📍 3100 Jones Street, Alexandria, Rapides Parish, 71302
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Alexandria, Rapides Parish. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School enrolls 415 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Black or African American, 2.2% White and <1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 400 | 96% |
| White | 9 | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 415 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 387 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School 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.
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School 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 415 students, Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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