School district · Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish in Louisiana: 36 public schools with 17,435 students and 14.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,752 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 36
- Students
- 17,435
- Students per teacher
- 14.8
- LA 13.7 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,752
- LA $15.6K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,178
- Counselors (FTE)
- 49.7
- Students per counselor
- 351
- LA 408 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 0.8
- Librarians (FTE): 4.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Louisiana: 43%46%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 69% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 37% · 70 school districts compared
7,630 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Louisiana: 33%34%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 61% of school districts in Louisiana
Median 29% · 70 school districts compared
7,400 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 16% · $49.5M
- State
- 42% · $128.3M
- Local
- 42% · $127.9M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,236
- Support services
- $5,667
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $43.1M
- Long-term debt
- $150.3M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 279 | 13.7 | 67% | 57% |
Calhoun Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 420 | 17.6 | — | — |
Central Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 430 | 19.6 | 43% | 29% |
| Pre-K–5 | 643 | 16.0 | 61% | 58% | |
Crosley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 193 | 16.8 | — | — |
| Pre-K–5 | 537 | 16.5 | 68% | 62% | |
| K–5 | 429 | 17.6 | 71% | 40% | |
Highland Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 263 | 15.4 | 49% | 31% |
Jack Hayes Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 501 | 15.2 | 34% | 12% |
Kiroli Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 15.7 | 48% | 49% |
Lakeshore SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 532 | 16.0 | 30% | 14% |
Lenwil Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 277 | 12.6 | 21% | 21% |
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 167 | 11.6 | 53% | 39% |
Riser Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 313 | 12.9 | 20% | 8.0% |
Riverbend Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 1–5 | 301 | 14.6 | 25% | 13% |
Robinson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 374 | 15.7 | 26% | 15% |
Shady Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 195 | 11.4 | 19% | 11% |
| Pre-K–5 | 800 | 20.0 | 60% | 51% | |
Swartz Lower Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–2 | 325 | 12.5 | — | — |
Swartz Upper Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | 3–5 | 350 | 17.6 | 41% | 25% |
Swayze Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 175 | 10.2 | 26% | 13% |
Woodlawn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 508 | 15.3 | 53% | 36% |
Calhoun Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 423 | 12.4 | 41% | 25% |
East Ouachita Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 498 | 14.5 | 43% | 20% |
Good Hope Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 601 | 16.0 | 56% | 48% |
Ouachita Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 312 | 10.3 | 30% | 14% |
Richwood Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 347 | 11.0 | 24% | 16% |
Riser Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 410 | 13.0 | 20% | 14% |
| 6–8 | 418 | 14.4 | 60% | 50% | |
West Ridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 681 | 15.5 | 67% | 55% |
Woodlawn Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 249 | 12.6 | 47% | 44% |
Ouachita Parish High SchoolFree meals for all | 8–12 | 1,112 | 15.2 | — | — |
Richwood High SchoolFree meals for all | 8–12 | 400 | 9.4 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 513 | 14.2 | — | — | |
West Monroe High SchoolFree meals for all | 8–12 | 2,041 | 16.3 | — | — |
West Ouachita High SchoolFree meals for all | 8–12 | 968 | 15.0 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 1600 N. 7th Street, West Monroe, LA 71291
- Phone
- (318)432-5000
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.