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West Monroe High School

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West Monroe High School ranks 153 rd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 53% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

West Monroe High School is a large public school in West Monroe, LA, serving over 2,000 students in grades 8-12 within the Ouachita Parish district, and it has historically been a solid, mid-tier performer in the state. The school’s most pressing challenge is a severe chronic absenteeism rate of 36.5%, which is nearly double that of nearby West Ouachita High School (23.1%) and more than 2.5 times the rate at Sterlington High School (14.2%). This high absenteeism likely explains why the school’s state ranking has declined from the 71st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 53rd percentile in 2025-2026, even though its graduation rate (91.2%) remains strong and above the state average.

Academically, West Monroe shows a split in performance. It consistently outperforms the state average in English and History, with 74% proficiency in English I compared to the state’s 66%. However, it struggles significantly in Biology, where only 42% of students are proficient—far below the state average of 60% and the rates at West Ouachita (68%) and Sterlington (77%). The school sits in the middle of a polarized district, outperforming Richwood High School (1-star) but lagging behind top-tier peers. Notably, Neville High School, just over a mile away in the City of Monroe School District, outperforms West Monroe in nearly every subject despite serving a higher percentage of low-income students, suggesting that school culture and attendance policies play a key role.

On a positive note, West Monroe has shown strong improvement for its Special Education students, whose ranking jumped from the 22nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 64th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating effective targeted support. However, performance for Female, African American, and Low Socioeconomic Status students has declined over the same period. The school’s low dropout rate (0.8%) and high graduation rate suggest that most students stay enrolled, but the high absenteeism means many are missing significant instructional time, which likely holds the school back from reaching a higher tier. For parents, West Monroe offers a stable, average education with some strong programs, but addressing the attendance crisis is critical for the school to reverse its recent decline and compete with rising district peers.

2,041

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,313

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Riggs Street
West Monroe, LA 71291

(318) 323-3771

District: Ouachita Parish

Feeder schools for West Monroe High School:

Elementary:	Boley Elementary School
	Claiborne School
	Crosley Elementary School
	Drew Elementary School
	More...
	George Welch Elementary School
	Highland Elementary School
	Kiroli Elementary School
	Lenwil Elementary School
	Riser Elementary School
	Riverbend Elementary School
Middle:	Good Hope Middle School
	Riser Middle School
	West Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

African American:

23.1%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Above the Louisiana median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 22% Louisiana)

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

!Biology scores 18 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg65%

Louisiana avg62%

153^rd of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 43% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High 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	57.3	153 of 325	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	138 of 329	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	108 of 333	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	92 of 321	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	112 of 326	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	122 of 322	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	115 of 313	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	112 of 302	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.7	150 of 297	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.1	127 of 297	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.7	108 of 312	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.8	92 of 309	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	65.9	94 of 312	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	76.1	48 of 310	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	79.1	39 of 300	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	27 of 297	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	80.5	21 of 301	93.0%	★★★★★
2008	85.9	14 of 291	95.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.5	21 of 290	92.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	163 of 260	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	145 of 256	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	112 of 260	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	124 of 252	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	127 of 256	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	133 of 243	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	127 of 233	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	78.5	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★
2023	54.6	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	37 of 57	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	32 of 59	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	42 of 50	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	25 of 34	26.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	18 of 40	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	162 of 313	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.6	128 of 308	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	91 of 308	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	96 of 308	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	125 of 311	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	131 of 288	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	129 of 292	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	79 of 125	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	85 of 120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	97 of 113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	88 of 107	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	71 of 103	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	68 of 92	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	51 of 78	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	165 of 321	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.8	160 of 323	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	115 of 328	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	121 of 321	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	152 of 322	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	156 of 285	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	167 of 301	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	104 of 311	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	124 of 313	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	107 of 315	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	95 of 306	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	97 of 301	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	97 of 292	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	82 of 291	71.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	52 of 67	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	54 of 66	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.8	35 of 63	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	30 of 50	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.2	36 of 39	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	61 of 168	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.7	42 of 170	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	22 of 165	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	19 of 138	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.8	41 of 139	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.2	67 of 135	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.5	52 of 122	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	101 of 244	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.6	104 of 245	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.4	77 of 248	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	62 of 249	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	65 of 250	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	80 of 245	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	92 of 249	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)67th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)30th percentile-28 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)22nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English I74%+8 vs state

English II72%+5 vs state

Algebra I69%+4 vs state

U.S. History61%+6 vs state

Geometry60%+3 vs state

Biology42%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
West Monroe High School	Public	8-12	201 Riggs Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 323-3771	2,041	126	16.2	50.8%	1,295 (63.4%)	472 (23.1%)	167 (8.2%)	49 (2.4%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (2.6%)	57.3	153^rd of 325 public high schools	52.9%		57.9	138^th of 329 public high schools	58.1%	15	69.0	60.0	72.0	61.0	74.0	42.0	$12,313
Neville High School	Public	9-12	600 Forsythe Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 323-2237	1,042	71	14.6	61.2%	360 (34.5%)	610 (58.5%)	28 (2.7%)	21 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.0%)	62.9	122^nd of 325 public high schools	62.5%		55.6	147^th of 329 public high schools	55.3%	25	80.0	63.0	73.0	60.0	61.0	60.0	$13,956
Carroll High School	Public	9-12	2939 Renwick Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-8441	577	46	12.4	92.5%	2 (0.3%)	563 (97.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	7.8	300^th of 325 public high schools	7.7%		6	304^th of 329 public high schools	7.6%	4	27.0	25.0	40.0	25.0	35.0	32.0	$17,032
Wossman High School	Public	9-12	1600 Arizona Street	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 387-2932	635	52	12.1	90.1%	6 (0.9%)	621 (97.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34.6	216^th of 325 public high schools	33.5%		39.1	205^th of 329 public high schools	37.7%	11	36.0	50.0	64.0	50.0	56.0	43.0	$16,767
Richwood High School	Public	8-12	5901 Highway 165 S	Monroe	71202	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 361-0467	400	42	9.4	92.5%	5 (1.3%)	389 (97.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	24.8	249^th of 325 public high schools	23.4%		13.4	284^th of 329 public high schools	13.7%	35	61.0		40.0		47.0	47.0	$19,792
Ouachita Parish High School	Public	8-12	681 Highway 594	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 343-2769	1,112	73	15.2	69.4%	247 (22.2%)	806 (72.5%)	29 (2.6%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.5%)	48.1	174^th of 325 public high schools	46.5%		40.4	199^th of 329 public high schools	39.5%	25	55.0	48.0	63.0	55.0	63.0	63.0	$13,849
Sterlington High School	Public	9-12	233 Keystone Road	Monroe	71203	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 665-2725	513	36	14.1	40.9%	370 (72.1%)	105 (20.5%)	14 (2.7%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	90.5	14^th of 325 public high schools	95.7%		84.6	29^th of 329 public high schools	91.2%	15		83.0	90.0	78.0	91.0	77.0	$15,080
West Ouachita High School	Public	8-12	4061 Caples Road	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 249-2117	968	65	14.9	46.1%	874 (90.3%)	54 (5.6%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.0%)	62.3	131^st of 325 public high schools	59.7%		69.5	82^nd of 329 public high schools	75.1%	49	73.0	61.0	69.0	53.0	69.0	68.0	$14,660

Frequently Asked Questions about West Monroe High School

What is the racial makeup of West Monroe High School?

Students at West Monroe High School are 63% White, 23% African American, 8% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend West Monroe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,041 students attended West Monroe High School.

What district is West Monroe High School in?

Ouachita Parish

Is West Monroe High School a good school?

West Monroe High School ranks 153^rd of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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