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New Vision Learning Academy

507 Swayze Street, Monroe, LA 71201 · (318) 338-9995 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 14% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools

Enrollment
227
Elementary
STATE 453
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
207 students
STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3716%
Kindergarten3315%
Grade 13917%
Grade 22812%
Grade 33013%
Grade 42611%
Grade 5177%
Grade 6177%

This year's kindergarten class (33) is 94% larger than its 6th grade class (17).

Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 65% · US 70%
Black
227100%
STATE 42% · US 15%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11450%
Female
11350%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
16.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +8.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 8 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2625.0%16.0%
2024-2521.0%9.0%
2023-2419.0%7.0%
2022-2320.0%8.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like New Vision Learning Academy

New Vision Learning Academy's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Vision Learning Academy this school22791.2%12.7%
Midway Professional Development Center
Shreveport
23491.5%14.2%
Northeast Elementary School
Opelousas
23290.5%18.7%
Pearl Watson Elementary School
Lake Charles
21991.8%20.5%
Merrydale Elementary School
Baton Rouge
24293.8%14.8%
Sharon Hills Elementary School
Baton Rouge
21393.9%12.7%
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where New Vision Learning Academy ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn Ouachita Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
12.7%#547 of 583#26 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#487 of 582
▲ 64
#19 of 30
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#477 of 587
▲ 33
#22 of 30
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+6.5pp#94 of 540#6 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
227#625 of 714#30 of 36
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#497 of 655#18 of 31
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
0.0%#654 of 655#31 of 31
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.2%#105 of 705#12 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.8%#106 of 436#7 of 26
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
227
-64 (-22%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 22.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2522714.915.2:191% (207)
2023-2423714.915.9:174% (175)
2022-2322311.918.7:150% (112)
2020-212911322.4:171% (206)
2017-1830616.618.5:162% (191)
2015-16343N/AN/A55% (189)
2010-113642018.2:184% (304)
2000-012441220.3:183% (202)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Vision Learning Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (306 to 227); teachers down 10% (16.6 to 14.9).

About New Vision Learning Academy

Students in Monroe, Louisiana, attend New Vision Learning Academy, a small elementary school. The school had 227 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Louisiana) has about 453 students.

In federal data, the district for New Vision Learning Academy is the school itself.

The student body at New Vision Learning Academy is 100% Black. Among people living in Ouachita Parish, the Black share is about 37%. The school's diversity index is 0%, meaning two students picked at random have a 0% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Dividing enrollment by its 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That is higher than the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Eligible students account for 91% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.

Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, New Vision Learning Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New Vision Learning Academy would score about 18.6%. It scores 12.7%, 6.0 points below that figure.

Census estimates describe Ouachita Parish this way: the median household income is $54,688, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. In all, Ouachita Parish has 59 public schools and roughly 25,952 students.

Carroll Junior High School is located about 0.2 miles from New Vision Learning Academy. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, New Vision Learning Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

New Vision Learning Academy is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. New Vision Learning Academy is run as a public charter school.

The school enrolled 227 students in 2024-25, 64 fewer than the 291 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.4:1 to 15.2:1.

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Ouachita Parish at a glance

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Population
158,480
Census ACS
Median income
$54,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
59
25,952 students

Quick facts

School name
New Vision Learning Academy
District
New Vision Learning Academy
Address
507 Swayze Street, Monroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318) 338-9995
County
Ouachita Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
227
Teachers (FTE)
15
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
207 (91%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
220002501000
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About New Vision Learning Academy
How large is New Vision Learning Academy?
New Vision Learning Academy enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does New Vision Learning Academy serve?
New Vision Learning Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at New Vision Learning Academy?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at New Vision Learning Academy.
How diverse is New Vision Learning Academy?
New Vision Learning Academy reports a student body of 100% Black.
Who oversees New Vision Learning Academy?
New Vision Learning Academy is overseen by New Vision Learning Academy in Ouachita Parish.
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