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Swartz Upper Elementary School

Q: Is Swartz Upper Elementary School a good school?

Swartz Upper Elementary School ranks 398 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Swartz Upper Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Monroe, Louisiana, with 380 students. It 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 from SchoolDigger. However, Swartz Upper Elementary has struggled academically, ranking between 243 and 398 out of around 700 Louisiana elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 2-3 star rating.

The school's test scores are generally below the Ouachita Parish and Louisiana averages across grade levels and subjects, with 56% proficiency in math compared to 60% statewide, and 64% proficiency in ELA compared to 70% statewide. Swartz Upper Elementary's subgroup performance is also below average, with its White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students ranking in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools. However, its African American students perform better, ranking in the top half. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.5% in 2022-2023 to 24.6% in 2023-2024, which may be contributing to its declining academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, Sterlington Elementary, also in the Ouachita Parish district, ranks much higher (top 100 in the state) than Swartz Upper Elementary. However, Swartz Upper performs better than some of the lower-ranked schools in the neighboring City of Monroe School District. The significant performance gaps between Swartz Upper Elementary's subgroups and the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism suggest the school may need to focus on addressing equity and attendance issues to improve its overall academic standing.

350

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,673

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Lincoln Hill Drive
Monroe, LA 71203

(318) 343-1723

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Swartz Upper Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.9%

White:

42.0%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (60% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg65%

398^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	43.4	398 of 666	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	364 of 675	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	339 of 730	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	294 of 727	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	345 of 729	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	360 of 731	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	381 of 728	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.7	296 of 739	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	287 of 742	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	243 of 792	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.1	222 of 777	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	142 of 772	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	136 of 764	82.2%	★★★★☆
2011	82.3	113 of 766	85.2%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	169 of 736	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.9	171 of 738	76.8%	★★★★☆
2008	82.1	106 of 743	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	87.4	63 of 725	91.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	306 of 501	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	283 of 509	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	229 of 570	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	282 of 562	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	258 of 564	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	344 of 559	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	283 of 547	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	45.9	150 of 281	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	365 of 633	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.5	305 of 635	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	306 of 705	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	308 of 701	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	338 of 705	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	317 of 684	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	456 of 661	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	354 of 674	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	378 of 723	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	304 of 724	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	391 of 719	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	361 of 697	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	364 of 682	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	415 of 641	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	385 of 651	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.1	362 of 713	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	328 of 712	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	339 of 704	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	385 of 696	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	177 of 241	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	120 of 208	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	162 of 296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	198 of 307	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	132 of 306	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	191 of 333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	347 of 431	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	305 of 434	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	281 of 518	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	207 of 517	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	266 of 522	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	287 of 517	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	201 of 516	61.0%	★★★☆☆

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)47th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%-6 vs state

Mathematics56%-4 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sterlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9040 Highway 165 North	Sterlington	71280	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 432-2050	800	40	20.0	44.6%	571 (71.4%)	166 (20.8%)	14 (1.8%)	28 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	83.9	97^th of 666 public elementary schools	85.4%		86.8	77^th of 675 public elementary schools	88.6%	20	83.0		75.0		81.0	81.0	88.0	80.0		83.0	$11,819
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Swartz Upper Elementary School

What district is Swartz Upper Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

What schools do graduates of Swartz Upper Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Swartz Upper Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Swartz Upper Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Swartz Upper Elementary School.

Is Swartz Upper Elementary School a good school?

Swartz Upper Elementary School ranks 398^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Swartz Upper Elementary School?

Students at Swartz Upper Elementary School are 47% African American, 42% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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