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Morehouse Elementary School

Q: How many students attend Morehouse Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Morehouse Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Morehouse Elementary School?

Students at Morehouse Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Morehouse Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morehouse Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bastrop High School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Morehouse Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bastrop, Louisiana, serving 587 students in grades PK-6. The school has a predominantly African American student body, with 90.8% of students identifying as African American. However, Morehouse Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Louisiana, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Morehouse Elementary School significantly underperforms compared to the Morehouse Parish and Louisiana state averages on standardized tests. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 6% of 3rd, 5th, and 6th-grade students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 38% in Morehouse Parish and 62% statewide. Similarly, only 25-29% of 3rd and 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 45-47% in Morehouse Parish and 66-70% statewide. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, African American, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools in their respective categories, and the school's special education students rank in the bottom 1-2%.

Morehouse Elementary School has had high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 76.04% in 2020-2021 to 5.96% in 2022-2023, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.5 to 21.9 students per teacher over the past three school years. When compared to nearby schools, such as Delta Elementary School, Morehouse Elementary consistently underperforms on academic measures, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's struggles and provide a high-quality education for all students.

509

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,708

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 West Madison Avenue
Bastrop, LA 71220

(318) 281-0776

District: Morehouse Parish

Students who attend Morehouse Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bastrop High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.3%

White:

4.5%

Two or more races:

1.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2014 → <1st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (14% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 55 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg40%

Louisiana avg65%

Not ranked this year

Morehouse Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	1.1	673 of 675	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.4	728 of 730	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	725 of 727	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.0	726 of 729	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	727 of 731	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.9	726 of 728	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	732 of 739	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.8	734 of 742	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.1	781 of 792	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.5	765 of 777	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.2	746 of 772	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.8	685 of 764	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	660 of 766	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	3.1	507 of 509	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.1	569 of 570	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	560 of 562	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	559 of 564	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	556 of 559	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	537 of 547	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	9.1	279 of 281	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	0.8	633 of 633	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	635 of 635	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	704 of 705	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	698 of 701	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	702 of 705	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.3	684 of 684	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	661 of 661	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	671 of 674	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	721 of 723	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.0	722 of 724	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	716 of 719	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	694 of 697	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	671 of 682	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	1.9	649 of 651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	711 of 713	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	712 of 712	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	701 of 704	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	695 of 696	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	241 of 241	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	295 of 296	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	307 of 307	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	292 of 306	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	332 of 333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	3.4	510 of 516	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2017	3.7	422 of 437	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.7	416 of 435	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	461 of 482	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.5	439 of 470	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	390 of 457	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	370 of 442	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.1	365 of 412	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.3	244 of 408	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.8	307 of 425	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.8	311 of 413	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	299 of 396	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

White (2018)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)1st percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile

Female (2025)<1st percentile

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-48 vs state

Mathematics5%-55 vs state

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Schools Near Morehouse Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)					LEAP English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Morehouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1001 West Madison Avenue	Bastrop	71220	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 281-0776	509	35	14.5	89.6%	23 (4.5%)	480 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)				10.0	5.0	18.0				22.0	$17,708
Delta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7661 Mer Rouge/Collinston Road	Mer Rouge	71261	Morehouse Parish	Morehouse Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 647-3443	442	40	11.1	82.1%	73 (16.5%)	352 (79.6%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	8.2	640^th of 666 public elementary schools	3.9%		4.4	663^rd of 675 public elementary schools	1.8%	23	47.0	24.0	26.0		33.0	44.0	22.0	43.0	46.0	37.0	$21,570
Sterlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9040 Highway 165 North	Sterlington	71280	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2050	800	40	20.0	44.6%	571 (71.4%)	166 (20.8%)	14 (1.8%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	83.9	97^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.4%		86.8	77^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.6%	20	83.0		75.0		81.0	81.0	88.0	80.0		83.0	$11,819
Swartz Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	235 Swartz School Rd	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-8883	325	26	12.5	65.2%	157 (48.3%)	141 (43.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$14,902
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Lincoln Hill Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-1723	350	20	17.6	66.3%	147 (42.0%)	164 (46.9%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	43.4	398^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.2%		50.4	364^th of 675 public elementary schools	46.1%	34	59.0	61.0	51.0		56.0	53.0	71.0	66.0		64.0	$13,673
Jack Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3631 Old Sterlington Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-4560	501	33	15.2	81.4%	22 (4.4%)	443 (88.4%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	31.1	481^st of 666 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.3	542^nd of 675 public elementary schools	19.7%	61	37.0	40.0			40.0	61.0	62.0	69.0		64.0	$13,608
Cypress Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6701 Mosswood Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 345-5666	431	37	11.7	89.8%	21 (4.9%)	387 (89.8%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.9	513^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.0%		33.7	477^th of 675 public elementary schools	29.3%	36	58.0	58.0		45.0	58.0	51.0	56.0		47.0	56.0	$15,898
Lakeshore School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Balboa Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-1173	532	33	16.0	75.6%	131 (24.6%)	352 (66.2%)	31 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	21.5	557^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.4%		17.3	584^th of 675 public elementary schools	13.5%	27	53.0	33.0	25.0		38.0	64.0	51.0	52.0		54.0	$14,043
Sallie Humble Elementary School	Public	3-6	3800 Westminister Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7659	579	46	12.6	56.6%	276 (47.7%)	234 (40.4%)	24 (4.1%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.8%)	84.8	93^rd of 666 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.1	106^th of 675 public elementary schools	84.3%	13	85.0	85.0	85.0	69.0	81.0	85.0	84.0			82.0	$13,702
Lexington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1905 Spencer Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-9753	547	40	13.7	52.8%	277 (50.6%)	198 (36.2%)	19 (3.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)								(n/a)											$15,227

Frequently Asked Questions about Morehouse Elementary School

How many students attend Morehouse Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Morehouse Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Morehouse Elementary School?

Students at Morehouse Elementary School are 94% African American, 5% White.

What schools do graduates of Morehouse Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Morehouse Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bastrop High School

What district is Morehouse Elementary School in?

Morehouse Parish

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