Lexington Elementary School

Federal records list Lexington Elementary School as an elementary school in Monroe, Louisiana. A total of 547 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 2. Against the 453-student average for elementary schools in Louisiana, enrollment here is 21% higher.

City of Monroe School District has 8,033 students spread across 19 schools.

At Lexington Elementary School, White students make up 51% of the student body. The next largest groups are 36% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1, with 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lexington Elementary School is 53%. Across public schools in Ouachita Parish, the average is 67%.

Census Bureau estimates for Ouachita Parish show that the median household income is $54,688, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. There are 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish, enrolling about 25,952 students in all.

The closest public school, Neville Junior High School, is about 0.6 miles from Lexington Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.

Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 564 in 2020-21 to 547 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.7:1 in 2024-25.

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