Woodlawn Middle School

Woodlawn Middle School is one of the close-knit middle-grades schools in West Monroe, Louisiana, run under Ouachita Parish, with 249 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 440.

Ouachita Parish runs 36 schools in total, collectively educating 17,435 students. Woodlawn Middle School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodlawn Middle School reports that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Woodlawn Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 41.0:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Ouachita Parish's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, Woodlawn Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 37.7%.

In the surrounding community, Ouachita Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $54,688, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Across Ouachita Parish's 59 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,952 students), Woodlawn Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Woodlawn Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Woodlawn Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 249 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.