Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Alexandria Middle Magnet School is a public middle school in Alexandria, Louisiana, serving 608 students in grades 5-8. The school is part of the Rapides Parish school district, which is ranked 42 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Alexandria Middle Magnet School is a magnet school, it has consistently underperformed compared to the Rapides Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 35%, compared to the Rapides Parish average of 61% and the Louisiana average of 59%. The school's African American, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform significantly worse than their peers, ranking in the bottom 40-50% of Louisiana middle schools. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.49% to 93.59% over the past three school years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Tioga Junior High School and Pineville Junior High School demonstrate stronger academic performance and higher rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just the school's demographics may be contributing to Alexandria Middle Magnet School's underperformance. The stark racial imbalance between Alexandria Middle Magnet School and the nearby schools is also noteworthy, with the former having a significantly higher percentage of African American students (88.16%) compared to the more racially diverse student populations of the surrounding schools.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 122 Maryland Avenue
       Alexandria, LA  71301


(318) 445-5343

District: Rapides Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
380th of 449 Louisiana Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,070 Help


Students who attend Alexandria Middle Magnet School usually attend:

High:    Bolton High School

Feeder schools for Alexandria Middle Magnet School:

Elementary:    D.F. Huddle Elementary
    L.S. Rugg Elementary School
    Rosenthal Montessori Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.2 Help
Number of students:  608

Racial breakdown:

African American:
88.2%
White:
8.2%
Hispanic:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.6% Help


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Compare Details Alexandria Middle Magnet School ranks worse than 84.6% of middle schools in Louisiana. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Rapides Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.8. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (88.2%), White (8.2%), Hispanic (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 93.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Alexandria Middle Magnet School is 20.2, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Rapides Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Alexandria Middle Magnet School is $13,070, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Rapides Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Alexandria Middle Magnet School:

SchoolDigger ranks Alexandria Middle Magnet School 380th of 449 Louisiana public middle schools. (See Alexandria Middle Magnet School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Rapides Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Rapides Parish 42nd of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Rank History for all students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 39.15 270th 396 31.8%
2008 40.97 272nd 413 34.1%
2009 34.64 309th 425 27.3%
2010 34.40 300th 408 26.5%
2011 26.90 350th 412 15.0%
2012 24.43 359th 442 18.8%
2013 15.42 403rd 457 11.8%
2014 12.78 424th 470 9.8%
2015 6.80 454th 482 5.8%
2016 5.59 413th 435 5.1%
2017 10.18 400th 437 8.5%
2018 12.62 370th 411 10.0%
2019 26.07 346th 449 22.9%
2021 34.54 308th 459 32.9%
2022 33.97 313th 460 32.0%
2023 30.52 339th 465 27.1%
2024 18.80 380th 449 15.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 20.30 173rd 202 14.4%
2021 20.24 180th 210 14.3%
2022 25.19 155th 206 24.8%
2023 24.86 160th 206 22.3%
2024 12.68 168th 175 4.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.52 344th 403 14.6%
2019 27.13 334th 430 22.3%
2021 38.33 280th 455 38.5%
2022 37.83 282nd 458 38.4%
2023 34.39 304th 459 33.8%
2024 21.31 369th 444 16.9%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.81 5th 22 77.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 25.45 340th 418 18.7%
2021 32.58 309th 441 29.9%
2022 32.89 314th 441 28.8%
2023 30.17 332nd 444 25.2%
2024 21.41 348th 415 16.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.67 167th 170 1.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.53 322nd 418 23.0%
2021 36.37 285th 442 35.5%
2022 35.88 281st 442 36.4%
2023 32.26 305th 443 31.2%
2024 17.63 368th 426 13.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.28 243rd 313 22.4%
2019 38.62 210th 338 37.9%
2021 50.53 155th 352 56.0%
2022 46.25 181st 360 49.7%
2023 39.49 212th 360 41.1%
2024 25.78 266th 333 20.1%
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Rank History for White students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.34 101st 338 70.1%
2019 50.68 183rd 350 47.7%
2021 77.38 65th 358 81.8%
2022 74.10 77th 362 78.7%
2023 69.29 92nd 352 73.9%
2024 63.92 117th 320 63.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 667 667
1990 343 329 4 5 0 n/a n/a 0 681
1991 357 350 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 718
1992 349 359 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 715
1993 282 368 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1994 279 406 11 1 0 n/a n/a 0 697
1995 270 449 6 2 5 n/a n/a 0 732
1996 270 449 6 2 5 n/a n/a 0 732
1997 254 464 5 0 9 n/a n/a 0 732
1998 194 461 5 2 9 n/a n/a 0 671
1999 161 444 6 6 9 n/a n/a 0 626
2000 166 441 6 4 4 n/a n/a 0 621
2001 138 404 4 1 2 n/a n/a 0 549
2002 144 469 9 1 3 n/a n/a 0 626
2003 144 469 9 1 3 n/a n/a 0 626
2004 154 427 12 2 3 n/a n/a 0 598
2005 152 476 11 2 2 n/a n/a 0 643
2006 119 522 13 3 2 n/a n/a 0 659
2007 146 566 9 2 3 n/a n/a 0 726
2008 114 495 7 2 5 n/a n/a 0 623
2009 95 502 7 4 4 n/a n/a 0 612
2010 77 462 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 552
2011 82 441 4 4 3 0 0 0 534
2012 80 537 2 3 3 0 0 0 625
2013 58 543 3 3 1 0 0 0 608
2014 28 450 4 5 0 0 0 0 487
2015 26 405 0 0 2 0 0 0 433
2016 17 398 0 1 1 1 0 0 418
2017 18 501 0 2 1 1 1 0 524
2018 41 492 1 6 3 0 1 0 544
2019 37 300 0 5 3 0 0 0 345
2020 36 331 1 3 1 0 2 0 374
2021 36 311 0 6 2 0 2 0 357
2022 38 470 0 8 3 0 7 0 526
2023 50 536 2 10 1 0 9 0 608

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 667 34.0 19.6 48.3
1990 681 41.0 16.6 51.1
1991 718 44.0 16.3 50.7
1992 715 41.0 17.4 54
1993 657 41.0 16.0 58.9
1994 697 43.0 16.2 62.4
1995 732 41.0 17.9 63.9
1996 732 41.0 17.9 63.9
1997 732 39.0 18.8 66.1
1998 671 38.0 17.7 72.6
1999 626 39.0 16.1 84
2000 621 37.0 16.8 80.7
2001 549 38.0 14.4 83.1
2002 626 44.0 14.2 81.3
2003 626 44.0 14.2 81.3
2004 598 44.3 13.5 78.3
2005 643 48.7 13.2 80.4
2006 659 52.4 12.6 83
2007 726 50.2 14.5 82
2008 623 47.3 13.2 83.8
2009 612 46.2 13.2 86.1
2010 552 40.9 13.4 87.1
2011 534 38.6 13.8 80.1
2012 625 39.4 15.8 84.8
2013 608 38.0 16.0 92.6
2014 487 39.0 12.4 94
2015 433 36.0 12.0 92.8
2016 418 33.0 12.6 95.9
2017 524 24.7 21.1 95.4
2018 544 31.0 17.5 93.6
2019 345 23.0 15.0 76.8
2020 374 22.0 17.0 74.6
2021 357 21.0 17.0 69.5
2022 526 27.0 19.4 67.5
2023 608 29.9 20.2 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 667 34.0 19.6 48.3
1990 681 41.0 16.6 51.1
1991 718 44.0 16.3 50.7
1992 715 41.0 17.4 54
1993 657 41.0 16.0 58.9
1994 697 43.0 16.2 62.4
1995 732 41.0 17.9 63.9
1996 732 41.0 17.9 63.9
1997 732 39.0 18.8 66.1
1998 671 38.0 17.7 72.6
1999 626 39.0 16.1 84
2000 621 37.0 16.8 80.7
2001 549 38.0 14.4 83.1
2002 626 44.0 14.2 81.3
2003 626 44.0 14.2 81.3
2004 598 44.3 13.5 78.3
2005 643 48.7 13.2 80.4
2006 659 52.4 12.6 83
2007 726 50.2 14.5 82
2008 623 47.3 13.2 83.8
2009 612 46.2 13.2 86.1
2010 552 40.9 13.4 87.1
2011 534 38.6 13.8 80.1
2012 625 39.4 15.8 84.8
2013 608 38.0 16.0 92.6
2014 487 39.0 12.4 94
2015 433 36.0 12.0 92.8
2016 418 33.0 12.6 95.9
2017 524 24.7 21.1 95.4
2018 544 31.0 17.5 93.6
2019 345 23.0 15.0 76.8
2020 374 22.0 17.0 74.6
2021 357 21.0 17.0 69.5
2022 526 27.0 19.4 67.5
2023 608 29.9 20.2 93.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,240
2018 $9,866
2019 $13,018
2020 $12,775
2021 $13,448
2022 $13,070

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Alexandria Middle Magnet School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 346th of 449 Middle schoolsRanks 339th of 465 Middle schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade Mathematics (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)4659
 13%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish)6366
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6158
 3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)5453
 1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish)7371
 2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7267
 5%
7th Grade Social Studies (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)4341
 2%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish)5856
 2%
   7th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5552
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)4046
 6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rapides Parish)5659
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)5347
 6%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)6468
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rapides Parish)7677
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
8th Grade Social Studies (Alexandria Middle Magnet School)4844
 4%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Rapides Parish)6459
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)6453
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students345608
 76.2%
African American300536
 78.7%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian02
Hispanic510
 100%
Pacific Islander00
White3750
 35.1%
Two or More Races09
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.8%93.6%
 16.8%


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Students at Alexandria Middle Magnet School are 88% African American, 8% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Alexandria Middle Magnet School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 608 students attended Alexandria Middle Magnet School.

Students who attend Alexandria Middle Magnet School usually go on to attend Bolton High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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