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L.S. Rugg Elementary School

Q: Is L.S. Rugg Elementary School a good school?

L.S. Rugg Elementary School ranks 472 nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend L.S. Rugg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended L.S. Rugg Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of L.S. Rugg Elementary School?

Students at L.S. Rugg Elementary School are 92% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of L.S. Rugg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend L.S. Rugg Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Alexandria Middle Magnet School High : Bolton Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

472^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

L.S. Rugg Elementary School in Alexandria, LA, serves 356 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Rapides Parish school district, where over 98% of students come from economically disadvantaged families.

After spending years in the bottom 10-20% of Louisiana elementary schools, L.S. Rugg has shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping to the 32nd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest ranking in over a decade. This improvement is especially notable in 4th grade, where 76% of students scored proficient in math and 84% in English Language Arts, outperforming both the district and state averages. However, the school faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism: 42% of students are chronically absent, nearly double the district average of 17.5% and far higher than nearby schools like Phoenix Magnet (6%) and Peabody Montessori (2.3%). Even schools with similar demographics, such as D.F. Huddle Elementary (33.8%) and Acadian Elementary (33.9%), have significantly lower absenteeism rates.

What makes L.S. Rugg particularly interesting is its contrast with Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School, located just 0.72 miles away. Both schools serve similar high-poverty populations, yet Rosenthal ranks in the 87th percentile with only 7.3% chronic absenteeism. This comparison shows that poverty doesn't have to determine outcomes, and L.S. Rugg's recent progress—including improved effectiveness with female, African American, and low-income students—suggests the school is on the right track. The key to sustaining this momentum will be addressing absenteeism while replicating the successful strategies used in 4th grade across all grade levels.

356

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,060

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1319 Bush Avenue
Alexandria, LA 71301

(318) 442-4536

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend L.S. Rugg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High:	Bolton Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.6%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Social Studies scores 16 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

472^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	34.9	472 of 690	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.5	622 of 666	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	607 of 675	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	700 of 730	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	715 of 727	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	674 of 729	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	670 of 731	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	562 of 728	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.0	530 of 739	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	596 of 742	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.4	583 of 792	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	599 of 777	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.2	463 of 772	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.5	535 of 764	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	77.9	161 of 766	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	50.7	412 of 736	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.0	301 of 738	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.6	300 of 743	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	235 of 725	67.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	308 of 548	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	451 of 501	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	429 of 509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	536 of 570	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	540 of 562	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	518 of 564	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	483 of 559	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	410 of 547	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	460 of 679	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.9	562 of 633	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	534 of 635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	658 of 705	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	685 of 701	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	678 of 705	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	624 of 684	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	17.3	12 of 12	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	445 of 685	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.4	612 of 661	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	590 of 674	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	691 of 723	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	712 of 724	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	677 of 719	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	646 of 697	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	504 of 682	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	538 of 682	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	613 of 641	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	618 of 651	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	694 of 713	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	694 of 712	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	644 of 704	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	660 of 696	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	237 of 296	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	292 of 307	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	295 of 306	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	325 of 333	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	3.1	514 of 517	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2023)20th percentile+16 vs school

White (2019)1st percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2019)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%-8 vs state

Mathematics47%-15 vs state

Social Studies39%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about L.S. Rugg Elementary School

How many students attend L.S. Rugg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended L.S. Rugg Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of L.S. Rugg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend L.S. Rugg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alexandria Middle Magnet School
High : Bolton Academy

Is L.S. Rugg Elementary School a good school?

L.S. Rugg Elementary School ranks 472^nd of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of L.S. Rugg Elementary School?

Students at L.S. Rugg Elementary School are 92% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is L.S. Rugg Elementary School in?

Rapides Parish

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