Drew Elementary School

Summary:

Drew Elementary School is a public elementary school located in West Monroe, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 544. The school is part of the Ouachita Parish School District, which is ranked 44 out of 122 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Drew Elementary consistently performs well above the state and district averages in LEAP (Louisiana Educational Assessment Program) test scores for Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 86% of Drew Elementary students were proficient or better in Mathematics and ELA, compared to 59% and 69% at the state level, respectively. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of Louisiana elementary schools for the past several years, and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Drew Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of White students (89.15%) compared to the state and district averages, with lower percentages of African American, Hispanic, and other minority students.

The growing percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Drew Elementary, increasing from 27.49% in 2020-2021 to 43.75% in 2022-2023, suggests that the school is serving an increasingly economically disadvantaged population. When compared to nearby schools in the Ouachita Parish district, such as Boley Elementary and Claiborne School, Drew Elementary outperforms most of its peers in academic achievement, statewide ranking, and student-teacher ratio, though some other high-performing schools in the district also demonstrate strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1132 Highway 15
       West Monroe, LA  71291


(318) 396-7186

District: Ouachita Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
59th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,439 Help


Students who attend Drew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    West Ridge Middle School
High:    West Monroe High School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  544

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.2%
African American:
5.1%
Hispanic:
3.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  43.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Drew Elementary School ranks better than 91.3% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks first among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Ouachita Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.78. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (89.2%), African American (5.1%), Hispanic (3.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 43.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Drew Elementary School is 18.1, which is the 8th best among 19 elementary schools in the Ouachita Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Drew Elementary School is $11,439. 17 elementary schools in the Ouachita Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Drew Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Drew Elementary School 59th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Drew Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Ouachita Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Ouachita Parish 44th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Drew Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 91.62 30th 725 95.9%
2008 89.02 42nd 743 94.3%
2009 90.70 31st 738 95.8%
2010 89.17 40th 736 94.6%
2011 87.37 54th 766 93.0%
2012 85.25 80th 764 89.5%
2013 79.56 118th 772 84.7%
2014 87.81 48th 777 93.8%
2015 85.86 71st 792 91.0%
2016 79.84 128th 742 82.7%
2017 82.01 101st 739 86.3%
2018 83.69 57th 728 92.2%
2019 78.16 164th 731 77.6%
2021 82.51 113th 729 84.5%
2022 83.16 110th 727 84.9%
2023 91.67 42nd 730 94.2%
2024 88.78 59th 675 91.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.73 49th 333 85.3%
2021 75.38 52nd 306 83.0%
2022 69.88 75th 307 75.6%
2023 82.79 33rd 296 88.9%
2024 69.47 54th 208 74.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.68 180th 682 73.6%
2019 78.36 115th 697 83.5%
2021 72.58 169th 719 76.5%
2022 76.49 131st 724 81.9%
2023 84.44 74th 723 89.8%
2024 78.72 124th 674 81.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.30 109th 684 84.1%
2021 83.19 99th 705 86.0%
2022 78.17 139th 701 80.2%
2023 89.36 52nd 705 92.6%
2024 90.19 39th 635 93.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.03 52nd 281 81.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 83.30 95th 696 86.4%
2021 80.64 120th 704 83.0%
2022 81.59 121st 712 83.0%
2023 89.62 51st 713 92.8%
2024 84.00 94th 651 85.6%
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Rank History for White students at Drew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.50 89th 516 82.8%
2019 59.49 228th 517 55.9%
2021 69.34 145th 522 72.2%
2022 68.81 161st 517 68.9%
2023 81.96 70th 518 86.5%
2024 80.55 63rd 434 85.5%
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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 Drew 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 789 789
1990 491 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1991 526 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1992 521 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1993 492 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1994 509 3 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1995 569 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1996 569 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 570
1997 595 2 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 602
1998 598 6 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 608
1999 588 4 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 596
2000 566 2 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2001 573 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 579
2002 544 6 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2003 544 6 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 553
2004 588 5 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 595
2005 524 10 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2006 537 16 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2007 543 13 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 560
2008 524 7 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2009 533 8 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 544
2010 507 9 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 519
2011 535 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 548
2012 529 11 2 5 0 0 1 0 548
2013 514 16 1 8 0 0 1 0 540
2014 482 14 3 12 0 0 1 0 512
2015 468 8 6 9 0 0 2 0 493
2016 431 15 7 12 1 0 1 0 467
2017 430 14 5 11 1 0 2 0 463
2018 419 13 6 8 0 2 2 0 450
2019 436 12 7 10 0 1 3 0 469
2020 466 15 5 8 0 1 6 0 501
2021 462 19 4 11 0 1 5 0 502
2022 449 26 3 16 0 0 6 0 500
2023 485 28 3 18 0 0 10 0 544

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 Drew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 789 39.0 20.2 13.8
1990 493 28.0 17.6 15.6
1991 526 29.0 18.1 15.8
1992 521 27.0 19.2 20.9
1993 494 31.0 15.9 21.7
1994 514 28.0 18.4 21
1995 570 31.0 18.4 19.5
1996 570 31.0 18.4 19.5
1997 602 32.0 18.8 15.9
1998 608 33.0 18.4 16.3
1999 596 34.5 17.3 24
2000 570 34.0 16.8 24.4
2001 579 35.0 16.5 26.9
2002 553 34.1 16.2 24.2
2003 553 34.1 16.2 24.2
2004 595 34.0 17.5 25
2005 536 29.5 18.2 27.4
2006 556 30.3 18.3 25.7
2007 560 31.5 17.8 30.2
2008 537 35.0 15.3 26.1
2009 544 32.0 17.0 33.1
2010 519 30.2 17.1 33.5
2011 548 27.8 19.6 35.8
2012 548 28.8 19.0 40.5
2013 540 27.0 20.0 24.4
2014 512 28.9 17.7 42.4
2015 493 29.0 17.0 44
2016 467 33.0 14.1 45.8
2017 463 28.9 15.9 47.5
2018 450 21.0 21.4 40.9
2019 469 22.0 21.3 44.3
2020 501 23.0 21.7 40.9
2021 502 25.0 20.0 27.5
2022 500 25.1 19.9 24.6
2023 544 29.9 18.1 43.8

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 Drew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 789 39.0 20.2 13.8
1990 493 28.0 17.6 15.6
1991 526 29.0 18.1 15.8
1992 521 27.0 19.2 20.9
1993 494 31.0 15.9 21.7
1994 514 28.0 18.4 21
1995 570 31.0 18.4 19.5
1996 570 31.0 18.4 19.5
1997 602 32.0 18.8 15.9
1998 608 33.0 18.4 16.3
1999 596 34.5 17.3 24
2000 570 34.0 16.8 24.4
2001 579 35.0 16.5 26.9
2002 553 34.1 16.2 24.2
2003 553 34.1 16.2 24.2
2004 595 34.0 17.5 25
2005 536 29.5 18.2 27.4
2006 556 30.3 18.3 25.7
2007 560 31.5 17.8 30.2
2008 537 35.0 15.3 26.1
2009 544 32.0 17.0 33.1
2010 519 30.2 17.1 33.5
2011 548 27.8 19.6 35.8
2012 548 28.8 19.0 40.5
2013 540 27.0 20.0 24.4
2014 512 28.9 17.7 42.4
2015 493 29.0 17.0 44
2016 467 33.0 14.1 45.8
2017 463 28.9 15.9 47.5
2018 450 21.0 21.4 40.9
2019 469 22.0 21.3 44.3
2020 501 23.0 21.7 40.9
2021 502 25.0 20.0 27.5
2022 500 25.1 19.9 24.6
2023 544 29.9 18.1 43.8

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Drew Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $9,446
2018 $9,041
2019 $9,393
2020 $8,743
2021 $10,260
2022 $11,439

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Drew Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 164th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 42nd of 730 Elementary schools
 16.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
4th Grade English Language Arts (Drew Elementary School)9285
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ouachita Parish)8072
 8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Drew Elementary School)8384
 1%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Ouachita Parish)6159
 2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Drew Elementary School)5975
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ouachita Parish)6869
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Drew Elementary School)7989
 10%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ouachita Parish)7577
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%
5th Grade Social Studies (Drew Elementary School)7082
 12%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Ouachita Parish)5860
 2%
   5th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5448
 6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students469544
 16%
African American1228
 133.3%
American Indian00
Asian73
 57.1%
Hispanic1018
 80%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White436485
 11.2%
Two or More Races310
 233.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients44.3%43.8%
 0.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Drew Elementary School

Students at Drew Elementary School are 89% White, 5% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 544 students attended Drew Elementary School.

Students who attend Drew Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Ridge Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

Yes. Drew Elementary School ranks in the top 8.7% of Louisiana elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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