Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OUACHITA PARISH·NCES 220120001466
Riverbend Elementary School
700 Austin Avenue, West Monroe, LA 71292 · (318) 361-0155 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
244 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (63) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Ouachita Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
22.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
5.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -16.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 2 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 16 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22.0% | 5.0% |
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 21.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.9%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Riverbend Elementary School
Riverbend Elementary School's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Elementary School this school | 301 | 81.1% | 18.7% |
| Creswell Elementary School Shreveport | 325 | 81.5% | 10.7% |
| Glynn H. Brock Elementary School Slidell | 345 | 78.8% | 23.7% |
| Garyville/Mt. Airy Math & Science Magnet Schl. Garyville | 305 | 84.3% | 22.8% |
| Fifth Ward Elementary School Reserve | 306 | 86.9% | 15.3% |
| North Highlands Elementary School Shreveport | 355 | 76.3% | 20.7% |
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 Riverbend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Ouachita Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #467 of 583 | #17 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #581 of 582 ▼ 57 | #30 of 30 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #516 of 587 ▼ 40 | #25 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.0pp | #96 of 540 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #539 of 714 | #23 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #462 of 655 | #17 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #357 of 655 | #9 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #265 of 705 | #17 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #246 of 436 | #16 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 2024-25Enrollment
301
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 301 | 20.6 | 14.6:1 | 81% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 20.1 | 14.0:1 | 78% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 17.9 | 18.0:1 | 84% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 19 | 16.9:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 82% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 410 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 88% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 99% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 92% (407) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riverbend Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (350 to 301); teachers down 2% (21 to 20.6).
About Riverbend Elementary School
Riverbend Elementary School is a small elementary school located in West Monroe, Louisiana. It has an enrollment of 301 students in grades 1 through 5. Elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students, which makes this school 34% below average.
Riverbend Elementary School reports to Ouachita Parish, which has 36 schools and 17,435 students.
The student body at Riverbend Elementary School is 69% Black. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 10% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 37%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Riverbend Elementary School reported 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.6:1. The 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana is close to this figure. There are 244 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 81% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.
Riverbend Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Riverbend Elementary School would be expected to post about 25.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.7%.
Looking at the county, Ouachita Parish, median household income comes to about $54,688, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. The county's public schools total 59, with about 25,952 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Crosley Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Riverbend Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Riverbend Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.6:1, from 16.9:1.
The Riverbend Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Ouachita Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Ouachita Parish
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- Ouachita Parish High SchoolHigh · 1,112 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- Sterlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 800 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
Other schools in West Monroe
- West Monroe High SchoolHigh · 2,041 students
- West Ouachita High SchoolHigh · 968 students
- West Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
- Claiborne SchoolElementary · 643 students
- Good Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 601 students
- Drew Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other Riverbend Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Riverbend Elementary. Riverbend Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 7.
- Riverbend ElementaryYuba City, CA · 914 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 600 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OR · 424 students
- RIVERBEND ELEMENTARYBLACKFOOT, ID · 403 students
- Riverbend Elementary SchoolGainesville, GA · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Crosley Elementary School0.6 mi · 193
- Barkdull Faulk Elementary School1.1 mi · 212
- Clara Hall Accelerated School1.5 mi · 260
- J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School1.5 mi · 458
- West Monroe High School1.5 mi · 2,041
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary1.6 mi · 268
Frequently asked questions
About Riverbend Elementary SchoolHow large is Riverbend Elementary School?
Riverbend Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Riverbend Elementary School serve?
Riverbend Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Riverbend Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Riverbend Elementary School.
How diverse is Riverbend Elementary School?
Riverbend Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 16% Hispanic, 69% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Riverbend Elementary School in?
Riverbend Elementary School is part of Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.