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Boley Elementary School

Summary:

Boley Elementary School is a public elementary school in West Monroe, Louisiana, serving 297 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Boley Elementary consistently outperforms the Ouachita Parish and Louisiana state averages in LEAP test scores, with 83% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to 71% for the district and 69% for the state. The school also stands out for its racial diversity, with a higher percentage of African American (56.57%) and Hispanic (9.09%) students than nearby schools. Additionally, 84.85% of Boley's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite these challenges, Boley has consistently ranked in the top half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Boley's performance is particularly strong among its African American and low-socioeconomic status students, who rank in the top 100 and top 155 schools in Louisiana, respectively. However, the school's Social Studies proficiency rates lag behind the district and state averages, an area for improvement. Maintaining an appropriate student-teacher ratio, which has fluctuated in recent years, is also important for Boley to continue providing personalized attention and support to its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2213 Cypress St
       West Monroe, LA  71291

(318) 432-2250

District: Ouachita Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
197th of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,202 Help


Students who attend Boley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Good Hope Middle School
High:    West Monroe High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  290

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.1%
White:
29.3%
Hispanic:
10.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Boley Elementary School ranks better than 70.8% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 6th 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 72.1. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (52.1%), White (29.3%), Hispanic (10.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Boley Elementary School is 16.1, which is the 11th 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 Boley Elementary School is $17,202, which is the 2nd highest among 19 elementary schools in the Ouachita Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Boley Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Boley Elementary School 197th of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See Boley Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Boley Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 83.60 94th 725 87.0%
2008 78.12 147th 743 80.2%
2009 73.87 191st 738 74.1%
2010 62.56 324th 736 56.0%
2011 72.71 227th 766 70.4%
2012 56.42 370th 764 51.6%
2013 63.88 296th 772 61.7%
2014 67.89 259th 777 66.7%
2015 80.80 111th 792 86.0%
2016 74.54 191st 742 74.3%
2017 76.90 161st 739 78.2%
2018 68.73 169th 728 76.8%
2019 74.10 207th 731 71.7%
2021 60.50 299th 729 59.0%
2022 89.86 54th 727 92.6%
2023 77.91 159th 730 78.2%
2024 72.10 197th 675 70.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.78 104th 682 84.8%
2019 73.95 170th 697 75.6%
2021 69.06 207th 719 71.2%
2022 91.93 29th 724 96.0%
2023 81.99 90th 723 87.6%
2024 74.92 155th 674 77.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 58.40 310th 684 54.7%
2021 74.11 172nd 705 75.6%
2022 95.01 17th 701 97.6%
2023 79.17 117th 705 83.4%
2024 72.01 191st 635 69.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.11 155th 696 77.7%
2021 47.76 381st 704 45.9%
2022 81.83 118th 712 83.4%
2023 70.65 206th 713 71.1%
2024 75.07 165th 651 74.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.64 45th 547 91.8%
2019 76.67 109th 559 80.5%
2021 64.69 156th 564 72.3%
2022 91.81 33rd 562 94.1%
2023 79.70 88th 570 84.6%
2024 76.26 96th 509 81.1%
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Rank History for White students at Boley Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.02 294th 517 43.1%
2023 68.09 151st 518 70.8%
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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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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for Boley 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 360 360
1990 195 137 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 335
1991 166 126 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 294
1992 190 120 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 314
1993 156 96 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 253
1994 166 115 0 3 1 n/a n/a 0 285
1995 180 124 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 310
1996 180 124 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 310
1997 157 140 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 297
1998 111 131 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 246
1999 105 119 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 228
2000 101 95 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 202
2001 113 84 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 197
2002 119 68 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2003 119 68 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 191
2004 104 88 1 8 0 n/a n/a 0 201
2005 92 106 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 203
2006 81 99 3 5 0 n/a n/a 0 188
2007 79 102 2 10 0 n/a n/a 0 193
2008 66 99 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 172
2009 78 105 0 9 0 n/a n/a 0 192
2010 73 113 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 193
2011 88 119 0 6 1 0 12 0 226
2012 77 129 5 17 1 0 4 0 233
2013 67 105 11 12 1 0 9 0 205
2014 65 127 8 10 1 0 5 0 216
2015 56 131 8 12 1 0 5 0 213
2016 50 116 6 7 1 0 8 0 188
2017 64 136 7 9 1 0 9 0 226
2018 59 122 5 6 0 0 10 0 202
2019 61 144 5 7 0 0 13 0 230
2020 59 126 4 20 0 0 17 0 226
2021 50 141 2 24 0 0 15 0 232
2022 47 130 1 26 0 0 14 0 218
2023 77 168 3 27 0 0 22 0 297
2024 85 151 1 31 0 0 22 0 290

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 Boley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 360 23.0 15.6 41.1
1990 335 30.0 11.1 54.9
1991 294 26.0 11.3 53.1
1992 314 26.0 12.0 49.7
1993 253 24.0 10.5 53
1994 285 24.0 11.9 59.6
1995 310 23.0 13.5 57.4
1996 310 23.0 13.5 57.4
1997 297 23.0 12.9 53.5
1998 246 24.0 10.3 67.9
1999 228 23.0 9.9 73.7
2000 202 23.0 8.8 76.7
2001 197 25.0 7.9 71.1
2002 191 19.1 10.0 66
2003 191 19.1 10.0 66
2004 201 17.7 11.4 72.6
2005 203 15.5 13.1 77.3
2006 188 13.3 14.1 68.6
2007 193 12.1 16.0 76.2
2008 172 13.0 13.2 79.1
2009 192 15.0 12.8 78.1
2010 193 14.5 13.3 80.3
2011 226 14.0 16.1 81.4
2012 233 15.0 15.5 84.5
2013 205 14.0 14.6 50.2
2014 216 16.0 13.5 84.3
2015 213 16.0 13.3 76.1
2016 188 19.0 9.8 63.3
2017 226 15.0 15.0 60.2
2018 202 16.5 12.2 58.9
2019 230 13.5 17.0 69.1
2020 226 14.0 16.1 69.9
2021 232 13.8 16.7 48.7
2022 218 15.6 13.9 55.5
2023 297 13.6 21.7 84.8
2024 290 17.9 16.1 82.4

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 Boley Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 360 23.0 15.6 41.1
1990 335 30.0 11.1 54.9
1991 294 26.0 11.3 53.1
1992 314 26.0 12.0 49.7
1993 253 24.0 10.5 53
1994 285 24.0 11.9 59.6
1995 310 23.0 13.5 57.4
1996 310 23.0 13.5 57.4
1997 297 23.0 12.9 53.5
1998 246 24.0 10.3 67.9
1999 228 23.0 9.9 73.7
2000 202 23.0 8.8 76.7
2001 197 25.0 7.9 71.1
2002 191 19.1 10.0 66
2003 191 19.1 10.0 66
2004 201 17.7 11.4 72.6
2005 203 15.5 13.1 77.3
2006 188 13.3 14.1 68.6
2007 193 12.1 16.0 76.2
2008 172 13.0 13.2 79.1
2009 192 15.0 12.8 78.1
2010 193 14.5 13.3 80.3
2011 226 14.0 16.1 81.4
2012 233 15.0 15.5 84.5
2013 205 14.0 14.6 50.2
2014 216 16.0 13.5 84.3
2015 213 16.0 13.3 76.1
2016 188 19.0 9.8 63.3
2017 226 15.0 15.0 60.2
2018 202 16.5 12.2 58.9
2019 230 13.5 17.0 69.1
2020 226 14.0 16.1 69.9
2021 232 13.8 16.7 48.7
2022 218 15.6 13.9 55.5
2023 297 13.6 21.7 84.8
2024 290 17.9 16.1 82.4

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 Boley Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $12,793
2018 $13,491
2019 $12,670
2020 $12,091
2021 $13,241
2022 $17,202

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Boley Elementary 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

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 207th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 159th of 730 Elementary schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Boley Elementary School)8285
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ouachita Parish)6968
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Boley Elementary School)7883
 5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ouachita Parish)7669
 7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Boley Elementary School)5450
 4%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Ouachita Parish)5152
 1%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Boley Elementary School)8274
 8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ouachita Parish)7664
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Boley Elementary School)7588
 13%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ouachita Parish)8072
 8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (Boley Elementary School)4852
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Ouachita Parish)6159
 2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Boley Elementary School)8976
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ouachita Parish)6869
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade Social Studies (Boley Elementary School)8673
 13%
   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 Students230297
 29.1%
African American144168
 16.7%
American Indian00
Asian53
 40%
Hispanic727
 285.7%
Pacific Islander00
White6177
 26.2%
Two or More Races1322
 69.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.1%84.8%
 15.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Boley Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 290 students attended Boley Elementary School.

Students at Boley Elementary School are 52% African American, 29% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

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

Middle : Good Hope Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

Boley Elementary School ranks 197th of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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