The top reported proficiency rate is 25% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Martin Park Elementary School
Martin Park Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through fifth grade in Alexandria, a mid-sized regional hub city in central Louisiana. The school is part of the Rapides Parish district, and its student body is a largely homogeneous group demographically. The overwhelming majority of students are Black, with a small number of White students and a very small number of students identifying as two or more races or as Hispanic. A substantial share of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school’s academic performance on Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments, where it has a single year of results available, shows that the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above is in a lower range across all tested subjects. English language arts shows the highest share reaching proficiency among these subjects, with a quarter of students meeting the bar. In science and social studies, the shares are lower, and in math, the share is lower still. The data does not provide trend information, so it is not possible to tell whether these figures represent a stable pattern, an improvement, or a decline. A parent interested in the school’s academic trajectory would want to ask the school directly about how these scores compare to prior years and what efforts are underway.
Martin Park Elementary is a regular public school. Because it only serves elementary grades, it has no graduation rate to report, and district-wide data on college and career readiness for its future students would come from the middle and high schools its students eventually attend. Information on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data, so a parent with a child who might need those supports would want to confirm their availability directly with the school.
The school environment and access section provided no data on staffing, class size, discipline, attendance, or course access, making it difficult to assess the day-to-day experiential side of the school. For a parent, this is a gap worth filling with a visit or a conversation with the principal.
Alexandria itself serves as the retail, business, healthcare, and transportation center for a multi-parish region. Its economy is anchored by healthcare, government, and manufacturing, with major employers including two major hospitals, the Alexandria VA Medical Center, Procter & Gamble, and Union Tank Car Company. The city’s population has been experiencing a modest decline, continuing a longer-term trend of population stagnation rather than rapid growth. Development is steady but not expansive. The built environment is primarily auto-oriented, and most errands require a car. The city has a historic downtown core along the Red River and is geographically central within Louisiana, with an interstate highway passing through.
Housing values in the area are well below state and national benchmarks, making homeownership more accessible than in many parts of the country. The cost of buying a home is lower than renting in the near term, though the local housing market saw a moderate year-over-year decline in value. This economic context fits a school where a large share of families qualify for income-based meal assistance.
The data for Martin Park Elementary paints a clear picture of a school serving a high-poverty student body with academic outcomes that are below state averages. There is no information on recent district-level changes, so it is unclear whether the district has initiated any targeted reforms or new programs at this campus. The school is not a charter or magnet; it is a neighborhood public school within the Rapides Parish system. A parent considering Martin Park Elementary would be well served by visiting, asking about academic intervention strategies, and understanding the school’s approach to the core subjects where performance is currently low.
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