📍 310 Richmond Drive, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, 71302
Acadian Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alexandria, Rapides Parish. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Acadian Elementary enrolls 316 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Black or African American, 2.8% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 301 | 95% |
| White | 9 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
311 of the school's 316 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Acadian Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 29, state house district 26.
Acadian Elementary is one of 47 schools in Rapides Parish, based in Alexandria, Louisiana. The district serves 21,340 students district-wide and employs 1,359 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Acadian Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small