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D.F. Huddle Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

D.F. Huddle Elementary in Alexandria, LA, is a PK-5 school serving 412 students within the Rapides Parish school district, where over 98% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a very high level of economic need.

The most significant challenge facing D.F. Huddle is a chronic absenteeism crisis: in the 2024-2025 school year, 33.8% of students were chronically absent, nearly double the district average of 17.5% and far higher than nearby schools like J.B. Nachman Elementary (7.7%) and Rosenthal Montessori Elementary (7.3%), both less than a mile away. This attendance issue is likely the primary barrier to academic success, as the school consistently scores below district and state averages in core subjects—only 47% of students were proficient in Math and 57% in ELA in the 2025-2026 school year. While the school has shown a positive upward trend, climbing from the 6th to the 20th percentile in state rankings over five years, it remains in the bottom tier of Louisiana elementary schools.

Despite these challenges, there are bright spots. D.F. Huddle shows a notable strength in serving its African American students, who ranked in the 36th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, the school's highest-performing subgroup. Additionally, the 4th-grade class stands out with 59% proficiency in Math and 55% in ELA, close to state averages, suggesting a potential model for success that could be replicated in other grades. However, the stark contrast with Phoenix Magnet Elementary, a top-performing school with a 6% chronic absenteeism rate, underscores the immense challenge that high-poverty schools like D.F. Huddle face. Until the attendance crisis is addressed, the school's slow progress will remain fragile.

412

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,270

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 Texas Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71301

(318) 442-7921

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend D.F. Huddle Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High:	Bolton Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.4%

White:

1.9%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2026) from a 1st-percentile low (2015)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

553^rd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th 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	24.9	553 of 690	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	548 of 666	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	594 of 675	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	671 of 730	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	682 of 727	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	714 of 728	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	709 of 739	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.5	723 of 742	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.6	784 of 792	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	34.6	554 of 777	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	713 of 772	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	721 of 764	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	711 of 766	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	701 of 736	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.1	675 of 738	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	630 of 743	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	650 of 725	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	349 of 548	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	344 of 501	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	397 of 509	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	494 of 570	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	518 of 562	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	523 of 547	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	506 of 679	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	504 of 633	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	531 of 635	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	586 of 705	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	642 of 701	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	521 of 685	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	524 of 661	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	564 of 674	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	650 of 723	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	685 of 724	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	669 of 682	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	563 of 682	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.8	501 of 641	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	583 of 651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	662 of 713	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	710 of 712	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	309 of 361	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	184 of 241	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	262 of 296	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	294 of 307	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)36th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%-13 vs state

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

Social Studies38%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Mabel Brasher Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Cloverleaf Boulevard	Alexandria	71303	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 442-0878	508	32	15.9	97.8%	43 (8.5%)	437 (86.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	19.1	603^rd of 690 public elementary schools	12.6%		17	592^nd of 666 public elementary schools	11.1%	11	11.0	55.0	28.0		29.0	40.0	64.0	60.0		52.0	22.0	41.0	37.0		32.0	$12,770
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about D.F. Huddle Elementary

What district is D.F. Huddle Elementary in?

Rapides Parish

How many students attend D.F. Huddle Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended D.F. Huddle Elementary.

Is D.F. Huddle Elementary a good school?

D.F. Huddle Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of D.F. Huddle Elementary attend?

Students who attend D.F. Huddle Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High : Bolton Academy

What is the racial makeup of D.F. Huddle Elementary?

Students at D.F. Huddle Elementary are 94% African American, 2% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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