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Shady Grove Elementary School

2204 Ticheli Road, Monroe, LA 71202 · (318) 323-9941 · Ouachita Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Louisiana public elementary schools
  • FTest 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.
  • A-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

Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
184 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K179%
Kindergarten2513%
Grade 13216%
Grade 23417%
Grade 32613%
Grade 43216%
Grade 52915%

This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).

Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Hispanic
32%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
18896%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 42% · US 15%
Two+
42%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
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
Male
10654%
Female
8946%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
19.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
17.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +9.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 9 points.

LEAP 2025 results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2025-2619.0%17.0%
2024-2519.0%10.0%
2023-246.0%6.0%
2022-2312.0%8.0%
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
9.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Shady Grove Elementary School

Shady Grove Elementary School's state test result (9.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Shady Grove Elementary School this school19594.4%9.4%
Sharon Hills Elementary School
Baton Rouge
21393.9%12.7%
Barkdull Faulk Elementary School
Monroe
21296.2%16.8%
Ryan Elementary School
Baton Rouge
20596.6%18.2%
Delhi Elementary School
Delhi
16794.6%7.5%
Dalton Elementary School A Redesign School
Baton Rouge
18997.4%N/A
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 Shady Grove Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn LouisianaIn Ouachita Parish
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
9.4%#571 of 583#28 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#481 of 582
▲ 68
#18 of 30
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#546 of 587
▼ 5
#27 of 30
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.0pp#80 of 540#5 of 29
Enrollment
ranked largest first
195#660 of 714#32 of 36
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.4%#63 of 705#9 of 35
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-27.0%#98 of 436#6 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 2024-25
Enrollment
195
-70 (-26%) vs 2020
-61% since 1990-91, when it was 497
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519517.211.4:194% (184)
2023-2422917.313.3:180% (183)
2022-2324413.518.1:190% (220)
2020-212651814.7:172% (192)
2017-182671914.1:184% (225)
2015-16249269.6:186% (215)
2010-114573313.8:198% (449)
2000-015223315.8:153% (275)
1990-914972917.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shady Grove Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 27% (267 to 195); teachers down 10% (19 to 17.2).

About Shady Grove Elementary School

Shady Grove Elementary School is an elementary school in Monroe, Louisiana, reachable at (318) 323-9941. The school counts 195 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 57% smaller than the 453 average for elementary schools in Louisiana.

Ouachita Parish enrolls 17,435 students, and its 36 schools include Shady Grove Elementary School.

The large majority of students at Shady Grove Elementary School, 96%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Ouachita Parish, the Black share is about 37%. By the diversity index, Shady Grove Elementary School comes in at 7%.

Federal data list 17.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Shady Grove Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 11.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 94%. Public schools in Ouachita Parish average 67%.

The allk12 Grade for Shady Grove Elementary School is D. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 11% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Shady Grove Elementary School would be expected to post about 16.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 9.4%.

Ouachita Parish has about 158,480 residents, and median household income is about $54,688, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Ouachita Parish number 59 and enroll about 25,952.

Nearest public school: Berg Jones Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Shady Grove Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 14.0% on proficiency, and Shady Grove Elementary School is below that at 9.4%.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Mid-size.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 265 to 195. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.4:1, from 14.7:1.

Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Ouachita Parish at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Shady Grove Elementary School
District
Ouachita Parish
Address
2204 Ticheli Road, Monroe, LA 71202
Phone
(318) 323-9941
County
Ouachita Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
195
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
184 (94%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
220120001011
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Shady Grove Elementary. Shady Grove Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 6.

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Frequently asked questions

About Shady Grove Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Shady Grove Elementary School?
Shady Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shady Grove Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shady Grove Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shady Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shady Grove Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shady Grove Elementary School?
At Shady Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% Hispanic, 96% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Shady Grove Elementary School?
Shady Grove Elementary School is overseen by Ouachita Parish in Ouachita Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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