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Southside Alternative High School

PublicOtherGrades 1–12Alternative Education School

4701 South Grand St., Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 651-4841 · Part of Office of Juvenile Justice

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

Directions
Students
165
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
88%
Setting
City
Grades
1–12
The gist

What stands out about Southside Alternative High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 157.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 40.2%

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

Location

Directions ↗

4701 South Grand St., Monroe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 74
Grade 81
Grade 948
Grade 1044
Grade 1136
Grade 1232
Enrollment over time
64’20
88’21
186’22
169’23
165’24

Up 157.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 82%White 11%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southside Alternative High School from Monroe families.

Other schools in Office of Juvenile Justice

The district →
Central Southwest Alternative High School
Other · Grades K–12 · Bunkie
C+
56 students8:1
Riverside Alternative High School
Other · Grades 1–12 · Bridge City
C+
27 students3:1
Central Southwest Alternative- St. Martinville
High · Grades 6–12 · Saint Martinville
16 students8:1

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; Monroe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.