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Shady Grove Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

619^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Shady Grove Elementary School is a small, PK-5 public school in Monroe, LA, serving 195 students within the Ouachita Parish School District, and it is currently experiencing a remarkable academic turnaround after years of low performance.

The most exciting news for parents is the school's dramatic improvement over the last two years. After a long period of stagnation, Shady Grove has seen its math proficiency jump from 14% to 42% and its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rise from 28% to 49% between the 2023-2024 and 2025-2026 school years. This aggressive upward trend is the strongest among nearby schools, including Swayze Elementary School, which has higher overall scores but more gradual improvement. The school's 3rd graders are a particular bright spot, achieving a 55% proficiency rate in ELA, which is competitive with schools like Thomas Jefferson Elementary (59%) and Robinson Elementary (60%). This progress is supported by a significant drop in chronic absenteeism, which now sits at 17.2%—better than both the district and state averages—suggesting a positive shift in school culture and family engagement.

While the turnaround is encouraging, there are areas for parents to watch. The school shows a "5th grade cliff," where proficiency drops sharply from 3rd to 5th grade, indicating a need for stronger support for older students. Additionally, social studies is a critical weakness, with only 20% of students proficient compared to the district average of 58%. Despite these challenges, Shady Grove stands out as a high-performing outlier in its immediate area, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Berg Jones Elementary and Carver Elementary from the City of Monroe School District, even though all serve similarly high-poverty populations. This suggests the resources and strategies of the Ouachita Parish district are making a tangible difference.

195

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,225

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2204 Ticheli Road
Monroe, LA 71202

(318) 323-9941

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Shady Grove Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richwood Junior High School
High:	Richwood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

96.4%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Hispanic:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 35 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

619^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Ouachita Parish

38^th of 116Ouachita 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
2026	16.9	619 of 690	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	612 of 666	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	666 of 675	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	683 of 730	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	665 of 727	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	685 of 729	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	688 of 731	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	651 of 728	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	684 of 739	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.8	686 of 742	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	746 of 792	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	745 of 777	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.8	740 of 772	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	647 of 764	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.1	607 of 766	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	577 of 736	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.9	486 of 738	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.5	500 of 743	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.3	409 of 725	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	28.2	433 of 548	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	446 of 501	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	503 of 570	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	474 of 562	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	504 of 564	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	506 of 559	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	492 of 547	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	628 of 679	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	591 of 633	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	630 of 635	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	607 of 701	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	655 of 705	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	633 of 684	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	583 of 685	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	604 of 661	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	657 of 723	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	655 of 724	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	679 of 719	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	657 of 697	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	651 of 682	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	606 of 682	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	575 of 641	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	650 of 651	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	680 of 713	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	654 of 712	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	666 of 704	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	681 of 696	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	16.2	299 of 333	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)21st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-21 vs state

Mathematics42%-20 vs state

Social Studies20%-35 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
Shady Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2204 Ticheli Road	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-9941	195	17	11.3	94.4%	0 (0.0%)	188 (96.4%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	16.9	619^th of 690 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.5	612^th of 666 public elementary schools	8.1%	7	52.0	46.0	30.0		42.0	55.0	50.0	40.0		49.0		25.0			20.0	$20,225
Berg Jones Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3000 Burg Jones Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-8982	328	28	11.8	98.5%	3 (0.9%)	324 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	674^th of 690 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.9	651^st of 666 public elementary schools	2.3%	23	34.0				37.0	25.0	43.0	49.0	44.0	40.0		10.0	31.0		15.0	$16,227
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
Robinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5101 Reddix Lane	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1784	374	24	15.7	94.4%	13 (3.5%)	351 (93.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	18.6	606^th of 690 public elementary schools	12.2%		22.5	549^th of 666 public elementary schools	17.6%	57	34.0	35.0			43.0	60.0	46.0	58.0		54.0	40.0	18.0	36.0		32.0	$15,410
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
Madison James Foster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1310 Richwood Road #1	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-7979	278	26	10.8	97.5%	1 (0.4%)	276 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.7	635^th of 690 public elementary schools	8.0%		17.1	590^th of 666 public elementary schools	11.4%	45	31.0	42.0			28.0	35.0	55.0	56.0	54.0	48.0		35.0	31.0	28.0	26.0	$19,106
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
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2110 Jackson Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-1300	212	21	10.2	96.2%	1 (0.5%)	202 (95.3%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	31.7	496^th of 690 public elementary schools	28.1%		30.6	486^th of 666 public elementary schools	27.0%	10	48.0	62.0	64.0	59.0	58.0	48.0	66.0	58.0	54.0	55.0			14.0			$19,681
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shady Grove Elementary School

What district is Shady Grove Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

What schools do graduates of Shady Grove Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Shady Grove Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richwood Junior High School
High : Richwood High School

How many students attend Shady Grove Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 students attended Shady Grove Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Shady Grove Elementary School?

Students at Shady Grove Elementary School are 96% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Shady Grove Elementary School a good school?

Shady Grove Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.3% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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