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Drew Elementary School

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Drew Elementary School ranks 80 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

80^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Drew Elementary School in West Monroe, LA, is a high-performing school serving 537 students in grades PK through 5, and it consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Louisiana as part of the Ouachita Parish school district.

Drew stands out for its exceptional academic performance across all subjects, with 2025-2026 proficiency rates of 77% in Math, 87% in ELA, and 78% in Social Studies. These scores are significantly higher than nearby schools like Lenwil Elementary School (43% Math, 53% ELA) and Riser Elementary School (35% Math, 61% ELA), and they are competitive with other top performers such as Claiborne School (79% Math, 87% ELA) and Boley Elementary School (80% Math, 84% ELA). Notably, Drew’s Social Studies score of 78% is higher than both Claiborne (73%) and Boley (74%).

One of Drew’s most impressive differentiators is its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.7% for the 2024-2025 school year. This is less than half the district rate (18.5%) and nearly three times lower than the state average (22.5%). It is also dramatically lower than schools with higher poverty rates like Lenwil (28.3%) and Riser (22.7%), and tied for the lowest among high-performing peers like George Welch Elementary School (8.7%). This strong attendance culture, combined with consistent excellence and effective support for all students—including male students and those from low-socioeconomic backgrounds—makes Drew a standout choice for families seeking a top-tier elementary education in the area.

537

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,360

Per pupil spending ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1132 Highway 15
West Monroe, LA 71291

(318) 396-7186

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Drew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Ridge Middle School
High:	West Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.0%

African American:

4.8%

Hispanic:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2023 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (81% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ouachita Parish

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2023) to 88th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

80^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 19Elementary Schools in the Ouachita Parish

38^th of 116Ouachita Parish among Louisiana districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.4	80 of 690	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	88 of 666	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.8	59 of 675	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	42 of 730	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	110 of 727	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	113 of 729	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	164 of 731	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	57 of 728	92.2%	★★★★★
2017	82.0	101 of 739	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	128 of 742	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	71 of 792	91.0%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	48 of 777	93.8%	★★★★★
2013	79.6	118 of 772	84.7%	★★★★☆
2012	85.2	80 of 764	89.5%	★★★★☆
2011	87.4	54 of 766	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	89.2	40 of 736	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	31 of 738	95.8%	★★★★★
2008	89.0	42 of 743	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	91.6	30 of 725	95.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	75.0	52 of 281	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	103 of 679	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	139 of 633	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.2	39 of 635	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	52 of 705	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	139 of 701	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	99 of 705	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	109 of 684	84.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	120 of 685	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	188 of 661	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	124 of 674	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	74 of 723	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	131 of 724	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	169 of 719	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	115 of 697	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	180 of 682	73.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	69 of 682	89.9%	★★★★★
2025	88.5	49 of 641	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.0	94 of 651	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	51 of 713	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	121 of 712	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	120 of 704	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	95 of 696	86.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	95 of 361	73.7%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	98 of 241	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	54 of 208	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	33 of 296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	75 of 307	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	52 of 306	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	49 of 333	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	93 of 496	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	89 of 431	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	63 of 434	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	70 of 518	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	161 of 517	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	145 of 522	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	228 of 517	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.5	89 of 516	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2018)81st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts87%+17 vs state

Social Studies78%+23 vs state

Mathematics77%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Drew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1132 Highway 15	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-7186	537	33	16.5	44.9%	478 (89.0%)	26 (4.8%)	20 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	86.4	80^th of 690 public elementary schools	88.4%		85.7	88^th of 666 public elementary schools	86.8%	8	75.0	77.0	77.0	77.0	88.0	86.0	86.0	87.0	72.0	84.0	76.0	78.0	$12,360
Claiborne School	Public	PK, KG-5	1011 Wallace Dean Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-8200	643	40	16.0	50.5%	472 (73.4%)	71 (11.0%)	48 (7.5%)	32 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.1%)	85.5	87^th of 690 public elementary schools	87.4%		85.8	85^th of 666 public elementary schools	87.2%	2	85.0	77.0	73.0	79.0	85.0	88.0		87.0	75.0	73.0	72.0	73.0	$11,409
George Welch Elementary School	Public	K-5	199 Caldwell Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 397-1100	429	24	17.5	35.4%	370 (86.2%)	25 (5.8%)	7 (1.6%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	83.3	106^th of 690 public elementary schools	84.6%		80.9	117^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.4%	11	77.0	76.0	61.0	72.0	87.0	90.0	89.0	88.0	81.0	68.0	77.0	75.0	$12,718
Kiroli Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Kiroli Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-1118	450	29	15.7	47.1%	333 (74.0%)	68 (15.1%)	23 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	82.7	111^th of 690 public elementary schools	83.9%		63.8	270^th of 666 public elementary schools	59.5%	159	79.0	83.0	87.0	83.0	71.0	76.0	94.0	81.0	58.0	73.0	91.0	74.0	$12,765
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Wellerman Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-1213	263	17	15.3	61.6%	184 (70.0%)	52 (19.8%)	17 (6.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	76.7	168^th of 690 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.1	224^th of 666 public elementary schools	66.4%	56	69.0	76.0	53.0	65.0		87.0		78.0	66.0	84.0	77.0	76.0	$15,164
Riser Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Price Drive	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-0577	313	24	12.9	82.4%	87 (27.8%)	138 (44.1%)	68 (21.7%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.8%)	27.6	530^th of 690 public elementary schools	23.2%		28.2	502^nd of 666 public elementary schools	24.6%	28	35.0	40.0	35.0	35.0	58.0	63.0	65.0	61.0	47.0	47.0	33.0	41.0	$16,508
Boley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Cypress St	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2250	279	20	13.6	78.9%	97 (34.8%)	139 (49.8%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	84.8	93^rd of 690 public elementary schools	86.5%		93.6	26^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.1%	67	76.0	87.0	74.0	80.0	81.0	86.0	82.0	84.0	63.0	78.0	82.0	74.0	$15,215
Lenwil Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	112 Arrant Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-3604	277	22	12.6	82.7%	143 (51.6%)	57 (20.6%)	58 (20.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.5%)	23.5	564^th of 690 public elementary schools	18.3%		23.3	543^rd of 666 public elementary schools	18.5%	21	44.0	41.0	47.0	43.0	38.0	56.0	64.0	53.0	21.0	49.0	46.0	38.0	$17,340
Calhoun Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	237 Calhoun Road	Calhoun	71225	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 644-1114	420	24	17.6	54.0%	389 (92.6%)	12 (2.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)								(n/a)													$13,322
Academy of Collaborative Education (ACE)	Public, Charter	K-5	505 Glenmar Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	Academy of Collaboration Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(318) 460-0563	92	11	8.1	41.3%	54 (58.7%)	35 (38.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Drew Elementary School

How many students attend Drew Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Drew Elementary School.

Is Drew Elementary School a good school?

Drew Elementary School ranks 80^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Drew Elementary School?

Students at Drew Elementary School are 89% White, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Drew Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Ridge Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

What district is Drew Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

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