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Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School

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Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School ranks 241 st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

241^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School in West Monroe, LA, is a small, rural PK-8 school serving 167 students within the Ouachita Parish School District, offering a unique continuous learning environment from early childhood through middle school. This school stands out dramatically from its neighbors: its test scores are nearly double those of nearby schools like Riverbend Elementary School (25% Math, 54% ELA) and Shady Grove Elementary School (42% Math, 49% ELA), with Pinecrest achieving 69% proficiency in Math and 82% in ELA. The only comparable performer is Woodlawn Elementary School (75% Math, 83% ELA), suggesting a community advantage in this area.

What truly sets Pinecrest apart is its exceptional support for students from lower-income backgrounds. Despite over half of its students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for serving low-SES students—a stark contrast to schools with higher poverty rates like Shady Grove Elementary School (94.36% free/reduced lunch) that struggle academically. The school also boasts a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of just 10.8%, far better than the district average (18.5%) and state average (22.5%), and significantly lower than peers like Lenwil Elementary School (28.3%) and Riser Elementary School (22.7%).

While the school's overall state ranking has dipped from a peak of 5 stars to 3 stars, its core strengths remain intact. The very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1 allows for targeted support, and the PK-8 grade span prevents the disruptive transition to a new school during middle school. Parents should note a pattern of strong early elementary performance followed by a dip in 5th grade (e.g., ELA drops from 100% in 4th grade to 62% in 5th grade), but the middle school program (6th-8th) consistently gets students back on track, with 6th grade Math reaching 87% proficiency. This small, close-knit school offers a stable, high-performing environment that effectively supports students through their entire elementary and middle school journey.

167

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,479

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3604 Highway 557
West Monroe, LA 71292

(318) 325-4331

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School usually attend:

High:

West Ouachita High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.4%

Asian:

1.2%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

Elementary school

241^st of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

120^th of 452

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	241 of 690	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.0	177 of 666	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	212 of 675	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	140 of 730	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	119 of 727	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	92.5	35 of 729	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	102 of 731	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	183 of 728	74.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	154 of 739	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.8	249 of 742	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	78.9	135 of 792	83.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.7	118 of 777	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	114 of 772	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	125 of 764	83.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	204 of 766	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	58.7	355 of 736	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	76.9	161 of 738	78.2%	★★★★☆
2008	87.0	57 of 743	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	90.2	37 of 725	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	308 of 633	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	321 of 635	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	303 of 701	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.5	73 of 684	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	109 of 685	84.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.3	210 of 661	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.9	188 of 674	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	235 of 723	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	142 of 724	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	102 of 719	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	104 of 697	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	172 of 682	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	146 of 682	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	139 of 641	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	114 of 713	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.1	111 of 712	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	93.2	27 of 704	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.3	160 of 696	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	262 of 496	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	201 of 431	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	268 of 434	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.4	200 of 518	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	175 of 517	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.2	58 of 522	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	139 of 517	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	216 of 516	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	120 of 452	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	26 of 447	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	59 of 449	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	47 of 465	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	66 of 460	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	23 of 459	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	28 of 449	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	38 of 411	90.8%	★★★★★
2017	87.7	36 of 437	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	83.9	51 of 435	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	86.5	41 of 482	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	33 of 470	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	79.3	75 of 457	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	85.0	37 of 442	91.6%	★★★★★
2011	85.1	30 of 412	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	85.7	34 of 408	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	91.7	15 of 425	96.5%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	20 of 413	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	91.5	15 of 396	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	169 of 434	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	90.3	28 of 441	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	11 of 441	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	23 of 418	94.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	93 of 450	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	86 of 459	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	87.9	37 of 458	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	37 of 455	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	47 of 430	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.4	23 of 403	94.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	88.7	40 of 435	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	48 of 426	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	48 of 443	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	45 of 442	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	54 of 442	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	75 of 418	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	167 of 338	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.3	40 of 316	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	93 of 320	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	79 of 352	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	130 of 362	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.9	43 of 358	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.2	26 of 350	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	45 of 338	86.7%	★★★★☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)84th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)47th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Male (2026)91st percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+12 vs state

Mathematics69%+7 vs state

Social Studies62%+7 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 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th 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 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th 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 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	3604 Highway 557	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 325-4331	167	14	11.5	52.7%	161 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	68.3	241^st of 690 public elementary schools	65.1%		74	177^th of 666 public elementary schools	73.4%	64		50.0	57.0	87.0	78.0	69.0	84.0	100.0	62.0	100.0	77.0	67.0	82.0	60.0	82.0	37.0	66.0	61.0	67.0	62.0	$20,479
Woodlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5946 Jonesboro Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 325-1578	508	33	15.3	61.6%	477 (93.9%)	7 (1.4%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	78.6	145^th of 690 public elementary schools	79.0%		75	171^st of 666 public elementary schools	74.3%	26	69.0		66.0			75.0	69.0	90.0					83.0	70.0	81.0	69.0				74.0	$13,397
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
Madison James Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1310 Richwood Road #1	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7979	278	26	10.8	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	276 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	635^th of 690 public elementary schools	8.0%		17.1	590^th of 666 public elementary schools	11.4%	45	31.0	42.0				28.0	35.0	55.0	56.0	54.0			48.0		35.0	31.0	28.0			26.0	$19,106
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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Reddix Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1784	374	24	15.7	94.4%	13 (3.5%)	351 (93.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	18.6	606^th of 690 public elementary schools	12.2%		22.5	549^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.6%	57	34.0	35.0				43.0	60.0	46.0	58.0				54.0	40.0	18.0	36.0				32.0	$15,410
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2110 Jackson Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1300	212	21	10.2	96.2%	1 (0.5%)	202 (95.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	31.7	496^th of 690 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.6	486^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.0%	10	48.0	62.0	64.0	59.0		58.0	48.0	66.0	58.0	54.0			55.0			14.0					$19,681
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Austin Avenue	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 361-0155	301	21	14.6	81.1%	29 (9.6%)	209 (69.4%)	49 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	24.7	556^th of 690 public elementary schools	19.4%		16.1	600^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.9%	44	31.0	29.0				25.0	54.0	51.0					54.0	31.0	65.0	44.0				47.0	$20,119
Berg Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 Burg Jones Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-8982	328	28	11.8	98.5%	3 (0.9%)	324 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	674^th of 690 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.9	651^st of 666 public elementary schools	2.3%	23	34.0					37.0	25.0	43.0	49.0	44.0			40.0		10.0	31.0				15.0	$16,227
Shady Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2204 Ticheli Road	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-9941	195	17	11.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	188 (96.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	16.9	619^th of 690 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.5	612^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.1%	7	52.0	46.0	30.0			42.0	55.0	50.0	40.0				49.0		25.0					20.0	$20,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School?

Students at Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School are 96% White, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School usually go on to attend:

High : West Ouachita High School

Is Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School a good school?

Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School ranks 241^st of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School in?

Ouachita Parish

How many students attend Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 167 students attended Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School.

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