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Caroline Dormon Junior High School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

19^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Caroline Dormon Junior High School in Woodworth, LA, is a public school serving 362 students in grades PK through 8 and is part of the Rapides Parish school district.

This school is a standout academic performer, consistently earning a 5-star rating from Schooldigger and ranking in the top 3% of all elementary schools in Louisiana. Its academic proficiency rates are dramatically higher than both the district and state averages. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 94% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 77% for the district and 70% for the state. In math, 89% of students were proficient, versus 64% for the district and 62% for the state. This level of performance is more comparable to the district's top magnet school, Phoenix Magnet Elementary School, than to its standard neighborhood peers. The school also has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.5%, the lowest among all nearby schools and far below the state average of 22.5%.

Caroline Dormon is particularly effective at serving students from low-income backgrounds, ranking 10th out of 685 schools statewide for its performance with this group. While many nearby schools with much higher poverty rates struggle, Caroline Dormon achieves magnet-school-level results without a selective admissions process. One area for potential attention is an 8th-grade math dip, where proficiency drops to 67%, though this is still above the district average of 59%. Overall, the school's consistent excellence across all student subgroups and its remarkable recovery from pandemic-era absenteeism spikes demonstrate a strong, supportive school community that prepares students well for high school.

362

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,395

Per pupil spending ?

42.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8906 Hwy 165 South
Woodworth, LA 71485

(318) 473-4066

District: Rapides Parish

Students who attend Caroline Dormon Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Alexandria Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.2%

Two or more races:

3.9%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (91% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rapides Parish

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school91%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

19^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

23^rd of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	19 of 690	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	35 of 666	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	25 of 675	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	29 of 730	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	24 of 727	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	15 of 729	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	20 of 731	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	14 of 728	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.8	20 of 739	97.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.7	21 of 742	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	89.8	37 of 792	95.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	32 of 679	95.3%	★★★★★
2025	85.4	68 of 633	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	41 of 635	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	37 of 705	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	23 of 701	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	18 of 705	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	19 of 684	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	98.2	10 of 685	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	18 of 661	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	20 of 674	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	25 of 723	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	21 of 724	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	12 of 719	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	15 of 697	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	14 of 682	97.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	96.0	18 of 682	97.4%	★★★★★
2025	94.3	18 of 641	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	26 of 651	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	22 of 713	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	29 of 712	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	20 of 704	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	22 of 696	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	28 of 496	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	86.6	31 of 431	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	23 of 434	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	36 of 518	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	44 of 517	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	31 of 522	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	18 of 517	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	7 of 516	98.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	23 of 452	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.5	14 of 447	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	14 of 449	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	13 of 465	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	13 of 460	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	10 of 459	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	10 of 449	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	8 of 411	98.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.2	18 of 437	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	92.6	18 of 435	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	86.5	42 of 482	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	18 of 434	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	7 of 415	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	10 of 415	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	24 of 444	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	8 of 441	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	9 of 441	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	8 of 418	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	36 of 450	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	19 of 437	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	11 of 444	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	11 of 459	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	12 of 458	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.3	22 of 455	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	6 of 430	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	4 of 403	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	66 of 435	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	91.6	18 of 414	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	10 of 426	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	11 of 443	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	21 of 442	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	16 of 442	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	12 of 418	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	19 of 338	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	89.5	11 of 316	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	14 of 320	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	22 of 352	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	18 of 362	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	16 of 358	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	12 of 350	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	9 of 338	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts94%+24 vs state

Social Studies90%+35 vs state

Mathematics89%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

The principal and teachers run this school like a prison. God forbid your child act like a child- they will do EVERYTHING possible to run them off. The school board needs to step in and evaluate these teachers. They are literally bullying children and getting away with it. I don't care what kind of "test scores" this school has- if they can't handle a child being a child, then they shouldn't be teaching. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th 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 7th 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 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Caroline Dormon Junior High School	Public	PK, KG-8	8906 Hwy 165 South	Woodworth	71485	Rapides Parish	Rapides Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 473-4066	362	26	14.0	42.5%	323 (89.2%)	12 (3.3%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.9%)	95.7	19^th of 690 public elementary schools	97.2%		92.5	35^th of 666 public elementary schools	94.7%	16	84.0		94.0	93.0	93.0	67.0	89.0	89.0	96.0		91.0	94.0	89.0		90.0	90.0	87.0	88.0	90.0	$14,395
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Caroline Dormon Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Caroline Dormon Junior High School?

Students at Caroline Dormon Junior High School are 89% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 3% Hispanic.

Is Caroline Dormon Junior High School a good school?

Yes! Caroline Dormon Junior High School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 19^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools.

How many students attend Caroline Dormon Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 362 students attended Caroline Dormon Junior High School.

What district is Caroline Dormon Junior High School in?

Rapides Parish

What schools do graduates of Caroline Dormon Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Caroline Dormon Junior High School usually go on to attend:

High : Alexandria Senior High School

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