Cypress Point Elementary School

Cypress Point Elementary School is a primary school of mid-tier scale in Monroe, Louisiana, overseen by City of Monroe School District, enrolling 431 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 19 schools in City of Monroe School District (8,033 students total), Cypress Point Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Cypress Point Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are Black. The remainder consists of 5% White, 3% Hispanic. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

Looking at school resources, Cypress Point Elementary School lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Cypress Point Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.9%, the actual is 20.0%, a residual of +0.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Ouachita Parish put the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cypress Point Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lakeshore School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cypress Point Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Cypress Point Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.0%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cypress Point Elementary School has grew 4%, going from 413 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 85% to 90% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.