New Vision Learning Academy

Located at 507 Swayze Street, in Monroe, Louisiana, New Vision Learning Academy is a close-knit K-5 school that enrolls 227 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by New Vision Learning Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 453.

New Vision Learning Academy sits inside New Vision Learning Academy, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, New Vision Learning Academy records that 100% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting New Vision Learning Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, New Vision Learning Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 18.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 11.7%.

Around the school, Ouachita Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. New Vision Learning Academy is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

The closest other public school is Carroll Junior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around New Vision Learning Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts New Vision Learning Academy at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 21.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, New Vision Learning Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. New Vision Learning Academy's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 306 (now 227). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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