West Monroe High School

Summary:

West Monroe High School is a public high school serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 2,189 students in West Monroe, Louisiana, which is part of the Ouachita Parish School District.

The school consistently performs above the Ouachita Parish and Louisiana state averages in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with 74% proficiency in English II and 75% proficiency in Geometry, compared to 66% and 67% for Ouachita Parish, respectively. While the student body is majority white (63.91%), the school has a relatively diverse population with significant representation of African American (24.76%) and Hispanic (7.45%) students. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.3, West Monroe High School has a higher ratio than nearby West Ouachita High School (17.6) and Sterlington High School (16.2), but lower than Ouachita Parish High (18.6) and the two Monroe City schools, Neville High School (17.0) and Wossman High School (16.6).

While West Monroe High School has maintained consistent academic performance, ranking between 92 and 122 out of 321-333 Louisiana high schools over the past several years, there are notable disparities in the performance of different racial subgroups. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's Hispanic students ranked 97th out of 113 Louisiana high schools in English II proficiency, while its White students ranked 77th out of 248 high schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 30.66% in 2020-2021 to 57.56% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.


Detail:

Public 8-12

 201 Riggs Street
       West Monroe, LA  71291


(318) 323-3771

District: Ouachita Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
108th of 333 Louisiana High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,308 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  2,189

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.9%
African American:
24.8%
Hispanic:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  57.6% Help


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Compare Details West Monroe High School ranks better than 67.6% of high schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Ouachita Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.35. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details West Monroe High School has the largest high school student body size in the Ouachita Parish School District. Racial makeup is: White (63.9%), African American (24.8%), Hispanic (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 57.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Monroe High School is 19.3, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Ouachita Parish School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Monroe High School is $11,308, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Ouachita Parish School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Monroe High School:

SchoolDigger ranks West Monroe High School 108th of 333 Louisiana public high schools. (See West Monroe High 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 West Monroe High School

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Rank History for all students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 87.49 21st 290 92.8%
2008 85.91 14th 291 95.2%
2009 80.53 21st 301 93.0%
2010 81.28 27th 297 90.9%
2011 79.06 39th 300 87.0%
2012 76.13 48th 310 84.5%
2013 65.87 94th 312 69.9%
2014 66.79 92nd 309 70.2%
2015 64.75 108th 312 65.4%
2016 60.13 127th 297 57.2%
2017 58.75 150th 297 49.5%
2018 60.31 112th 302 62.9%
2019 65.12 115th 313 63.3%
2021 59.79 122nd 322 62.1%
2022 64.80 112th 326 65.6%
2023 68.80 92nd 321 71.3%
2024 66.35 108th 333 67.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.19 36th 39 7.7%
2023 44.94 30th 50 40.0%
2024 47.83 35th 63 44.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.67 28th 38 26.3%
2022 54.48 18th 40 55.0%
2023 31.74 25th 34 26.5%
2024 22.85 42nd 50 16.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 49.52 52nd 122 57.4%
2021 46.16 67th 135 50.4%
2022 60.76 41st 139 70.5%
2023 78.49 19th 138 86.2%
2024 77.05 22nd 165 86.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 47.54 167th 301 44.5%
2021 46.70 156th 285 45.3%
2022 50.18 152nd 322 52.8%
2023 59.30 121st 321 62.3%
2024 59.45 115th 328 64.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.89 129th 292 55.8%
2021 56.89 131st 288 54.5%
2022 60.63 125th 311 59.8%
2023 68.72 96th 308 68.8%
2024 69.12 91st 308 70.5%
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Rank History for Male students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.83 82nd 291 71.8%
2021 63.18 97th 292 66.8%
2022 66.19 97th 301 67.8%
2023 66.43 95th 306 69.0%
2024 63.95 107th 315 66.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 54.61 13th 24 45.8%
2024 78.48 3rd 22 86.4%
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Rank History for African American students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.71 127th 233 45.5%
2021 41.00 133rd 243 45.3%
2022 46.50 127th 256 50.4%
2023 48.49 124th 252 50.8%
2024 52.57 112th 260 56.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.79 51st 78 34.6%
2021 29.37 68th 92 26.1%
2022 33.89 71st 103 31.1%
2023 24.92 88th 107 17.8%
2024 20.14 97th 113 14.2%
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Rank History for White students at West Monroe High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 61.16 92nd 249 63.1%
2021 61.10 80th 245 67.3%
2022 66.22 65th 250 74.0%
2023 69.79 62nd 249 75.1%
2024 66.42 77th 248 69.0%
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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 West Monroe 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 1617 1617
1990 1567 185 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1752
1991 1596 201 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1797
1992 1570 207 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1777
1993 1589 229 2 3 2 n/a n/a 0 1825
1994 1636 218 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 1854
1995 1730 226 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1961
1996 1730 226 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1961
1997 1715 226 6 6 3 n/a n/a 0 1956
1998 1644 233 6 7 0 n/a n/a 0 1890
1999 1656 229 3 15 2 n/a n/a 0 1905
2000 1664 241 4 12 2 n/a n/a 0 1923
2001 1737 260 5 15 2 n/a n/a 0 2019
2002 1728 308 12 11 1 n/a n/a 0 2060
2003 1728 308 12 11 1 n/a n/a 0 2060
2004 1622 326 18 18 1 n/a n/a 0 1985
2005 1581 323 12 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1942
2006 1522 314 25 24 2 n/a n/a 0 1887
2007 1575 321 20 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1942
2008 1582 312 16 27 0 n/a n/a 0 1937
2009 1544 327 23 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1926
2010 1492 325 16 33 1 n/a n/a 0 1867
2011 1533 348 15 40 2 0 0 0 1938
2012 1540 386 13 39 2 1 0 0 1981
2013 1607 456 16 36 2 3 1 0 2121
2014 1586 482 20 52 2 0 0 0 2142
2015 1605 467 27 73 1 1 4 0 2178
2016 1625 482 26 76 4 0 15 0 2228
2017 1592 494 29 83 2 1 17 0 2218
2018 1578 465 31 91 2 1 16 0 2184
2019 1532 504 25 90 2 2 18 0 2173
2020 1479 511 28 106 1 2 23 0 2150
2021 1429 531 21 113 2 1 26 0 2123
2022 1365 523 25 134 4 0 25 0 2076
2023 1399 542 35 163 4 0 46 0 2189

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 West Monroe High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1617 97.0 16.6 11.3
1990 1752 125.0 14.0 11.8
1991 1797 117.0 15.3 10.7
1992 1777 112.0 15.8 12.4
1993 1825 111.0 16.4 14.2
1994 1854 109.0 17.0 13.3
1995 1961 112.0 17.5 14.4
1996 1961 112.0 17.5 14.4
1997 1956 112.5 17.4 15.6
1998 1890 115.0 16.4 17.4
1999 1905 115.5 16.5 20
2000 1923 123.0 15.6 20
2001 2019 125.9 16.0 19.9
2002 2060 132.4 15.6 26.8
2003 2060 132.4 15.6 26.8
2004 1985 131.9 15.0 31.4
2005 1942 127.9 15.2 30.1
2006 1887 123.5 15.3 27.9
2007 1942 123.9 15.7 29.5
2008 1937 126.8 15.3 30.4
2009 1926 123.6 15.6 31.7
2010 1867 121.8 15.3 35.5
2011 1938 125.0 15.5 37.6
2012 1981 125.0 15.8 39.2
2013 2121 122.0 17.3 22.2
2014 2142 131.0 16.3 43.3
2015 2178 130.0 16.7 41.6
2016 2228 142.0 15.6 45
2017 2218 112.2 19.7 41.8
2018 2184 105.2 20.7 44.6
2019 2173 103.0 21.0 45
2020 2150 109.3 19.6 46.5
2021 2123 105.3 20.1 30.7
2022 2076 105.1 19.7 31.6
2023 2189 113.3 19.3 57.6

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 West Monroe High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1617 97.0 16.6 11.3
1990 1752 125.0 14.0 11.8
1991 1797 117.0 15.3 10.7
1992 1777 112.0 15.8 12.4
1993 1825 111.0 16.4 14.2
1994 1854 109.0 17.0 13.3
1995 1961 112.0 17.5 14.4
1996 1961 112.0 17.5 14.4
1997 1956 112.5 17.4 15.6
1998 1890 115.0 16.4 17.4
1999 1905 115.5 16.5 20
2000 1923 123.0 15.6 20
2001 2019 125.9 16.0 19.9
2002 2060 132.4 15.6 26.8
2003 2060 132.4 15.6 26.8
2004 1985 131.9 15.0 31.4
2005 1942 127.9 15.2 30.1
2006 1887 123.5 15.3 27.9
2007 1942 123.9 15.7 29.5
2008 1937 126.8 15.3 30.4
2009 1926 123.6 15.6 31.7
2010 1867 121.8 15.3 35.5
2011 1938 125.0 15.5 37.6
2012 1981 125.0 15.8 39.2
2013 2121 122.0 17.3 22.2
2014 2142 131.0 16.3 43.3
2015 2178 130.0 16.7 41.6
2016 2228 142.0 15.6 45
2017 2218 112.2 19.7 41.8
2018 2184 105.2 20.7 44.6
2019 2173 103.0 21.0 45
2020 2150 109.3 19.6 46.5
2021 2123 105.3 20.1 30.7
2022 2076 105.1 19.7 31.6
2023 2189 113.3 19.3 57.6

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 West Monroe High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $8,739
2018 $8,846
2019 $8,869
2020 $8,964
2021 $9,843
2022 $11,308

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Monroe High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 115th of 313 High schoolsRanks 92nd of 321 High schools
 8.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (West Monroe High School)6766
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Ouachita Parish)7170
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Louisiana)6764
 3%
End of Course Geometry (West Monroe High School)7982
 3%
   End of Course Geometry (Ouachita Parish)7565
 10%
   End of Course Geometry (Louisiana)6861
 7%
End of Course English II (West Monroe High School)7173
 2%
   End of Course English II (Ouachita Parish)7067
 3%
   End of Course English II (Louisiana)6967
 2%
End of Course U.S. History (West Monroe High School)7263
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Ouachita Parish)6257
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Louisiana)5954
 5%
End of Course English I (West Monroe High School)7775
 2%
   End of Course English I (Ouachita Parish)7270
 2%
   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 Students21732189
 0.7%
African American504542
 7.5%
American Indian24
 100%
Asian2535
 40%
Hispanic90163
 81.1%
Pacific Islander20
 100%
White15321399
 8.7%
Two or More Races1846
 155.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45%57.6%
 12.6%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 2,189 students attended West Monroe High School.

Students at West Monroe High School are 64% White, 25% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

West Monroe High School ranks 108th of 333 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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