102 Wakefield Blvd	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7725	546	35	15.4	75.8%	238 (43.6%)	214 (39.2%)	40 (7.3%)	22 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.3%)	77.2	162^nd of 690 public elementary schools	76.5%		77.6	152^nd of 666 public elementary schools	77.2%	10	60.0	75.0	83.0		74.0	75.0	87.0	86.0		83.0	59.0	73.0	66.0		67.0	$12,883
Alma Redwine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1323 Vance Avenue	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-3177	225	21	10.8	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	215 (95.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	36.4	463^rd of 690 public elementary schools	32.9%		25.4	524^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.3%	61	52.0	19.0	59.0		42.0	49.0	78.0	56.0		62.0		60.0	41.0		44.0	$18,897
D.F. Huddle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Texas Avenue	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-7921	412	36	11.4	98.1%	8 (1.9%)	389 (94.4%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	24.9	553^rd of 690 public elementary schools	19.9%		22.5	548^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.7%	5	43.0	59.0	38.0		47.0	57.0	55.0	56.0		57.0	46.0	29.0	32.0		38.0	$15,270
Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1951 Monroe Street	Alexandria	71301	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5791	366	26	14.1	88.8%	55 (15.0%)	282 (77.0%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	84.9	91^st of 690 public elementary schools	86.8%		60.9	290^th of 666 public elementary schools	56.5%	199	72.0	78.0		82.0	76.0	77.0	86.0	87.0	88.0	83.0	62.0	80.0	94.0	71.0	76.0	$14,748
Peabody Montessori Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2416 3rd Street	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-5012	466	29	15.8	69.3%	179 (38.4%)	254 (54.5%)	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	83.9	98^th of 690 public elementary schools	85.8%		88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%	28	82.0			66.0	82.0	93.0			85.0	90.0	81.0	77.0	76.0	61.0	76.0	$13,281

Frequently Asked Questions about Horseshoe Drive Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Horseshoe Drive Elementary School?

Students at Horseshoe Drive Elementary School are 88% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 2% Hispanic.

Is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School a good school?

Horseshoe Drive Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Horseshoe Drive Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

What schools do graduates of Horseshoe Drive Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Horseshoe Drive Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scott M. Brame Middle School
High : Alexandria Senior High School

How many students attend Horseshoe Drive Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 243 students attended Horseshoe Drive Elementary School.

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