Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary

Located at 4200 Elm Street, in Monroe, Louisiana, Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary is an average-sized elementary campus that hosts 391 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under City of Monroe School District.

Across the 19 schools in City of Monroe School District (8,033 students total), Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (96%); the rest is composed of 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 37% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Ouachita Parish's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 15.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 8.8%.

Around the school, Ouachita Parish reports that median household income runs about $54,688, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sherrouse School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 13.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary has fell 3%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.