Riverbend Elementary School

Riverbend Elementary School is a small primary school in West Monroe, Louisiana, part of Ouachita Parish. The school enrolls 301 students in grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Riverbend Elementary School sits 34% below that benchmark.

Ouachita Parish comprises 36 schools with combined enrollment of 17,435 students; Riverbend Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Riverbend Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Black, at 69% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ouachita Parish as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 81% of students at Riverbend Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ouachita Parish runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Riverbend Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Ouachita Parish shows median household income runs about $54,688, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riverbend Elementary School is one of 59 public schools in Ouachita Parish (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students).

Nearest neighbor: Crosley Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverbend Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.9%.

Riverbend Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 350 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 82% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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