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Lakeshore School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Lakeshore School is an elementary school located in Monroe, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 563 students. The school is part of the Ouachita Parish School District, which is ranked 40th out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakeshore School has consistently underperformed compared to the Ouachita Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lakeshore's Mathematics proficiency was 38% compared to 63% for Ouachita Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, in ELA, Lakeshore's proficiency was 54% compared to 73% for Ouachita Parish and 70% for the state. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 24.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Lakeshore School's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ranking for White students was 350 out of 431 Louisiana elementary schools, while for African American students, it was 423 out of 501 schools. The school's ranking for Special Education students was also relatively low, at 190 out of 241 schools. Interestingly, the nearby Swartz Upper Elementary School and Jack Hayes Elementary School, which are also part of the Ouachita Parish School District, have generally higher academic performance than Lakeshore School. Additionally, the high-performing J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School, which is part of the City of Monroe School District, significantly outperforms Lakeshore School and the other nearby schools in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency.

532

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,043

Per pupil spending ?

75.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Balboa Street
Monroe, LA 71203

(318) 343-1173

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Lakeshore School usually attend:

Middle:	Ouachita Junior High School
High:	Ouachita Parish High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

66.2%

White:

24.6%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (46% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg65%

557^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	21.5	557 of 666	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	584 of 675	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	513 of 730	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	562 of 727	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.0	460 of 729	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.7	491 of 731	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	484 of 728	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	405 of 739	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.2	350 of 742	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	416 of 792	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	59.0	348 of 777	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.7	401 of 772	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	59.6	339 of 764	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	425 of 766	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.0	298 of 736	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.4	329 of 738	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.3	246 of 743	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.0	157 of 725	78.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	423 of 501	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	455 of 509	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.3	322 of 570	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	441 of 562	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	380 of 564	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	382 of 559	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	371 of 547	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	175 of 281	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	548 of 633	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	545 of 635	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.0	456 of 705	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	580 of 701	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	450 of 705	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	516 of 684	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	574 of 661	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	602 of 674	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	487 of 723	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	593 of 724	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	468 of 719	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	496 of 697	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	498 of 682	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	485 of 641	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	549 of 651	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	522 of 713	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	538 of 712	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	427 of 704	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	469 of 696	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	190 of 241	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	169 of 208	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.3	117 of 296	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.1	155 of 307	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.2	212 of 306	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	158 of 333	52.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	350 of 431	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	382 of 434	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	431 of 518	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	355 of 517	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	349 of 522	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	377 of 517	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.3	281 of 516	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)38th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile~ school

African American (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%-16 vs state

Mathematics38%-22 vs state

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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 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	Total
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%)	21.5	557^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.4%		17.3	584^th of 675 public elementary schools	13.5%	27	53.0	33.0	25.0		38.0	64.0	51.0	52.0		54.0	$14,043
Cypress Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6701 Mosswood Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 345-5666	431	37	11.7	89.8%	21 (4.9%)	387 (89.8%)	15 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	26.9	513^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.0%		33.7	477^th of 675 public elementary schools	29.3%	36	58.0	58.0		45.0	58.0	51.0	56.0		47.0	56.0	$15,898
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%)	8.8	639^th of 666 public elementary schools	4.1%		3.1	668^th of 675 public elementary schools	1.0%	29		39.0		25.0	25.0	30.0	53.0	48.0	41.0	41.0	$16,026
Jack Hayes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3631 Old Sterlington Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 343-4560	501	33	15.2	81.4%	22 (4.4%)	443 (88.4%)	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	31.1	481^st of 666 public elementary schools	27.8%		23.3	542^nd of 675 public elementary schools	19.7%	61	37.0	40.0			40.0	61.0	62.0	69.0		64.0	$13,608
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%)	84.8	93^rd of 666 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.1	106^th of 675 public elementary schools	84.3%	13	85.0	85.0	85.0	69.0	81.0	85.0	84.0			82.0	$13,702
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%)	26.9	511^th of 666 public elementary schools	23.3%		35.8	462^nd of 675 public elementary schools	31.6%	49	44.0	52.0	35.0	57.0	47.0	45.0	64.0	36.0	71.0	53.0	$13,323
Swartz Upper Elementary School	Public	3-5	400 Lincoln Hill Drive	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-1723	350	20	17.6	66.3%	147 (42.0%)	164 (46.9%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	43.4	398^th of 666 public elementary schools	40.2%		50.4	364^th of 675 public elementary schools	46.1%	34	59.0	61.0	51.0		56.0	53.0	71.0	66.0		64.0	$13,673
Swartz Lower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	235 Swartz School Rd	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-8883	325	26	12.5	65.2%	157 (48.3%)	141 (43.4%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.3%)								(n/a)											$14,902
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%)	12.4	619^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.1%		19.2	571^st of 675 public elementary schools	15.4%	48	33.0	40.0	23.0	38.0	33.0	51.0	48.0	48.0		52.0	$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%)	18.2	580^th of 666 public elementary schools	12.9%		22.7	548^th of 675 public elementary schools	18.8%	32		32.0	18.0		37.0	60.0	46.0	61.0	51.0	54.0	$16,703

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeshore School

What schools do graduates of Lakeshore School attend?

Students who attend Lakeshore School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ouachita Junior High School
High : Ouachita Parish High School

Is Lakeshore School a good school?

Lakeshore School ranks in the bottom 16.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lakeshore School?

Students at Lakeshore School are 66% African American, 25% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lakeshore School in?

Ouachita Parish

How many students attend Lakeshore School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Lakeshore School.

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