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City Of Monroe School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Louisiana for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,377 students in City Of Monroe School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Louisiana.
Public Middle Schools in City Of Monroe School District have an average math proficiency score of 18% (versus the Louisiana public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 27% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Louisiana public middle school average of 60% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (LA)
# Schools
19 Schools
556 Schools
# Students
8,683 Students
294,044 Students
# Teachers
672 Teachers
20,453 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
City Of Monroe School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 177 school districts in Louisiana (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#86 out of 187 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
42%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
16%
27%
Graduation Rate
90%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.31
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
1%
2%
% Hispanic
2%
11%
% Black
82%
43%
% White
14%
40%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,026 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,176. The school district revenue/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,949 is less than the state median of $14,514. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$122 MM
$10,755 MM
Spending
$121 MM
$10,286 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,026
$15,176
Spending / Student
$13,949
$14,514
Best City Of Monroe School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Neville Junior High School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1600 North 19th Street
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 323-1143
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 323-1143
Gr: 7-8 | 472 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #22.
Martin Luther King Junior High School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1709 Parkview Drive
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 387-1825
Monroe, LA 71202
(318) 387-1825
Gr: 7-8 | 332 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #33.
Carroll Junior High School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2945 Renwick Street
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 322-1683
Monroe, LA 71201
(318) 322-1683
Gr: 7-8 | 386 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #44.
Sherrouse School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
300 Sherrouse Avenue
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 343-3258
Monroe, LA 71203
(318) 343-3258
Gr: K-12 | 187 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
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