Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School

As an one-room-style elementary campus in West Monroe, Louisiana, Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School educates 167 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by Ouachita Parish. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Across the 36 schools in Ouachita Parish (17,435 students total), Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School shows that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Ouachita Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.3%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Ouachita Parish put the typical household earns roughly $54,688 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Woodlawn Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pinecrest Elementary/Middle School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 22.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 27%: 230 students in 2018 compared to 167 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.