📍 859 Swartz Fairbanks, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, 71203
East Ouachita Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Monroe, Ouachita Parish. The school has 540 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Ouachita Middle School enrolls 540 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Black or African American, 39% White and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 296 | 55% |
| White | 212 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
374 of the school's 540 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 296 qualify for free lunch and 78 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Ouachita Middle School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 33, state house district 14.
East Ouachita Middle 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 540 students, East Ouachita Middle School is close to the district average of about 484 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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