📍 1501 Wellerman Road, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71291
Highland Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Elementary School enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 18% Black or African American and 4.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 212 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3% |
| Asian | 8 | 2.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 296 students (61%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 161 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-50, state senate district 35, state house district 17.
Highland Elementary School is one of 36 schools in Ouachita Parish, based in Monroe, Louisiana. The district serves 17,435 students district-wide and employs 1,042 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Highland Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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