East Ouachita Middle School

Located at 859 Swartz Fairbanks, in Monroe, Louisiana, East Ouachita Middle School is a mid-sized 6-8 campus that teaches 498 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Ouachita Parish.

Within Ouachita Parish, which oversees 36 schools and 17,435 students, East Ouachita Middle School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, East Ouachita Middle School records that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 35% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

On the resource side, On paper, East Ouachita Middle School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages around 41.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, East Ouachita Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 28.0%.

Around the school, Ouachita Parish reports that median household income runs about $54,688, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ouachita Parish runs 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), of which East Ouachita Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Swartz Lower Elementary School, around 1.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Ouachita Middle School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. East Ouachita Middle School's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 567 (now 498). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 46% to 35%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.