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Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

662^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary in Monroe, LA, serves 391 students from Pre-K through 6th grade within the City of Monroe School District, a district ranked in the bottom 20% of the state. The school is currently rated with 0 stars and sits at the 4th percentile statewide, reflecting a dramatic decline from its 48th percentile ranking a decade ago. Nearly all students (95.65%) qualify for free or reduced lunch, highlighting the high level of poverty in the community.

The most critical issue at Roy Neal Shelling is a severe chronic absenteeism crisis, with 26.3% of students missing significant school time in 2024-2025. This rate is dramatically higher than nearby schools serving similar populations, such as Carver Elementary (7.4%) and Minnie Ruffin Elementary (9.4%), suggesting a school-specific attendance challenge. Academically, math proficiency is critically low at 22%, less than half the district average and a third of the state average. The school also underperforms compared to peers with similar poverty levels; for example, Minnie Ruffin Elementary achieves a 36% math proficiency and 62% ELA proficiency, significantly higher than Roy Neal Shelling's 22% and 41%, respectively.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. In 5th Grade English Language Arts, 65% of students were proficient, matching the district average and suggesting a specific teacher or program is achieving success. Historically, the school also earned 3 stars for serving Special Education students in 2018-2019, indicating a once-effective model. Additionally, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1, lower than many nearby schools like Lakeshore School (16:1), meaning resources for smaller classes are present but not translating into academic gains. Nearby schools in the Ouachita Parish district, such as Swayze Elementary, generally outperform Roy Neal Shelling, highlighting that the school's struggles are heavily influenced by district-level support systems.

391

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,026

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 Elm Street
Monroe, LA 71203

(318) 322-9533

District: City of Monroe School District

Students who attend Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carroll Junior High School
High:	Carroll High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

95.7%

White:

2.6%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (26% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg52%

Louisiana avg62%

662^nd of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 10Elementary Schools in the City of Monroe School District

91^st of 116City of Monroe School District 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	9.1	662 of 690	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	639 of 666	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	668 of 675	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	729 of 730	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	716 of 727	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	719 of 729	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	431 of 731	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	471 of 728	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.4	487 of 739	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.0	383 of 742	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.1	542 of 792	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.5	478 of 777	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	33.9	568 of 772	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	58.3	356 of 764	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.2	460 of 766	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.4	499 of 736	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.7	467 of 738	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	16.1	657 of 743	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	601 of 725	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	15.3	512 of 548	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	475 of 501	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	501 of 509	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	568 of 570	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	551 of 562	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	549 of 564	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.0	207 of 559	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.0	451 of 547	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	602 of 679	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	572 of 633	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	622 of 635	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	700 of 705	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	695 of 701	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	695 of 705	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	407 of 684	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	11.2	650 of 685	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	627 of 661	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	664 of 674	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	720 of 723	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	711 of 724	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	704 of 719	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	352 of 697	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	593 of 682	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	660 of 682	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	629 of 641	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	639 of 651	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	709 of 713	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	690 of 712	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	688 of 704	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	445 of 696	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	59.3	127 of 333	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2019)62nd percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-29 vs state

Mathematics22%-40 vs state

Social Studies16%-39 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 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	Total
Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4200 Elm Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-9533	391	30	12.8	95.7%	10 (2.6%)	374 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9.1	662^nd of 690 public elementary schools	4.1%		8.8	639^th of 666 public elementary schools	4.1%	23	22.0	37.0	26.0		22.0		41.0	65.0	51.0	41.0	18.0	16.0	23.0	13.0	16.0	$16,026
New Vision Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	507 Swayze Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	New Vision Learning Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 338-9995	227	15	15.1	91.2%	0 (0.0%)	227 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.9	612^th of 690 public elementary schools	11.3%		26.9	511^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.3%	101	26.0		51.0	50.0	49.0	52.0		56.0	57.0	59.0	26.0	35.0	31.0	14.0	28.0	$13,323
Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1700 Orange Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-4245	395	28	14.2	97.7%	1 (0.3%)	387 (98.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	7.4	671^st of 690 public elementary schools	2.8%		12.4	619^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.1%	52	26.0	23.0	29.0		25.0	35.0	57.0	50.0	52.0	49.0	11.0	23.0	18.0	18.0		$15,100
Minnie Ruffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1801 Parkvidw Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-3447	354	32	10.9	94.4%	3 (0.8%)	345 (97.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	29.4	517^th of 690 public elementary schools	25.1%		18.2	580^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.9%	63	53.0	58.0	9.0	34.0	36.0	66.0	65.0	53.0	68.0	62.0	32.0	31.0	32.0	55.0	38.0	$16,703
Sallie Humble Elementary School	Public	3-6	3800 Westminister Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7659	579	46	12.6	56.6%	276 (47.7%)	234 (40.4%)	24 (4.1%)	27 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.8%)	80.3	132^nd of 690 public elementary schools	80.9%		84.8	93^rd of 666 public elementary schools	86.0%	39	80.0	84.0	79.0	83.0	82.0	77.0	84.0		90.0	82.0	65.0	63.0	57.0	65.0	62.0	$13,702
Lakeshore School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 Balboa Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-1173	532	33	16.0	75.6%	131 (24.6%)	352 (66.2%)	31 (5.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)	30.1	509^th of 690 public elementary schools	26.2%		21.5	557^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.4%	48	33.0	59.0	31.0		40.0	54.0	67.0	62.0		61.0		53.0	38.0		37.0	$14,043
Thomas Jefferson Elementary	Public	3-6	1001 Pecan Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 410-1378	268	21	12.4	97.0%	4 (1.5%)	262 (97.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19.7	596^th of 690 public elementary schools	13.6%		27.2	508^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.7%	88	62.0	40.0		42.0	41.0	59.0	59.0	45.0	54.0	53.0	26.0		15.0	25.0	20.0	$19,714
Clara Hall Accelerated School	Public	PK, KG-2	1000 Plum Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-8501	260	20	12.8	96.5%	5 (1.9%)	250 (96.2%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$17,587
J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1207 Washington Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-8976	458	35	13.2	71.6%	6 (1.3%)	444 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.9	37^th of 690 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.5	12^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.2%	25	89.0		96.0		88.0	88.0			92.0	94.0	69.0	89.0	88.0	64.0	78.0	$16,034
Swayze Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Burg Jones Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-1357	175	17	10.1	92.0%	0 (0.0%)	175 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.2	368^th of 690 public elementary schools	46.7%		38.9	425^th of 666 public elementary schools	36.2%	57	44.0	30.0			41.0	76.0	67.0	81.0		75.0	48.0	58.0	54.0		53.0	$20,551

Frequently Asked Questions about Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary

Is Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary a good school?

Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What district is Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary in?

City of Monroe School District

What is the racial makeup of Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary?

Students at Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary are 96% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Roy Neal Shelling Senior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carroll Junior High School
High : Carroll High School

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