Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Monroe

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Monroe City School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Monroe.

Monroe’s School Grade B better than 59% of Louisiana school districts

Students
8,033
Schools
19
Spent per student
$15,300
LA $15,623
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
81%
Debt
$55.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Monroe City School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Louisiana districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $55.2M, about $6,875 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% of the 197 Louisiana school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Monroe. Grade by grade →

PK–610 schoolsThis district
7–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–123 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. LA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency22%
State average 31.8% · 3,990 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 42.4% · 4,057 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 82.6% · 518 in the class

97% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,300 per student · 2% below LA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 37%State 35%Federal 28%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,107’20
8,163’21
8,646’22
8,683’23
8,033’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Black 82%White 14%Hispanic 2%Two or more races 1%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

19 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Louisiana’s other public schools.

Lexington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
547 students14:1
J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
A−
458 students13:1
Cypress Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
C
431 students12:1
Carver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
C−
395 students14:1
Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
D−
391 students13:1
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
C
354 students11:1
Berg Jones Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
D
328 students12:1
Madison James Foster Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
D−
278 students11:1
Clara Hall Accelerated School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
260 students13:1
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Monroe
D
212 students10:1
Sherrouse School
Other · Grades K–12 · Monroe
C+
106 students15:1
Sallie Humble Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Monroe
A−
579 students13:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–6 · Monroe
C+
268 students12:1
Neville Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Monroe
B+
474 students12:1
Martin Luther King Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Monroe
C−
350 students11:1
Carroll Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Monroe
D
348 students13:1
Neville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
B+
1,042 students15:1
Wossman High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
C+
635 students12:1
Carroll High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Monroe
D
577 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Louisiana.