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Swayze Elementary School

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Swayze Elementary School ranks 368 th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

368^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Swayze Elementary School is a small PK-5 school in Monroe, LA, serving 175 students in a high-poverty community within the Ouachita Parish School District. This school has recently achieved a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the bottom 25th percentile of Louisiana elementary schools to the 47th percentile (2 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year—its highest ranking in over a decade.

What truly sets Swayze apart is its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) performance, with a 75% proficiency rate that exceeds both the district and state averages. This is significantly higher than nearby schools like Minnie Ruffin Elementary School (62%) and Shady Grove Elementary School (20-30% range). The school also shines in social studies (53% proficiency), outperforming many neighbors such as Thomas Jefferson Elementary (20%) and Berg Jones Elementary School (15%). With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, Swayze provides more individualized attention than any comparable school in the area, which likely contributes to its success.

However, the school faces challenges. While ELA scores are a beacon of success, math proficiency (41%) lags behind the district (64%) and state (62%), suggesting that improvement strategies may be heavily focused on literacy. Additionally, chronic absenteeism has nearly doubled from 12.4% in 2022-2023 to 22.1%, a trend that could threaten recent gains. Notably, Swayze is an outlier of success within its immediate vicinity, outperforming struggling City of Monroe School District schools like Berg Jones (2nd percentile) and Carver Elementary School (3rd percentile). This dramatic upward trajectory—from the 10th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 47th percentile today—tells a compelling story of deliberate, effective intervention that parents should find encouraging.

175

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,551

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Burg Jones Lane
Monroe, LA 71202

(318) 325-1357

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Swayze Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Richwood Junior High School
High:	Richwood High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

100.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

368^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	48.2	368 of 690	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	425 of 666	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	570 of 675	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	549 of 730	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	559 of 727	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	653 of 729	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	583 of 731	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	569 of 728	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	686 of 739	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	655 of 742	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.4	655 of 792	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	755 of 777	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	743 of 772	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	717 of 764	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	38.0	525 of 766	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	15.6	669 of 736	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.2	541 of 738	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.9	546 of 743	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.2	433 of 725	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	193 of 548	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	228 of 501	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.9	392 of 509	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	359 of 570	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	334 of 562	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	455 of 564	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	401 of 559	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	378 of 547	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	416 of 679	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.7	375 of 633	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.4	575 of 635	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	569 of 705	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	578 of 701	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	612 of 705	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	558 of 684	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	322 of 685	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	383 of 661	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	557 of 674	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	533 of 723	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	529 of 724	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	629 of 719	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	549 of 697	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	550 of 682	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	366 of 682	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	374 of 641	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	439 of 651	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	542 of 713	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	569 of 712	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	632 of 704	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	630 of 696	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)65th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+5 vs state

Social Studies53%~ state avg

Mathematics41%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Swayze Elementary School

What district is Swayze Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

How many students attend Swayze Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 175 students attended Swayze Elementary School.

Is Swayze Elementary School a good school?

Swayze Elementary School ranks 368^th of 690 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Swayze Elementary School?

Students at Swayze Elementary School are 100% African American.

What schools do graduates of Swayze Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Richwood Junior High School
High : Richwood High School

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