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Wossman High School

Summary:

Wossman High School is a public high school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving 636 students in grades 9-12. 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 from SchoolDigger.

Wossman High School stands out for its significantly higher percentage of African American students (98.27%) compared to nearby schools like Neville High School and West Ouachita High School, which have more diverse student populations. Academically, Wossman consistently underperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates ranging from 39% in U.S. History to 59% in English II. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranks 252 out of 333 high schools in Louisiana, placing it in the bottom half of the state.

Wossman High School's high percentage of students (78.77%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch suggests a significant level of economic disadvantage among the student population. This socioeconomic factor, combined with the school's stark racial imbalance and consistently low academic performance, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges faced by the students at Wossman High School. Addressing these issues will be crucial in improving educational outcomes and providing equitable opportunities for the students at this school.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1600 Arizona Street
       Monroe, LA  71202

(318) 387-2932

District: City of Monroe School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
252nd of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,187 Help


Feeder schools for Wossman High School:

Elementary:    Berg Jones Elementary School
    Clara Hall Accelerated School
    Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
    Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Middle:    Martin Luther King Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.6 Help
Number of students:  636

Racial breakdown:

African American:
98.3%
Hispanic:
0.6%
White:
0.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  78.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wossman High School ranks worse than 75.7% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 2nd among 3 ranked high schools in the City of Monroe School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.15. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (98.3%), Hispanic (0.6%), two or more races (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 78.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wossman High School is 16.6. 1 high 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 Wossman High School is $16,187, which is the highest among 3 high schools in the City of Monroe School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wossman High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wossman High School 252nd of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See Wossman High School in the ranking list.)

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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 Wossman High School

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Rank History for all students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 25.09 247th 290 14.8%
2008 17.08 256th 291 12.0%
2009 15.46 266th 301 11.6%
2010 28.92 246th 297 17.2%
2011 34.68 239th 300 20.3%
2012 26.22 271st 310 12.6%
2013 30.42 259th 312 17.0%
2014 31.52 253rd 309 18.1%
2015 36.03 246th 312 21.2%
2016 36.16 228th 297 23.2%
2017 24.82 259th 297 12.8%
2018 43.79 188th 302 37.7%
2019 24.70 239th 313 23.6%
2021 42.83 187th 322 41.9%
2022 28.95 231st 326 29.1%
2023 24.37 245th 321 23.7%
2024 26.15 252nd 333 24.3%
See the entire list of Louisiana High School Rankings!

Rank History for Special Education students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.86 90th 135 33.3%
2023 37.11 86th 138 37.7%
2024 14.50 150th 165 9.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.07 217th 301 27.9%
2021 40.21 177th 285 37.9%
2022 33.24 221st 322 31.4%
2023 24.31 245th 321 23.7%
2024 32.44 227th 328 30.8%
See the entire list of Best Louisiana High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 26.63 226th 292 22.6%
2021 41.06 181st 288 37.2%
2022 32.99 215th 311 30.9%
2023 22.48 248th 308 19.5%
2024 32.55 221st 308 28.2%
See the entire list of Best Louisiana High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Male students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.34 229th 291 21.3%
2021 48.45 154th 292 47.3%
2022 14.54 258th 301 14.3%
2023 17.70 247th 306 19.3%
2024 20.28 254th 315 19.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Wossman High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.35 130th 233 44.2%
2021 62.83 70th 243 71.2%
2022 34.27 165th 256 35.5%
2023 41.82 144th 252 42.9%
2024 46.48 127th 260 51.2%
See the entire list of Best Louisiana High Schools for African American Students!

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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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.4)
55%

27%

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, July 27, 2018

Open Quote This is a great school for your child to attend. The staff work so hard to help your child, the school is filled with so much love. EXCELLENT SCHOOL!!!! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote Ive had a wonderful experience with The Wossman Highschool and two graduates,who ar now exceling in college Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote I AM VERY HAPPY WITH THE SCOOL AND THE TEACHERS THAT WORK WITH MY SON HE IS EXCELLING IN SCHOOL VERY WELL.WOSSMAN STAFF KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote The staff is very cooperative in assisting when needed. The school in general is well kept. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote Wossman puts our children first. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote This school has everything that can support a student and you can do everything to the best of your ablity. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote This school has done wonders for my children. They are striving to excel these students here to become the best they can be. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote Wossman High School is a great school. The faculty is very helpful and the Principal Moore is visible on the campus and a strong influence on the children. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote I think most of the teacher are very caring and understanding of the students. All of my children (4) including my husband and myself have graduated from Wossman. I commend all the teachers for a great effort. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 14, 2010

Open Quote My son has had wonderful experiences at this school. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wossman High 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 839 839
1990 25 821 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 846
1991 17 873 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 890
1992 18 945 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 963
1993 25 969 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 997
1994 17 1089 2 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1109
1995 8 1194 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1204
1996 8 1194 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 1204
1997 14 1174 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1189
1998 8 996 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1999 4 925 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 930
2000 2 802 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 805
2001 3 918 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 924
2002 2 735 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 740
2003 2 735 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 740
2004 4 731 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 737
2005 2 694 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 698
2006 3 674 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 680
2007 6 654 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 662
2008 7 647 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 655
2009 3 644 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 647
2010 8 648 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 658
2011 3 655 0 2 0 0 5 0 665
2012 3 652 0 3 0 0 16 0 674
2013 6 610 0 3 1 0 1 0 621
2014 5 593 0 2 0 0 1 0 601
2015 3 560 0 1 0 0 2 0 566
2016 3 612 1 1 0 0 3 0 620
2017 1 628 1 2 0 0 3 0 635
2018 6 616 1 2 0 0 1 0 626
2019 3 603 1 2 1 0 1 0 611
2020 3 578 0 3 0 0 0 0 584
2021 2 627 0 3 0 0 1 0 633
2022 6 599 0 3 0 0 1 0 609
2023 3 625 0 4 0 1 3 0 636

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 Wossman High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 839 52.0 16.1 67.5
1990 846 59.0 14.3 64.9
1991 890 59.0 15.0 70.3
1992 963 64.0 15.0 66.1
1993 997 65.0 15.3 68.4
1994 1109 68.0 16.3 67.6
1995 1204 74.0 16.3 63.6
1996 1204 74.0 16.3 63.6
1997 1189 62.0 19.2 64.8
1998 1004 54.0 18.6 64.9
1999 930 56.7 16.4 75.8
2000 805 46.5 17.3 70.3
2001 924 51.0 18.1 60.9
2002 740 50.0 14.8 71.1
2003 740 50.0 14.8 71.1
2004 737 49.0 15.0 71.2
2005 698 49.4 14.1 73.6
2006 680 51.8 13.1 76.2
2007 662 44.4 14.9 77.6
2008 655 46.4 14.1 81.4
2009 647 48.4 13.4 81.5
2010 658 49.7 13.2 88
2011 665 51.4 12.9 86
2012 674 55.9 12.0 88.1
2013 621 47.3 13.1 86.3
2014 601 45.0 13.3 87.7
2015 566 44.0 12.8 69.6
2016 620 n/a n/a 73.4
2017 635 57.1 11.1 80.2
2018 626 31.8 19.6 83.9
2019 611 33.8 18.0 81.8
2020 584 33.3 17.5 79.1
2021 633 33.4 18.9 75.5
2022 609 34.8 17.4 67.7
2023 636 38.2 16.6 78.8

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 Wossman High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 839 52.0 16.1 67.5
1990 846 59.0 14.3 64.9
1991 890 59.0 15.0 70.3
1992 963 64.0 15.0 66.1
1993 997 65.0 15.3 68.4
1994 1109 68.0 16.3 67.6
1995 1204 74.0 16.3 63.6
1996 1204 74.0 16.3 63.6
1997 1189 62.0 19.2 64.8
1998 1004 54.0 18.6 64.9
1999 930 56.7 16.4 75.8
2000 805 46.5 17.3 70.3
2001 924 51.0 18.1 60.9
2002 740 50.0 14.8 71.1
2003 740 50.0 14.8 71.1
2004 737 49.0 15.0 71.2
2005 698 49.4 14.1 73.6
2006 680 51.8 13.1 76.2
2007 662 44.4 14.9 77.6
2008 655 46.4 14.1 81.4
2009 647 48.4 13.4 81.5
2010 658 49.7 13.2 88
2011 665 51.4 12.9 86
2012 674 55.9 12.0 88.1
2013 621 47.3 13.1 86.3
2014 601 45.0 13.3 87.7
2015 566 44.0 12.8 69.6
2016 620 n/a n/a 73.4
2017 635 57.1 11.1 80.2
2018 626 31.8 19.6 83.9
2019 611 33.8 18.0 81.8
2020 584 33.3 17.5 79.1
2021 633 33.4 18.9 75.5
2022 609 34.8 17.4 67.7
2023 636 38.2 16.6 78.8

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wossman High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $13,113
2018 $12,958
2019 $13,089
2020 $13,478
2021 $14,497
2022 $16,187

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Wossman High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 239th of 313 High schoolsRanks 245th of 321 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Wossman High School)4346
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (City of Monroe School District)6053
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course Geometry (Wossman High School)4440
 4%
   End of Course Geometry (City of Monroe School District)5648
 8%
   End of Course Geometry (Louisiana)6861
 7%
End of Course English II (Wossman High School)6651
 15%
   End of Course English II (City of Monroe School District)5859
 1%
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course English I (Wossman High School)6057
 3%
   End of Course English I (City of Monroe School District)6861
 7%
   End of Course English I (Louisiana)7167
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students611636
 4.1%
African American603625
 3.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic24
 100%
Pacific Islander01
White33
Two or More Races13
 200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.8%78.8%
 3.1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wossman High School

Wossman High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Berg Jones Elementary School
Elementary : Clara Hall Accelerated School
Elementary : Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
Elementary : Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Middle : Martin Luther King Junior High School

Students at Wossman High School are 98% African American.

Wossman High School ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Louisiana high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 636 students attended Wossman High School.


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