📍 201 Riggs Street, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71291
West Monroe High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 2,189 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 113.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Monroe High School enrolls 2,189 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 113.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 25% Black or African American and 7.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,399 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 542 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 163 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 46 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 35 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,260 of the school's 2,189 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,047 qualify for free lunch and 213 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Monroe High 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.
West Monroe High 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 2,189 students, West Monroe High School is larger 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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