Summary:
The City of Monroe School District in Louisiana contains three high schools—Neville High School, Wossman High School, and Carroll High School—serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,254 students, and the district as a whole ranks in the 22nd percentile statewide, indicating significant challenges.
Neville High School is the clear standout, earning a 3-star rating and ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide. It is the largest school (1,042 students) and has the lowest percentage of students receiving free/reduced lunch (61.23%). Neville consistently outperforms both district and state averages, with 80% proficiency in Algebra I and 73% in English II, and boasts a strong 90.8% graduation rate. In stark contrast, Carroll High School ranks in the 8th percentile (0 stars) and struggles critically, with proficiency rates as low as 25% in Geometry and U.S. History, a graduation rate of 80.1%, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 49.4%—meaning nearly half its students are regularly missing class. Wossman High School sits in the middle, showing slight improvement to a 2-star rating (34th percentile), but still falls below state averages in all subjects and has a 42.5% chronic absenteeism rate, despite having the district's lowest dropout rate at just 0.3%.
The most critical takeaway is the severe absenteeism crisis at Wossman and Carroll, which directly drives their low test scores. There is also a strong correlation between economic disadvantage and performance: Neville, with the lowest poverty rate, achieves the highest scores, while Carroll, with 92.55% of students on free/reduced lunch, has the lowest. Neville's consistent outperformance of state averages proves high achievement is possible within the district, making the struggles of the other two schools even more pronounced. Wossman presents a paradox—its low dropout rate is positive, but it is completely undermined by the fact that nearly half its students are not attending class regularly.
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