Riser Elementary School

Riser Elementary School operates as a cozy primary school in West Monroe, Louisiana, operated by Ouachita Parish. Current enrollment sits at 313 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

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

On demographics, Riser Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Black (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 28% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 82% of students at Riser Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Ouachita Parish (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Riser Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.1%, the actual is 21.3%, a residual of -3.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Ouachita Parish shows 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. Riser Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

Nearest neighbor: Riser Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Riser Elementary School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.6%.

Riser Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 5%: 331 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, 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.