Lexington Elementary School

Lexington Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Monroe, Louisiana, operated by City of Monroe School District, enrolls 547 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Across the 19 schools in City of Monroe School District (8,033 students total), Lexington Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lexington Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 36% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

On the resource side, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Ouachita Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Ouachita Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $54,688, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Lexington Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Neville Junior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Lexington Elementary School's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 559 (now 547). Black enrollment moved from 46% to 36% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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