Berg Jones Elementary School

Summary:

Berg Jones Elementary School is a public elementary school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving 356 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the City of Monroe School District, which is ranked 87 out of 122 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Berg Jones Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Louisiana elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 33% of Berg Jones students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 48% for the district and 59% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for African American students, who rank in the bottom 400-500 out of 509-570 Louisiana elementary schools. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.2 to 16.3 over the past three school years.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the City of Monroe School District, such as Carver Elementary, Madison James Foster Elementary, and Minnie Ruffin Elementary, also perform poorly on state assessments, with proficiency rates generally below the district and state averages. In contrast, the elementary schools in the neighboring Ouachita Parish district, such as Riverbend Elementary, Shady Grove Elementary, and Robinson Elementary, generally perform better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 3000 Burg Jones Lane
       Monroe, LA  71202


(318) 325-8982

District: City of Monroe School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
622nd of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,440 Help


Students who attend Berg Jones Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Martin Luther King Junior High School
High:    Wossman High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  356

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.0%
White:
1.1%
Hispanic:
0.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Berg Jones Elementary School ranks worse than 92.1% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 9th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the City of Monroe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.6. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (98%), White (1.1%), Hispanic (0.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the City of Monroe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Berg Jones Elementary School is 16. 7 elementary schools in the City of Monroe School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Berg Jones Elementary School is $17,440, which is the 2nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the City of Monroe School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Berg Jones Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Berg Jones Elementary School 622nd of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Berg Jones Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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City of Monroe School District:

SchoolDigger ranks City of Monroe School District 87th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Berg Jones Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 32.23 534th 725 26.3%
2008 53.24 388th 743 47.8%
2009 54.35 385th 738 47.8%
2010 79.23 145th 736 80.3%
2011 55.03 390th 766 49.1%
2012 74.91 184th 764 75.9%
2013 35.87 547th 772 29.1%
2014 26.18 623rd 777 19.8%
2015 14.44 717th 792 9.5%
2016 11.40 693rd 742 6.6%
2017 22.79 617th 739 16.5%
2018 6.63 700th 728 3.8%
2019 16.89 643rd 731 12.0%
2021 6.21 700th 729 4.0%
2022 19.83 600th 727 17.5%
2023 20.33 605th 730 17.1%
2024 11.60 622nd 675 7.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 14.09 315th 333 5.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.41 610th 682 10.6%
2019 20.05 610th 697 12.5%
2021 7.55 691st 719 3.9%
2022 26.35 563rd 724 22.2%
2023 23.85 584th 723 19.2%
2024 14.73 611th 674 9.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.96 616th 684 9.9%
2021 10.39 665th 705 5.7%
2022 20.18 584th 701 16.7%
2023 22.50 582nd 705 17.4%
2024 12.59 595th 635 6.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.36 270th 281 3.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.56 619th 696 11.1%
2021 9.23 660th 704 6.3%
2022 18.88 606th 712 14.9%
2023 19.22 598th 713 16.1%
2024 17.11 570th 651 12.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Berg Jones Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.52 460th 547 15.9%
2019 29.71 439th 559 21.5%
2021 14.50 524th 564 7.1%
2022 33.87 398th 562 29.2%
2023 33.20 400th 570 29.8%
2024 19.43 446th 509 12.4%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Berg Jones Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 846 846
1990 0 657 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1991 2 661 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 663
1992 0 667 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1993 0 635 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 635
1994 0 580 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 580
1995 1 664 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1996 1 664 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 665
1997 1 684 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 685
1998 1 708 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 709
1999 0 677 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 677
2000 0 579 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2001 0 458 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2002 0 449 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2003 0 449 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 449
2004 0 488 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2005 0 454 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 454
2006 0 415 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2007 0 367 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 369
2008 0 353 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 354
2009 0 395 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 395
2010 0 392 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 392
2011 0 385 0 0 0 0 1 0 386
2012 0 402 0 1 0 0 4 0 407
2013 0 449 0 4 0 0 2 0 455
2014 0 415 0 2 0 0 2 0 419
2015 1 438 0 3 0 0 1 0 443
2016 1 451 0 0 0 0 1 0 453
2017 1 409 0 0 0 0 1 0 411
2018 0 402 0 0 0 0 1 0 403
2019 1 357 0 0 0 0 1 0 359
2020 0 358 0 0 0 0 3 0 361
2021 0 326 0 0 0 0 1 0 327
2022 1 317 0 1 0 0 0 0 319
2023 4 349 0 2 0 0 1 0 356

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Berg Jones Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 846 38.0 22.2 72.5
1990 657 37.0 17.7 91.6
1991 663 35.0 18.9 94.9
1992 667 35.0 19.0 91.6
1993 635 35.0 18.1 92.6
1994 580 33.0 17.6 95
1995 665 30.0 22.2 94.7
1996 665 30.0 22.2 94.7
1997 685 33.0 20.8 90.7
1998 709 33.0 21.5 94.9
1999 677 33.5 20.2 95
2000 579 24.5 23.6 99.5
2001 458 29.0 15.8 98.9
2002 449 29.0 15.5 98.7
2003 449 29.0 15.5 98.7
2004 488 33.0 14.8 98.2
2005 454 31.9 14.2 98.5
2006 416 27.5 15.1 90.4
2007 369 27.8 13.3 98.6
2008 354 29.6 12.0 99.2
2009 395 29.9 13.2 99
2010 392 31.9 12.2 99.2
2011 386 30.5 12.6 99
2012 407 29.6 13.7 99.3
2013 455 31.0 14.6 99.3
2014 419 27.7 15.0 99.3
2015 443 31.0 14.2 84.9
2016 453 n/a n/a 92.5
2017 411 42.6 9.6 91.7
2018 403 21.1 19.0 94.3
2019 359 22.0 16.3 89.1
2020 361 21.9 16.4 89.5
2021 327 20.0 16.3 88.1
2022 319 20.9 15.2 79.3
2023 356 22.1 16.0 97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Berg Jones Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 846 38.0 22.2 72.5
1990 657 37.0 17.7 91.6
1991 663 35.0 18.9 94.9
1992 667 35.0 19.0 91.6
1993 635 35.0 18.1 92.6
1994 580 33.0 17.6 95
1995 665 30.0 22.2 94.7
1996 665 30.0 22.2 94.7
1997 685 33.0 20.8 90.7
1998 709 33.0 21.5 94.9
1999 677 33.5 20.2 95
2000 579 24.5 23.6 99.5
2001 458 29.0 15.8 98.9
2002 449 29.0 15.5 98.7
2003 449 29.0 15.5 98.7
2004 488 33.0 14.8 98.2
2005 454 31.9 14.2 98.5
2006 416 27.5 15.1 90.4
2007 369 27.8 13.3 98.6
2008 354 29.6 12.0 99.2
2009 395 29.9 13.2 99
2010 392 31.9 12.2 99.2
2011 386 30.5 12.6 99
2012 407 29.6 13.7 99.3
2013 455 31.0 14.6 99.3
2014 419 27.7 15.0 99.3
2015 443 31.0 14.2 84.9
2016 453 n/a n/a 92.5
2017 411 42.6 9.6 91.7
2018 403 21.1 19.0 94.3
2019 359 22.0 16.3 89.1
2020 361 21.9 16.4 89.5
2021 327 20.0 16.3 88.1
2022 319 20.9 15.2 79.3
2023 356 22.1 16.0 97.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Berg Jones Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $12,538
2018 $11,853
2019 $13,963
2020 $13,189
2021 $15,929
2022 $17,440

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Berg Jones Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 643rd of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 605th of 730 Elementary schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Berg Jones Elementary School)6261
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District)6761
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Berg Jones Elementary School)5346
 7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District)6650
 16%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Berg Jones Elementary School)3120
 11%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4630
 16%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Berg Jones Elementary School)3541
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District)6555
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Berg Jones Elementary School)1022
 12%
   4th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4943
 6%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Berg Jones Elementary School)4042
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District)5855
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Berg Jones Elementary School)4252
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District)6361
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Berg Jones Elementary School)2130
 9%
   5th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4635
 11%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5447
 7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Berg Jones Elementary School)5339
 14%
   6th Grade Mathematics (City of Monroe School District)5845
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6157
 4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Berg Jones Elementary School)5350
 3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (City of Monroe School District)6956
 13%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)6768
 1%
6th Grade Social Studies (Berg Jones Elementary School)3014
 16%
   6th Grade Social Studies (City of Monroe School District)4429
 15%
   6th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5140
 11%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students359356
 0.8%
African American357349
 2.2%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic02
Pacific Islander00
White14
 300%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients89.1%97.2%
 8.1%


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Students who attend Berg Jones Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior High School
High : Wossman High School

Students at Berg Jones Elementary School are 98% African American, 1% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 356 students attended Berg Jones Elementary School.

Berg Jones Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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