Madison James Foster Elementary School

As a cozy elementary campus in Monroe, Louisiana, Madison James Foster Elementary School enrolls 278 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of City of Monroe School District. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Madison James Foster Elementary School sits 39% below that benchmark.

City of Monroe School District runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 8,033 students. Madison James Foster Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Madison James Foster Elementary School reports that 99% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 37%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Madison James Foster Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison James Foster Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.4%; this one delivers 17.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Ouachita Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $54,688, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Ouachita Parish runs 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), of which Madison James Foster Elementary School is one.

Robinson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Madison James Foster Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 11.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison James Foster Elementary School has edged down 29%, going from 389 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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