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Acadian Elementary

Q: Is Acadian Elementary a good school?

Acadian Elementary ranks 469 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Acadian Elementary is a public elementary school in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 298 students. The school is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is ranked 31 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Acadian Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a ranking between 458-698 out of 730 schools in recent years. The school's proficiency rates in LEAP Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments are significantly lower than the Rapides Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rate in LEAP Mathematics for all grades was 47%, compared to 63% for Rapides Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, the school's proficiency rate in LEAP ELA for all grades was 63%, compared to 76% for Rapides Parish and 70% for the state. Additionally, Acadian Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17% to 26.9% in recent years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Rapides Parish district, Acadian Elementary's performance is generally lower than schools like J.I. Barron Senior Elementary School and Peabody Montessori Elementary School, which have higher rankings, proficiency rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Acadian Elementary performs better than some other nearby schools, such as L.S. Rugg Elementary and Horseshoe Drive Elementary, which also have low rankings and proficiency rates.

270

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,128

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Richmond Drive
Alexandria, LA 71302

(318) 487-1203

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Acadian Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2013 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (55% vs 65% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg65%

469^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Rapides Parish

31^st of 118Rapides 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
2025	33.9	469 of 666	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	470 of 675	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	458 of 730	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.1	646 of 727	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	698 of 728	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	562 of 739	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.1	498 of 742	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.8	509 of 792	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	28.9	602 of 777	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	682 of 772	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.6	735 of 764	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.4	746 of 766	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	732 of 736	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	679 of 738	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	647 of 743	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	619 of 725	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	267 of 501	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	295 of 509	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	274 of 570	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.8	477 of 562	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	447 of 547	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	437 of 633	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	423 of 635	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	441 of 705	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	611 of 701	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	397 of 661	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	431 of 674	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	416 of 723	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.6	635 of 724	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	613 of 682	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	436 of 641	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	468 of 651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	490 of 713	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.5	664 of 712	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)47th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)31st percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%-7 vs state

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

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Schools Near Acadian Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 All Grades	Total
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%)	33.9	469^th of 666 public elementary schools	29.6%		35.1	470^th of 675 public elementary schools	30.4%	1	54.0	51.0	38.0		47.0	66.0	61.0		63.0	$16,128
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%)	88	70^th of 666 public elementary schools	89.5%		85.5	91^st of 675 public elementary schools	86.5%	21	80.0		83.0	77.0	83.0	87.0	95.0		90.0	$13,281
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%)	96.7	9^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.6	2^nd of 675 public elementary schools	99.7%	7		96.0	100.0			93.0	100.0			$14,931
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%)	25.4	524^th of 666 public elementary schools	21.3%		23.1	546^th of 675 public elementary schools	19.1%	22	32.0	41.0			42.0	59.0	65.0		69.0	$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%)	11.5	622^nd of 666 public elementary schools	6.6%		14	607^th of 675 public elementary schools	10.1%	15		38.0	28.0		33.0	47.0	43.0	49.0	46.0	$15,060
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%)	22	553^rd of 666 public elementary schools	17.0%		30.8	493^rd of 675 public elementary schools	27.0%	60	47.0	42.0	31.0		40.0	53.0	48.0	66.0	56.0	$16,963
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%)	60.9	290^th of 666 public elementary schools	56.5%		70.5	215^th of 675 public elementary schools	68.1%	75	46.0		41.0	79.0	60.0	74.0	84.0	84.0	82.0	$14,748
Lessie Moore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	207 Griffith Street	Pineville	71360	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 445-7151	392	30	13.1	95.4%	88 (22.4%)	284 (72.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.1%)								(n/a)	35.0				35.0	51.0			51.0	$15,271
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%)	9.9	631^st of 666 public elementary schools	5.3%		11.3	624^th of 675 public elementary schools	7.6%	7	29.0	31.0	47.0		35.0	36.0	43.0	42.0	39.0	$16,504
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%)	22.5	548^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.7%		15.8	594^th of 675 public elementary schools	12.0%	46	45.0	46.0	38.0		42.0	54.0	50.0	61.0	56.0	$15,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Acadian Elementary

Is Acadian Elementary a good school?

Acadian Elementary ranks 469^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Acadian Elementary attend?

Students who attend Acadian Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Acadian Elementary in?

Rapides Parish

How many students attend Acadian Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Acadian Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Acadian Elementary?

Students at Acadian Elementary are 93% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 1% White.

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