Summary:
The city of Monroe, Louisiana is home to 6 middle schools, which are a mix of public schools under the Ouachita Parish and City of Monroe School District. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the schools, with Neville Junior High School and East Ouachita Middle School consistently outperforming their counterparts in the City of Monroe School District.
Neville Junior High School and East Ouachita Middle School maintain a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and have strong performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with scores above the district and state averages. In contrast, the schools in the City of Monroe School District generally underperform compared to the state and Ouachita Parish averages in both subjects, with Carroll Junior High School having the lowest test scores.
The data also reveals high chronic absenteeism rates across all the schools, ranging from 24.6%, which is a concern. Additionally, the City of Monroe School District has significantly higher rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, suggesting that these schools serve a more economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to their lower academic performance. The Ouachita Parish schools have lower student-teacher ratios, which may also be a factor in their stronger performance.
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