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What tradition at Good Hope Middle School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
601
Middle
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120001564
Good Hope Middle School
400 Good Hope Road, West Monroe, LA 71291 · (318) 396-9693 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Louisiana public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
297 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 | 213 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 185 | 31% |
Student demographics
47%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
Good Hope 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
61.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
42.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Good Hope Middle School
Good Hope Middle School's state test result (46.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hope Middle School this school | 601 | 49.4% | 46.5% |
| St. Amant Middle School St. Amant | 532 | 55.5% | 45.2% |
| Erath Middle School Erath | 466 | 44.6% | 51.5% |
| North DeSoto Middle School 6-8 Stonewall | 605 | 40.7% | 57.8% |
| Abita Springs Middle School Abita Springs | 435 | 47.8% | 48.0% |
| S. P. Arnett Middle School Westlake | 374 | 51.9% | 45.5% |
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 Good Hope Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #43 of 213 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #56 of 210 ▼ 21 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #30 of 213 ▲ 7 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #61 of 197 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #55 of 220 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #162 of 195 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #123 of 195 | #4 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #179 of 214 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #29 of 40 | #4 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
601
-44 (-7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 643
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 601 | 37.6 | 16.0:1 | 49% (297) |
| 2023-24 | 587 | 35.4 | 16.6:1 | 50% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 33.6 | 17.9:1 | 53% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | 29 | 22.2:1 | 30% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 33.7 | 17.3:1 | 45% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 626 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 43% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 42% (267) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Good Hope Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (581 to 601); teachers up 12% (33.7 to 37.6).
About Good Hope Middle School
Good Hope Middle School is a public medium-sized middle-grades school in West Monroe, Louisiana. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 601 students in grades 6 through 8. The average for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440 students, so this school is 37% bigger than average.
Ouachita Parish is the local district for Good Hope Middle School. It runs 36 schools with 17,435 students.
Good Hope Middle School is 70% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. That compares with about 56% White among all Ouachita Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Good Hope Middle School and a ratio of 16.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 49% of enrollment. Public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.
allk12 grades Good Hope Middle School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Good Hope Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Louisiana schools: 46.5% actual against 48.8% predicted.
Within 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. Besides Good Hope Middle School, Ouachita Parish has 58 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Kiroli Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Good Hope Middle School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Good Hope Middle School declined 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 645 to 601 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.2:1 in 2020-21, and 16.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Good Hope Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 West Monroe
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Woodlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 508 students
Other Good Hope Middle schools
One other US public school is named Good Hope Middle. Good Hope Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Good Hope Middle SchoolCullman, AL · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Kiroli Elementary School0.6 mi · 450
- George Welch Elementary School1.5 mi · 429
- Highland Elementary School1.7 mi · 263
- Claiborne School1.9 mi · 643
- Boley Elementary School2.5 mi · 279
- West Monroe High School3.0 mi · 2,041
Frequently asked questions
About Good Hope Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Good Hope Middle School?
Good Hope Middle School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Good Hope Middle School serve?
Good Hope Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Good Hope Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Good Hope Middle School is approximately 16.0:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Good Hope Middle School?
At Good Hope Middle School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 4% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Good Hope Middle School public or private?
Good Hope Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.