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Ouachita Junior High School

Public Grades 6-8

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 20% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Ouachita Junior High School is a public middle school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving 360 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Ouachita Parish School District, which is ranked 40 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Ouachita Junior High School consistently underperforms 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, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 39% compared to 63% for Ouachita Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, in ELA, the school's proficiency rate was 59% compared to 73% for the district and 70% for the state. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom half of Louisiana middle schools for female, male, African American, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.

Ouachita Junior High School's performance lags significantly behind other middle schools in the Ouachita Parish district, such as Woodlawn Middle School, Sterlington Middle School, and West Ridge Middle School, which consistently outperform Ouachita Junior High School in both Mathematics and ELA proficiency rates, as well as in overall statewide rankings. The school's performance is also weaker than the middle schools in the neighboring City of Monroe School District, such as Neville Junior High School and Martin Luther King Junior High School, which have higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

312

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,682

Per pupil spending ?

76.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5500 Blanks Street
Monroe, LA 71203

(318) 432-2200

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Ouachita Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Ouachita Parish High School

Feeder schools for Ouachita Junior High School:

Elementary:	Jack Hayes Elementary School
	Lakeshore School
	Swartz Lower Elementary School
	Swartz Upper Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.4%

White:

3.8%

Hispanic:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg64%

356^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Middle 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	23.3	356 of 447	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	341 of 449	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	368 of 465	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	316 of 460	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	319 of 459	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	258 of 449	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	239 of 411	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.2	253 of 437	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.1	257 of 435	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.5	244 of 482	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	228 of 470	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.1	199 of 457	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	173 of 442	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	175 of 412	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.4	141 of 408	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.5	173 of 425	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	164 of 413	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	168 of 396	57.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	219 of 344	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	191 of 333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	217 of 360	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	147 of 360	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	141 of 352	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	102 of 338	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	121 of 313	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	310 of 415	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	296 of 415	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	327 of 444	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	293 of 441	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	320 of 441	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	275 of 418	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	350 of 437	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	335 of 444	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	351 of 459	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	330 of 458	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	301 of 455	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	238 of 430	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	254 of 403	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	325 of 414	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	355 of 426	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	368 of 443	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.6	276 of 442	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	288 of 442	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	259 of 418	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	138 of 168	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	149 of 175	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	163 of 206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	193 of 206	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.4	136 of 210	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	104 of 202	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I92%+29 vs state

English Language Arts59%-11 vs state

Mathematics39%-21 vs state

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Schools Near Ouachita Junior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Ouachita Junior High School	Public	6-8	5500 Blanks Street	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2200	312	30	10.3	76.9%	12 (3.8%)	279 (89.4%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	23.3	356^th of 447 public middle schools	20.4%		26.2	341^st of 449 public middle schools	24.1%	15	37.0	44.0	30.0	39.0	49.0	64.0	62.0	59.0	92.0	$17,682
Carroll Junior High School	Public	7-8	2945 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1683	348	26	13.1	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	335 (96.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	6.2	429^th of 447 public middle schools	4.0%		5.7	429^th of 449 public middle schools	4.5%			29.0				41.0	43.0	42.0		$17,371
Martin Luther King Junior High School	Public	7-8	1709 Parkview Drive	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-1825	350	31	11.1	92.0%	2 (0.6%)	341 (97.4%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.6	346^th of 447 public middle schools	22.6%		22.2	368^th of 449 public middle schools	18.0%	22		37.0	33.0	35.0		59.0	63.0	61.0	79.0	$20,279
Neville Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 North 19th Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-1143	474	39	12.2	66.2%	137 (28.9%)	304 (64.1%)	10 (2.1%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	65.4	156^th of 447 public middle schools	65.1%		54.2	214^th of 449 public middle schools	52.3%	58		70.0	55.0	64.0		77.0	72.0	75.0		$16,587
East Ouachita Middle School	Public	6-8	859 Swartz Fairbanks	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2150	498	34	14.4	70.7%	174 (34.9%)	290 (58.2%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.2%)	45.2	256^th of 447 public middle schools	42.7%		54.4	212^th of 449 public middle schools	52.8%	44	40.0	62.0	43.0	49.0	65.0	78.0	68.0	69.0		$14,639
Richwood Junior High School	Public	6-8	5901 Highway 165 S	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2000	347	31	11.0	93.4%	3 (0.9%)	336 (96.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	25	350^th of 447 public middle schools	21.7%		15.9	391^st of 449 public middle schools	12.9%	41	33.0	48.0	51.0	43.0	54.0	48.0	59.0	55.0		$20,611
Good Hope Middle School	Public	6-8	400 Good Hope Road	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 396-9693	601	38	15.9	49.4%	418 (69.6%)	119 (19.8%)	27 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	82.4	74^th of 447 public middle schools	83.4%		84.3	55^th of 449 public middle schools	87.8%	19	73.0	79.0	74.0	76.0	84.0	87.0	82.0	84.0		$14,396
Riser Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Price Drive	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-0567	410	32	13.0	81.0%	91 (22.2%)	222 (54.1%)	80 (19.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	22.3	363^rd of 447 public middle schools	18.8%		18.9	379^th of 449 public middle schools	15.6%	16	47.0	45.0	31.0	42.0	63.0	47.0	54.0	52.0	100.0	$15,603
Sterlington Middle School	Public	6-8	230 Keystone Rd	Sterlington	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2100	418	29	14.4	46.4%	314 (75.1%)	79 (18.9%)	8 (1.9%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	83.7	62^nd of 447 public middle schools	86.1%		81.3	73^rd of 449 public middle schools	83.7%	11	77.0	85.0	73.0	78.0	82.0	86.0	83.0	84.0		$14,748
West Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6977 Cypress Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 397-8444	681	44	15.4	41.1%	510 (74.9%)	74 (10.9%)	46 (6.8%)	26 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	88.4	33^rd of 447 public middle schools	92.6%		88	41^st of 449 public middle schools	90.9%	8	88.0	83.0	68.0	82.0	90.0	89.0	89.0	89.0		$13,440

Frequently Asked Questions about Ouachita Junior High School

How many students attend Ouachita Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Ouachita Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Ouachita Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Ouachita Junior High School usually go on to attend Ouachita Parish High School

Is Ouachita Junior High School a good school?

Ouachita Junior High School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Louisiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ouachita Junior High School?

Students at Ouachita Junior High School are 89% African American, 4% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Ouachita Junior High School in?

Ouachita Parish

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