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West Ouachita High School

Q: Is West Ouachita High School a good school?

West Ouachita High School ranks 131 st of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 60% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

West Ouachita High School in West Monroe, LA, serves 968 students in grades 8 through 12 and is part of the Ouachita Parish School District, which ranks in the top half of Louisiana districts.

West Ouachita has historically been a solid, above-average school with clear strengths in STEM subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, its Biology proficiency rate of 79% was the highest among nearby schools, significantly outpacing West Monroe High School (63%), Ruston High School (63%), and Neville High School (50%). The school also boasts a high graduation rate of 92.7%, well above the state average. However, the most recent data reveals a sharp decline in the school's overall state ranking, dropping from the 75th percentile to the 60th percentile—a much steeper fall than any comparable school in the area. This broad-based decline affected all student groups, and U.S. History proficiency dropped to 53%, falling below both district and state averages.

While West Ouachita significantly outperforms schools in the City of Monroe School District like Carroll High School and Wossman High School in nearly every metric, it is being outpaced by Choudrant High School, a 5-star school just 12.6 miles away with far superior test scores. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.1%, higher than the district average, yet still maintains a high graduation rate—a paradox that may indicate effective credit recovery programs but also raises questions about academic rigor. The school must investigate the root causes of its recent performance drop to ensure it does not continue its downward trend.

968

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,660

Per pupil spending ?

46.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4061 Caples Road
West Monroe, LA 71292

(318) 249-2117

District: Ouachita Parish

Feeder schools for West Ouachita High School:

Elementary:	Calhoun Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School
	Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle:	Calhoun Middle School
	Woodlawn Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.3%

African American:

5.6%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 53rd percentile in 2023 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 60th (2026) from a 53rd-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Louisiana median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg65%

Louisiana avg62%

131^st of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	62.3	131 of 325	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.5	82 of 329	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	89 of 333	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	151 of 321	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.1	50 of 326	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	66 of 322	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	107 of 313	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.0	92 of 302	69.5%	★★★★☆
2017	68.9	101 of 297	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	99 of 297	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.1	75 of 312	76.0%	★★★★☆
2014	75.8	33 of 309	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	67.4	81 of 312	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	45 of 310	85.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	52 of 300	82.7%	★★★★☆
2010	79.3	32 of 297	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.2	17 of 301	94.4%	★★★★★
2008	81.4	24 of 291	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	80.0	37 of 290	87.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	206 of 260	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	172 of 256	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	122 of 260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	162 of 252	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.7	120 of 256	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.7	34 of 243	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	29.8	173 of 233	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	58.9	142 of 313	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	78 of 308	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	84 of 308	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	147 of 308	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.9	50 of 311	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	60 of 288	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	73 of 292	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	101 of 321	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.8	72 of 323	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	72 of 328	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	55.0	140 of 321	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.6	43 of 322	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	68 of 285	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	124 of 301	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	103 of 311	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	82 of 313	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	77 of 315	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	115 of 306	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	77 of 301	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	62 of 292	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	110 of 291	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	78 of 168	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	67 of 170	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	43 of 165	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	67 of 138	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	68 of 139	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.1	12 of 135	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	44.0	60 of 122	50.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	154 of 244	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	115 of 245	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	120 of 248	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.2	188 of 249	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.8	79 of 250	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	102 of 245	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I73%+8 vs state

English II69%~ state avg

English I69%+3 vs state

Biology68%+8 vs state

Geometry61%+4 vs state

U.S. History53%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Mathematics (2026)				LEAP English Language Arts (2026)				LEAP Social Studies (2026)				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 Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Social Studies 6th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 7th Grade	LEAP Social Studies 8th Grade	LEAP Social Studies All Grades	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 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
Choudrant High School	Public	6-12	2555 Hwy. 80	Choudrant	71227	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 768-2541	421	30	14.2	44.7%	361 (85.7%)	24 (5.7%)	31 (7.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	91.4	11^th of 325 public high schools	96.6%		84	34^th of 329 public high schools	89.7%	23	94.0	83.0	94.0	90.0	94.0	88.0	94.0	92.0	76.0	82.0	86.0	81.0		78.0	86.0	84.0	92.0	86.0	$16,823
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
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
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
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
Ruston High School	Public	9-12	900 Bearcat Drive	Ruston	71270	Lincoln Parish	Lincoln Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 255-0807	1,212	97	12.5	44.8%	546 (45.0%)	524 (43.2%)	105 (8.7%)	16 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.7%)	66.4	106^th of 325 public high schools	67.4%		67.8	94^th of 329 public high schools	71.4%	12													65.0	67.0	74.0	65.0	67.0	68.0	$16,305

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ouachita High School

What schools feed into West Ouachita High School?

West Ouachita High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Calhoun Elementary School
Elementary : Central Elementary School
Elementary : Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School
Elementary : Woodlawn Elementary School
Middle : Calhoun Middle School
Middle : Woodlawn Middle School

What is the racial makeup of West Ouachita High School?

Students at West Ouachita High School are 90% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is West Ouachita High School a good school?

West Ouachita High School ranks 131^st of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Ouachita High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 968 students attended West Ouachita High School.

What district is West Ouachita High School in?

Ouachita Parish

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