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Martin Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

656^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Martin Park Elementary School in Alexandria, LA, serves 281 students in grades PK-5 within the Rapides Parish school district, where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. After a period of improvement from 2019 to 2022, the school has experienced a sharp decline, dropping to the 5th percentile in state rankings for the 2025-2026 school year—a significant fall from its recent stability in the 17th to 33rd percentile range. This places it among the lowest-performing schools in the state, with proficiency rates in Math (29%), ELA (47%), and Social Studies (26%) roughly half of district and state averages. In contrast, nearby Peabody Montessori Elementary School and Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School achieve Math proficiency rates of 82% and 76%, respectively, highlighting a massive performance gap.

Chronic absenteeism at Martin Park has been volatile, improving from a high of 46.3% in 2020-2021 to 17.0% in 2024-2025, but with a troubling jump to 31.7% in 2023-2024. This contrasts sharply with high-performing nearby schools like Peabody Montessori (2.3%) and J.B. Nachman Elementary School (7.7%), which have consistently low absenteeism. The school’s student-teacher ratio of 13.2 is lower than these peers, suggesting challenges are not due to large class sizes but likely relate to instructional quality or support systems. A bright spot is 5th-grade ELA, where 59% of students achieved proficiency in 2025-2026, outperforming the state average of 73%, though the same cohort scored only 21% in Math, pointing to a potential strength in ELA instruction that could be replicated.

Located less than a mile from Horseshoe Drive Elementary School, which has a similar demographic profile and low performance (10th percentile), Martin Park is also just 1.37 miles from Phoenix Magnet Elementary School, a top-performing school in the state (99th percentile) with a lower poverty rate. This proximity paradox underscores the strong link between socioeconomic factors and school performance, while raising questions about resource allocation. The school’s effectiveness with key subgroups has deteriorated, with rankings for African American students falling from the 43rd to the 9th percentile and for low socioeconomic status students from the 33rd to the 6th percentile over the past two years. Urgent diagnosis and targeted interventions are needed to reverse the recent collapse, particularly in Math and for these student groups.

281

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,963

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4203 Lisa Street
Alexandria, LA 71302

(318) 448-1695

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Martin Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
High:	Peabody Magnet High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.7%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (34% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

656^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	10.0	656 of 690	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	553 of 666	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	493 of 675	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	503 of 730	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	489 of 727	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.1	691 of 731	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	605 of 728	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.4	613 of 739	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	617 of 742	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.0	691 of 792	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.7	651 of 777	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	721 of 772	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	547 of 764	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.4	656 of 766	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	607 of 736	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	565 of 738	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.3	401 of 743	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.7	425 of 725	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	497 of 548	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	35.1	345 of 501	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.5	292 of 509	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	304 of 570	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	278 of 562	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.5	507 of 559	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	440 of 547	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	661 of 679	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	522 of 633	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	500 of 635	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	534 of 705	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	461 of 701	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	552 of 705	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	640 of 684	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	27.4	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	647 of 685	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	520 of 661	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.5	452 of 674	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.4	433 of 723	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	445 of 724	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.7	665 of 697	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	621 of 682	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	610 of 682	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	494 of 641	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	429 of 651	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	453 of 713	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	431 of 712	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.8	666 of 696	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	28.8	225 of 296	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	297 of 333	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)25th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2023)24th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-23 vs state

Mathematics29%-33 vs state

Social Studies26%-29 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
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
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
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
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
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
Acadian Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Richmond Drive	Alexandria	71302	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 487-1203	270	23	11.9	98.9%	4 (1.5%)	250 (92.6%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	30.6	506^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.7%		33.9	469^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.6%	37	57.0	37.0			47.0	60.0	60.0	65.0		62.0	35.0	49.0	32.0		39.0	$16,128
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
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
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

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Is Martin Park Elementary School a good school?

Martin Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Park Elementary School?

Students at Martin Park Elementary School are 90% African American, 5% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Martin Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Martin Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
High : Peabody Magnet High School

What district is Martin Park Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

How many students attend Martin Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Martin Park Elementary School.

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