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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120000993
Kiroli Elementary School
700 Kiroli Road, West Monroe, LA 71291 · (318) 396-1118 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
212 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
55.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -10.0pp since 2022
Math
50.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Kiroli Elementary School
Kiroli Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiroli Elementary School this school | 450 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| Welsh Elementary School Welsh | 499 | 50.5% | 39.2% |
| Folsom Elementary School Folsom | 453 | 51.0% | 50.7% |
| Richard Elementary School Church Point | 458 | 48.7% | 47.3% |
| Benton Elementary School Benton | 595 | 45.5% | 52.8% |
| Central Elementary School Calhoun | 430 | 49.8% | 36.2% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary 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 Kiroli Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #122 of 583 | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #123 of 582 ▲ 5 | #4 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #124 of 587 ▲ 97 | #8 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #145 of 540 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 450 | #317 of 714 | #10 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #544 of 655 | #22 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #413 of 655 | #13 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #631 of 705 | #32 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #217 of 436 | #15 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
450
-36 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 19.4:1
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 | 450 | 28.6 | 15.7:1 | 47% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 45% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 509 | 26.9 | 18.9:1 | 50% (252) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 25 | 19.4:1 | 28% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 39% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | N/A | N/A | 51% (267) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 44% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 25% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 36 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kiroli Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (538 to 450); teachers up 6% (27 to 28.6).
About Kiroli Elementary School
Federal records list Kiroli Elementary School as an elementary school in West Monroe, Louisiana. The school enrolls 450 students in pre-K through 5.
Ouachita Parish counts 36 schools and 17,435 students, including Kiroli Elementary School.
The share of White students at Kiroli Elementary School is 74%, a majority. The remaining students are 15% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Ouachita Parish is about 56% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 14.0:1. The school reported 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kiroli Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kiroli Elementary School would be expected to post about 50.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%.
Census data for Ouachita Parish show the median household earns about $54,688 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. Public schools in Ouachita Parish number 59, with about 25,952 students.
Kiroli Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Good Hope Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Kiroli Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decrease, from 486 to 450. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.4:1 to 15.7:1.
People who know Kiroli Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Good Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Good Hope Middle School0.6 mi · 601
- Highland Elementary School1.2 mi · 263
- Boley Elementary School1.9 mi · 279
- George Welch Elementary School2.0 mi · 429
- Claiborne School2.2 mi · 643
- West Monroe High School2.4 mi · 2,041
Frequently asked questions
About Kiroli Elementary SchoolHow large is Kiroli Elementary School?
Kiroli Elementary School enrolls approximately 450 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kiroli Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kiroli Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kiroli Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kiroli Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kiroli Elementary School?
At Kiroli Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 5% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Kiroli Elementary School public or private?
Kiroli Elementary 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.