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Best Elementary Schools
in Rapides Parish

This page covers 25 elementary schools in Rapides Parish. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

25
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 25
1
rank
Phoenix Magnet Elementary School
Grades PK–05351 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
15.6:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
50%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Carter C. Raymond Junior High School
Grades PK–08185 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
94%
High economic need
3
rank
Forest Hill Junior High School
Grades PK–08480 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
83%
High economic need
4
rank
Acadian Elementary
Grades PK–05316 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
98%
High economic need
5
rank
Caroline Dormon Junior High School
Grades PK–08406 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
18.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
41/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
38%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Buckeye Elementary School
Grades PK–02465 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
46
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
65%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
Peabody Montessori Elementary School
Grades PK–06483 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
19.1:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
J.I. Barron Sr. Elementary School
Grades PK–06960 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
66%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Poland Junior High School
Grades PK–08349 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
16.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
43/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
75%
High economic need
10
rank
Lessie Moore Elementary School
Grades PK–03424 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
45
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,229
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
93%
High economic need
15 more elementary schools in Rapides Parish not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
25
Elementary Schools
47
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.