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George Welch Elementary School

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George Welch Elementary School ranks 106 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

106^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

George Welch Elementary School in West Monroe, LA, is a K-5 school serving 429 students within the Ouachita Parish School District, and it has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for six consecutive years, ranking in the 85th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out for its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.7%, which is less than half the district average of 18.5% and far below the state average of 22.5%. For context, nearby schools like Riverbend Elementary School (22.5%) and Riser Elementary School (22.7%) have rates nearly three times higher. Academically, George Welch excels across all core subjects, with its strongest performance in English Language Arts (88% proficient) and Social Studies (75% proficient), the latter being the highest among comparable area schools. The school also ranks in the 84th percentile statewide for serving Special Education students, indicating strong support systems for diverse learners.

While George Welch is a top performer, it benefits from a lower percentage of economically disadvantaged students (35.4%) compared to peers like Boley Elementary School, which achieves similar results with 78.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. However, there are areas for attention: 5th-grade math proficiency dips to 61%, matching the state average but below the school's overall 72% rate, and the school's ranking for serving low-income students dropped from the 85th to the 71st percentile recently. Overall, George Welch offers a stable, high-quality education in a supportive community environment.

429

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,718

Per pupil spending ?

35.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

199 Caldwell Road
West Monroe, LA 71291

(318) 397-1100

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend George Welch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Good Hope Middle School
High:	West Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.2%

African American:

5.8%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Louisiana elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Ouachita Parish

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

106^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	83.3	106 of 690	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	117 of 666	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	79 of 675	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	87 of 730	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	99 of 727	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	130 of 729	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	81 of 731	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	35 of 728	95.2%	★★★★★
2017	88.9	37 of 739	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	41 of 742	94.5%	★★★★★
2015	87.7	61 of 792	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.6	38 of 777	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	46 of 772	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	90.8	27 of 764	96.5%	★★★★★
2011	89.3	40 of 766	94.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.8	37 of 736	95.0%	★★★★★
2009	93.2	17 of 738	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	21 of 743	97.2%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	14 of 725	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	165 of 679	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	148 of 633	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	104 of 635	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.0	78 of 705	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	81 of 701	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	118 of 705	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	87 of 684	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	199 of 685	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.1	99 of 661	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.9	173 of 674	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	163 of 723	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	154 of 724	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	189 of 719	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	121 of 697	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	50 of 682	92.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	106 of 682	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	115 of 641	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	70 of 651	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	99 of 713	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	130 of 712	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	139 of 704	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	87 of 696	87.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	59 of 361	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	124 of 496	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.6	150 of 431	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	102 of 434	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	110 of 518	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	132 of 517	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	154 of 522	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	117 of 517	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	66 of 516	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)84th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+18 vs state

Social Studies75%+20 vs state

Mathematics72%+10 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about George Welch Elementary School

What schools do graduates of George Welch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend George Welch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Good Hope Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

What is the racial makeup of George Welch Elementary School?

Students at George Welch Elementary School are 86% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

What district is George Welch Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

How many students attend George Welch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended George Welch Elementary School.

Is George Welch Elementary School a good school?

George Welch Elementary School ranks 106^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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