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Highland Elementary School

Q: Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 224 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Highland Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 283 students in grades PK-5 in West Monroe, Louisiana, which is part of the Ouachita Parish School District. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 80% of students proficient or better in ELA and 68-69% proficient in math, compared to 70% and 64-65% statewide, respectively.

Highland Elementary particularly excels in serving certain student subgroups, with its African American students and special education students ranking among the top in the state. However, the school has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15.5% to 24.6% in the past year, which will need to be addressed. Additionally, while the school's overall performance is strong, its white students have seen a decline, ranking 337th out of 434 Louisiana elementary schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024, warranting further investigation.

Compared to nearby schools, Highland Elementary outperforms most, but Boley Elementary, just 1 mile away, had an impressive 92% of students proficient in math in 2024-2025, suggesting Highland could learn from its neighbor's practices. Highland has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, rising from 37% to 60% in the past two years, which may be impacting the school's performance and should be considered in its improvement efforts.

263

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,164

Per pupil spending ?

61.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Wellerman Road
West Monroe, LA 71291

(318) 396-1213

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Highland Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Ridge Middle School
High:	West Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

African American:

19.8%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Louisiana average (72% vs 66% meeting standards)

✓Above the Louisiana median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg66%

224^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Ouachita Parish

40^th of 118Ouachita 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
2025	69.1	224 of 666	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	258 of 675	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.8	178 of 730	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	171 of 727	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	110 of 729	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	131 of 731	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	96 of 728	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	75 of 739	89.9%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	198 of 742	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.8	137 of 792	82.7%	★★★★☆
2014	83.4	83 of 777	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	82.9	86 of 772	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	84.1	86 of 764	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.3	171 of 766	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	83.7	90 of 736	87.8%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	121 of 738	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	81.4	113 of 743	84.8%	★★★★☆
2007	83.8	92 of 725	87.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	85.2	58 of 570	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	181 of 562	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	93 of 564	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	40.0	367 of 559	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.5	101 of 547	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	242 of 633	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	222 of 635	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.1	162 of 705	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	199 of 701	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	147 of 705	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	137 of 684	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	236 of 661	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	280 of 674	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	146 of 723	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	158 of 724	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	100 of 719	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	160 of 697	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	92 of 682	86.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	186 of 641	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	285 of 651	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.2	158 of 713	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	167 of 712	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	67 of 704	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	141 of 696	79.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	78.4	44 of 306	85.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	224 of 431	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	337 of 434	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.6	183 of 518	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.9	159 of 517	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	80 of 522	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	101 of 517	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	46 of 516	91.1%	★★★★★

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 (2023)90th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2021)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

Female (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts80%+10 vs state

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Friday, August 17, 2012

Highland School is a great neighborhood school. It has been said that it is the best kept secret in Ouachita Parish because it is small but wonderful. The teachers and staff do an excellent job. In fact, the state elementary teacher of the year is a teacher at Highland. Close Quote

Schools Near Highland Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	Total
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%)	69.1	224^th of 666 public elementary schools	66.4%		65.3	258^th of 675 public elementary schools	61.8%	34	68.0	69.0			78.0			80.0	$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%)	93.6	26^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.1%		72.1	197^th of 675 public elementary schools	70.8%	171	88.0	100.0		92.0	86.0			90.0	$15,215
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%)	63.8	270^th of 666 public elementary schools	59.5%		81.4	120^th of 675 public elementary schools	82.2%	150	54.0	81.0	83.0	72.0	58.0	80.0		75.0	$12,765
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)
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%)	85.8	85^th of 666 public elementary schools	87.2%		87.3	72^nd of 675 public elementary schools	89.3%	13	83.0	77.0	81.0	80.0	80.0	87.0	90.0	86.0	$11,409
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
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%)	80.9	117^th of 666 public elementary schools	82.4%		86.7	79^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.3%	38	72.0	78.0	68.0	72.0	89.0	91.0		91.0	$12,718
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%)	28.2	502^nd of 666 public elementary schools	24.6%		39.4	433^rd of 675 public elementary schools	35.9%	69		36.0	35.0	32.0	60.0	58.0	66.0	60.0	$16,508
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
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%)	16.1	600^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.9%		28.2	515^th of 675 public elementary schools	23.7%	85	39.0	20.0	32.0	31.0	47.0	50.0	64.0	54.0	$20,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Elementary School

Is Highland Elementary School a good school?

Highland Elementary School ranks 224^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary School?

Students at Highland Elementary School are 70% White, 20% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Highland Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Ridge Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

What district is Highland Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

How many students attend Highland Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 263 students attended Highland Elementary School.

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