Peabody Magnet High School
Alexandria, LA · High School · Grades 9-12
Peabody Magnet High School is a high school in Alexandria, LA with 760 students enrolled and a 32% proficiency rate. Part of Rapides Parish. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Peabody Magnet High School is a high school in Alexandria, LA with 760 students enrolled in grades 9-12. It is part of the Rapides Parish school district. That headcount is above the 489-student average for schools in the district.
On the latest EDFacts assessments, 32% of students met grade-level proficiency in combined math and reading. EDFacts reports this rate at the district level and each state sets its own cut score, so it reads best as a relative marker rather than a verdict on any one classroom. That is 6 points below the 39% average for the Rapides Parish school district. Against the 44% Louisiana statewide average, the school sits 11 points lower.
Over the last three reported years the district proficiency rate this school inherits has risen by about 37 points. As a high school, it reports a 65% adjusted-cohort graduation rate, the share of first-time ninth-graders who earn a regular diploma within four years.
The student-teacher ratio is 16.9 to 1, close to the U.S. average of about 16 to 1. 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student body. It is a magnet school, a district-run campus with a specialized theme that draws students from across attendance boundaries.
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About This School
Peabody Magnet High School is a high school located in Alexandria, Louisiana. The school serves 760 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 32% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 65% graduation rate.
91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Peabody Magnet High School is part of the Rapides Parish in Louisiana. It is designated as a magnet school. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Peabody Magnet High School has 760 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Rapides Parish (489 students). Its 32% proficiency rate is 6 percentage points below the district average of 39%. Compared to the Louisiana state average of 44%, the school performs 11 points lower.
Frequently Asked Questions
Peabody Magnet High School has 760 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 32% of students at Peabody Magnet High School meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Peabody Magnet High School has a 65% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Peabody Magnet High School is part of the Rapides Parish in Alexandria, Louisiana. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.