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Riser Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

100 Price Drive, West Monroe, LA 71292 · (318) 387-0577 · Part of Ouachita Parish School District

Brownsville’s School Grade A− better than 80% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
313
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Riser Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 35% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Brownsville kids: Riser Middle School

On the path

Where Brownsville kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Riser Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Riser Middle Schoolin West Monroe

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Price Drive, West Monroe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K30
Kindergarten59
Grade 146
Grade 242
Grade 339
Grade 455
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
307’20
275’21
327’22
318’23
313’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 44%White 28%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Riser Elementary School from Brownsville families.

Other schools in Ouachita Parish School District

The district →
Sterlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sterlington
A
800 students20:1
Claiborne School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Monroe
A+
643 students16:1
Drew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Monroe
A
537 students17:1
Lakeshore School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
C
532 students16:1
Woodlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Monroe
B+
508 students15:1
Jack Hayes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Monroe
C+
501 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; Brownsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.