📍 4061 Caples Road, West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71292
West Ouachita High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 1,080 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 85%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Ouachita High School enrolls 1,080 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 5.6% Black or African American and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 979 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
583 of the school's 1,080 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 461 qualify for free lunch and 122 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 Ouachita High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 15.
West Ouachita 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 1,080 students, West Ouachita 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: Rural - Distant
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