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Riser Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Riser Elementary School in West Monroe, LA, is a small school serving 313 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Ouachita Parish School District, where over 82% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Riser has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 25-35% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade. Its LEAP test scores are notably lower than many nearby schools; for example, in math, only 35% of Riser students were proficient compared to 83% at Kiroli Elementary and 79% at Claiborne School. However, there is a bright spot in English Language Arts (ELA), where 61% of students are proficient—the school's strongest subject. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from 33.8% to 22.7% over the past two years, remains a critical issue, more than double the rate of high-performing peers like George Welch Elementary (8.7%) and Kiroli (9.2%).

Despite these struggles, there is reason for hope. Boley Elementary School, with a nearly identical poverty rate (78.85%), achieved a 5-star rating and an 80% math proficiency rate, proving that school-level factors like leadership and culture can overcome socioeconomic challenges. Riser also outperforms its neighbor Lenwil Elementary in ELA (61% vs. 53%) and Social Studies (41% vs. 38%), suggesting specific instructional strengths. The school's path forward likely involves studying Boley's successful strategies, continuing to reduce absenteeism, and addressing a persistent gender gap where male students rank in the 18th percentile statewide compared to female students in the 27th percentile.

313

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,508

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Price Drive
West Monroe, LA 71292

(318) 387-0577

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Riser Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riser Middle School
High:	West Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.1%

White:

27.8%

Hispanic:

21.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

530^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	530 of 690	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	502 of 666	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	433 of 675	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	577 of 730	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	502 of 727	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	533 of 729	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	544 of 731	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	537 of 728	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.7	477 of 739	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.3	480 of 742	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.1	441 of 792	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.3	455 of 777	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	426 of 772	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	371 of 764	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.9	385 of 766	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.9	253 of 736	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.3	421 of 738	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.9	283 of 743	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.4	117 of 725	83.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	360 of 548	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	320 of 501	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	285 of 509	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	392 of 570	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.2	244 of 562	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	268 of 564	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	322 of 559	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	184 of 547	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	498 of 679	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	444 of 633	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.9	335 of 635	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	556 of 705	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	462 of 701	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	523 of 705	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	606 of 684	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	188 of 266	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.0	196 of 207	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	151 of 233	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	150 of 220	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	150 of 190	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	488 of 685	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	528 of 661	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	423 of 674	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	578 of 723	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	449 of 724	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	495 of 719	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	484 of 697	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	536 of 682	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	556 of 682	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	564 of 641	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	490 of 651	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	568 of 713	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	493 of 712	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	434 of 704	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	472 of 696	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	36.2	204 of 306	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	216 of 333	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	440 of 496	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	378 of 431	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	316 of 434	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	470 of 518	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	466 of 517	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	474 of 522	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	498 of 517	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	505 of 516	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)34th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2021)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-9 vs state

Social Studies41%-14 vs state

Mathematics35%-27 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 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	LEAP Social Studies 3rd Grade	LEAP Social Studies 4th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 5th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
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
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
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
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
Crosley Elementary School	Public	PK-K	700 Natchitoches Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-3634	193	12	16.7	61.1%	85 (44.0%)	81 (42.0%)	14 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)								(n/a)															$16,373
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
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riser Elementary School

What district is Riser Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

Is Riser Elementary School a good school?

Riser Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Riser Elementary School?

Students at Riser Elementary School are 44% African American, 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Riser Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riser Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

How many students attend Riser Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Riser Elementary School.

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