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Riverbend Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 690 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Riverbend Elementary School in West Monroe, LA, serves 301 students in grades 1-5 and is part of the Ouachita Parish School District, which ranks in the top 42% of districts statewide. However, Riverbend itself has consistently earned a 1-star rating over the past decade, placing it in the bottom quarter of elementary schools in Louisiana. The school serves a high-poverty community, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, yet nearby schools with similar or even higher poverty rates—such as Swayze Elementary (92% poverty) and Barkdull Faulk Elementary (96% poverty)—outperform Riverbend significantly in key academic areas.

The most pressing concern is a deep and widespread math crisis. Riverbend’s math proficiency rate has plummeted from 53% to just 25% over the last four years, far below the district average of 62-64%. This is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Boley Elementary (80%) and J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary (88%), which is located just 1.5 miles away but in the City of Monroe School District. The problem is consistent across all tested grades, suggesting a systemic issue with math instruction or curriculum rather than a problem isolated to a single grade level.

Interestingly, there is one bright spot: Riverbend’s 4th-grade Social Studies proficiency rate of 65% matches the district average and exceeds the state average of 58%, outperforming many nearby schools. This anomaly suggests the school can achieve strong results in specific areas, and identifying the strategies used in Social Studies could provide a blueprint for improvement elsewhere. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is a persistent challenge, with a rate of 22.5%—significantly higher than the district average of 18.5% and far above schools like Carver Elementary (7.4%) and Minnie Ruffin Elementary (9.4%), which serve similar populations. This indicates that while poverty is a factor, school-level issues like instruction, leadership, and attendance are playing a major role in Riverbend’s performance.

301

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,119

Per pupil spending ?

81.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Austin Avenue
West Monroe, LA 71292

(318) 361-0155

District: Ouachita Parish

Students who attend Riverbend Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Riser Middle School
High:	West Monroe High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.4%

Hispanic:

16.3%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (42% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 37 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg66%

Louisiana avg62%

556^th of 690

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	24.7	556 of 690	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	600 of 666	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	515 of 675	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	532 of 730	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	549 of 727	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	589 of 729	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	661 of 731	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	523 of 728	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.2	579 of 739	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	586 of 742	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	726 of 792	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	682 of 777	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.9	633 of 772	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.1	445 of 764	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.3	459 of 766	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	13.8	681 of 736	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	51.6	409 of 738	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.5	350 of 743	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	373 of 725	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	394 of 548	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	389 of 501	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	276 of 509	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	306 of 570	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	364 of 562	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	351 of 564	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	473 of 559	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	300 of 547	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	24.4	234 of 281	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	494 of 679	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	592 of 633	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	503 of 635	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	510 of 705	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	487 of 701	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	542 of 705	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	637 of 684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	208 of 266	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	603 of 685	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	578 of 661	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	494 of 674	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	481 of 723	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	500 of 724	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	570 of 719	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	637 of 697	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	402 of 682	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	603 of 682	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	537 of 641	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	496 of 651	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	519 of 713	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	570 of 712	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	565 of 704	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	624 of 696	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	198 of 296	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	259 of 307	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	236 of 306	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	312 of 333	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2023)33rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)17th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts54%-16 vs state

Social Studies47%-8 vs state

Mathematics25%-37 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
Riverbend Elementary School	Public	1-5	700 Austin Avenue	West Monroe	71292	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 361-0155	301	21	14.6	81.1%	29 (9.6%)	209 (69.4%)	49 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	24.7	556^th of 690 public elementary schools	19.4%		16.1	600^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.9%	44	31.0	29.0			25.0	54.0	51.0			54.0	31.0	65.0	44.0		47.0	$20,119
Crosley Elementary School	Public	PK-K	700 Natchitoches Street	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 325-3634	193	12	16.7	61.1%	85 (44.0%)	81 (42.0%)	14 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.2%)								(n/a)																$16,373
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
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
J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1207 Washington Street	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	City of Monroe School District	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 322-8976	458	35	13.2	71.6%	6 (1.3%)	444 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	91.9	37^th of 690 public elementary schools	94.6%		96.5	12^th of 666 public elementary schools	98.2%	25	89.0		96.0		88.0	88.0			92.0	94.0	69.0	89.0	88.0	64.0	78.0	$16,034
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
Academy of Collaborative Education (ACE)	Public, Charter	K-5	505 Glenmar Avenue	Monroe	71201	Ouachita Parish	Academy of Collaboration Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(318) 460-0563	92	11	8.1	41.3%	54 (58.7%)	35 (38.0%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)								(n/a)
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
Boley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2213 Cypress St	West Monroe	71291	Ouachita Parish	Ouachita Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 432-2250	279	20	13.6	78.9%	97 (34.8%)	139 (49.8%)	23 (8.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	84.8	93^rd of 690 public elementary schools	86.5%		93.6	26^th of 666 public elementary schools	96.1%	67	76.0	87.0	74.0		80.0	81.0	86.0	82.0		84.0	63.0	78.0	82.0		74.0	$15,215
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbend Elementary School

How many students attend Riverbend Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Riverbend Elementary School.

What district is Riverbend Elementary School in?

Ouachita Parish

Is Riverbend Elementary School a good school?

Riverbend Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.4% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Riverbend Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Riser Middle School
High : West Monroe High School

What is the racial makeup of Riverbend Elementary School?

Students at Riverbend Elementary School are 69% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Two or more races.

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