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Enrollment
498
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120002446
East Ouachita Middle School
859 Swartz Fairbanks, Monroe, LA 71203 · (318) 432-2150 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Louisiana public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
352 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 167 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 162 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 169 | 34% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
East Ouachita Middle School→Sterlington High School
Based on grade levels within Ouachita Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
45.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
29.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 21.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Ouachita Middle School
East Ouachita Middle School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ouachita Middle School this school | 498 | 70.7% | 29.2% |
| Brusly Middle School Brusly | 539 | 67.3% | 45.2% |
| Webster Junior High School Minden | 461 | 79.8% | 20.8% |
| Many Junior High School Many | 361 | 70.6% | 28.7% |
| Thibodaux Middle School Thibodaux | 592 | 78.7% | 26.5% |
| Winnfield Middle School Winnfield | 325 | 76.9% | 22.5% |
Matched among Louisiana middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Ouachita Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #117 of 213 | #7 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #106 of 210 ▲ 44 | #7 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #85 of 213 ▲ 2 | #5 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #63 of 197 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #84 of 220 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #131 of 195 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #103 of 195 | #2 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.7% | #105 of 214 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #115 of 162 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 498 | 34.4 | 14.5:1 | 71% (352) |
| 2023-24 | 516 | 36.7 | 14.1:1 | 69% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 33.6 | 16.1:1 | 69% (374) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | 43% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 38.3 | 14.8:1 | 54% (308) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Ouachita Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (567 to 498); teachers down 10% (38.3 to 34.4).
About East Ouachita Middle School
Located in Monroe, Louisiana, East Ouachita Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school. School enrollment was 498 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Ouachita Parish counts 36 schools and 17,435 students, including East Ouachita Middle School.
At East Ouachita Middle School, Black students make up 58% of the student body. The remaining shares are 35% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Ouachita Parish as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school's share is higher. East Ouachita Middle School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.5:1 comes from the school's 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 26.5 students per teacher below the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25.
East Ouachita Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 52% of Louisiana public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Ouachita Middle School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (29.2%) and its predicted rate (33.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Across Ouachita Parish, the median household income is $54,688, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. In all, Ouachita Parish has 59 public schools and roughly 25,952 students.
The closest public school, Swartz Lower Elementary School, is about 1.4 miles from East Ouachita Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 27.4%; East Ouachita Middle School's is 29.2%, ranking 3rd of 7.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 498 students in 2024-25, 65 fewer than the 563 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 18.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.5:1.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Sterlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- Neville High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Wossman High SchoolHigh · 635 students
- Sallie Humble Elementary SchoolElementary · 579 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 577 students
- Lexington Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Swartz Lower Elementary School1.4 mi · 325
- Swartz Upper Elementary School1.6 mi · 350
- Cypress Point Elementary School3.8 mi · 431
- Lakeshore School4.4 mi · 532
- Jack Hayes Elementary School4.5 mi · 501
- Sterlington Elementary School5.5 mi · 800
Frequently asked questions
About East Ouachita Middle SchoolHow many students attend East Ouachita Middle School?
East Ouachita Middle School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 06-08.
Is East Ouachita Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Ouachita Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at East Ouachita Middle School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at East Ouachita Middle School.
What is the student diversity at East Ouachita Middle School?
Student demographics at East Ouachita Middle School are roughly 35% White, 3% Hispanic, 58% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is East Ouachita Middle School in?
East Ouachita Middle School is part of Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.