Ouachita Parish Schools
Ouachita Parish is a public school district in Louisiana, based in Ouachita Parish (West Monroe). SchoolGrade grades 36 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Ouachita Parish on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Ouachita Parish
33 of 36 schools in Ouachita Parish carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 10B: 8C: 3D: 11F: 1
Best schools in Ouachita Parish
Statewide rankings: all 304 high schools in Louisiana · all 186 middle schools in Louisiana · all 625 elementary schools in Louisiana
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ West Ridge Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A Drew Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A George Welch Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Boley Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Claiborne School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Sterlington High School (High school, meets expectations)
- A Sterlington Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A- Sterlington Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Good Hope Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- West Ouachita High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Ouachita Parish
High schools (5)
- C Ouachita Parish High School, Monroe
- D Richwood High School, Monroe
- A Sterlington High School, Monroe
- B West Monroe High School, West Monroe
- A- West Ouachita High School, West Monroe
Middle and junior high schools (9)
- B- Calhoun Middle School, Calhoun
- C+ East Ouachita Middle School, Monroe
- A- Good Hope Middle School, West Monroe
- D+ Ouachita Junior High School, Monroe
- D- Richwood Junior High School, Monroe
- D Riser Middle School, West Monroe
- A Sterlington Middle School, Sterlington
- A+ West Ridge Middle School, West Monroe
- B+ Woodlawn Middle School, West Monroe
Elementary and primary schools (19)
- A Boley Elementary School, West Monroe
- Calhoun Elementary School, Calhoun
- B- Central Elementary School, Calhoun
- Crosley Elementary School, West Monroe
- A Drew Elementary School, West Monroe
- A George Welch Elementary School, West Monroe
- B Highland Elementary School, West Monroe
- D+ Jack Hayes Elementary School, Monroe
- B+ Kiroli Elementary School, West Monroe
- D+ Lenwil Elementary School, West Monroe
- D- Riser Elementary School, West Monroe
- D- Riverbend Elementary School, West Monroe
- D Robinson Elementary School, Monroe
- F Shady Grove Elementary School, Monroe
- A- Sterlington Elementary School, Sterlington
- Swartz Lower Elementary School, Monroe
- C+ Swartz Upper Elementary School, Monroe
- D- Swayze Elementary School, Monroe
- B+ Woodlawn Elementary School, West Monroe
Other schools and academies (3)
- A Claiborne School, West Monroe
- D+ Lakeshore School, Monroe
- B+ Pinecrest Elementarymiddle School, West Monroe
Where Ouachita Parish schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- West Monroe (18)
- Monroe (13)
- Calhoun (3)
- Sterlington (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Louisiana
- County: Ouachita Parish
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,657 students with 1,234 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,556 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2201200
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- City of Monroe School District (19 schools, 6 mi)
- Richland Parish (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Caldwell Parish (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Jackson Parish (5 schools, 26 mi)
- Union Parish (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Lincoln Parish (11 schools, 30 mi)
- Morehouse Parish (5 schools, 32 mi)
- Franklin Parish (6 schools, 37 mi)
Questions about Ouachita Parish
How many schools are in Ouachita Parish?
SchoolGrade grades 36 public schools in Ouachita Parish, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Ouachita Parish serve?
The largest by graded schools: West Monroe, Monroe, Calhoun, Sterlington.
How good are the schools in Ouachita Parish?
Across the 33 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 34.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 31.4%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Ouachita Parish?
18,657 students were enrolled in Ouachita Parish in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Ouachita Parish?
Ouachita Parish is in Louisiana, based in Ouachita Parish, with its district office in West Monroe. Its boundary covers about 581 sq mi.