Lenwil Elementary School

Lenwil Elementary School operates as a cozy elementary-level community in West Monroe, Louisiana, operated by Ouachita Parish. Current enrollment sits at 277 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

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

Looking at the student body, Lenwil Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 21% Hispanic, 21% Black, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lenwil Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 83% of students at Lenwil Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ouachita Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lenwil Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Ouachita Parish) records that median household earnings sit near $54,688, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lenwil Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

The closest other public school is Riser Middle School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lenwil Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lenwil Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 23.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lenwil Elementary School has contracted 12%, going from 314 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 68% to 52%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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