Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Alexandria, Louisiana
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School in Alexandria, Louisiana enrolled 362 students in 2024-25 with 31.7 full-time teachers, 11.4 students per teacher against the Louisiana middle-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 16% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
415 students in 2022-23, 415 students in 2023-24, 362 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.6 to 31.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 415 | 31.6 | 13.1 |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 35.5 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 362 | 31.7 | 11.4 |
11.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 73 of every 100 Louisiana middle schools
Among the 217 Louisiana middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School enrolled 429 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 43 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 429 of the 429 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions43
- Chronically absent13.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
97.0% of students were Black, 1.7% White, 1.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Black97.0%
- White1.7%
- Two or more races1.1%
- Hispanic0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 19% | 45% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 16% | 32% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Alexandria
3 public middle schools in Alexandria report 2024-25 enrollment; Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott M. Brame Middle School | 709 | 14.8 | 73.2% |
| Alexandria Middle Magnet School | 469 | 14.1 | 92.5% |
| Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School | 362 | 11.4 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
- Pineville Elementary SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 252 students, 12.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Alexandria Middle Magnet SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 469 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School with Pineville Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Rapides Parish spends per student$13,720 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,720
- The largest public schools in LouisianaArthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School is the number 122 by size of 219 Louisiana middle schools open in 2024-25.#122 of 219
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher11.4 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.4 for middle schools.11.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School
How many students attend Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School?
362 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 415 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Alexandria, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School?
11.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for middle schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School a Title I school?
Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School do on state tests?
The students tested at Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School scored proficient or above: 19% in reading in 2021-22 and 16% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Arthur F. Smith Middle Magnet School in?
Rapides Parish, NCES district ID 2201290. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220129001055 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.