West Monroe High School
201 Riggs Street, West Monroe, LA, 71291 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
West Monroe High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 8 - 12
Parish Ouachita Parish, LA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1887 students
% Male / % Female 50%  /  50%
Total Classroom Teachers 123 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 8 - 13 students
Grade 9 - 609 students
Grade 10 - 470 students
Grade 11 - 416 students
Grade 12 - 379 students
This School
(LA) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(LA) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 1% 1%
% Black 17% 45%
% White 81% 50%
Additional Student Information
This School
(LA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 23% 42%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 5% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(LA) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Ouachita Parish School District
This School's Agency
(LA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 35 12
Number of Students Managed 18,699 students 4,968 students
District Total Revenue $148,538,000 $46,735,000
District Expenditure $140,450,000 $47,379,000
District Revenue / Student $7,944 $9,407
District Expenditure / Student $7,511 $9,537
District Graduation Rates 73% 67%
In the News:
  • Ouachita Parish students to get H1N1 shot (The Shreveport Times)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 01:16:26 pm
    Ouachita Parish Schools will offer all of its elementary students free H1N1 flu vaccinations on Dec. 5, supervisor Ken Slusher announced in the Ouachita Parish School Board meeting Tuesday night.
  • WMHS honors fallen heroes (The News-Star)
    posted on November 11, 2009 at 07:26:08 am
    Connie Barnes, a West Monroe High School teacher and mother of Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Ryan Barnes, stood quietly and full of emotion in a special Veterans Day Memorial Ceremony to honor her son and seven other young men who were killed in action in wars in Vietnam and Iraq.
  • Senior center honors veterans (The News-Star)
    posted on November 5, 2009 at 07:25:17 am
    More than 400 people came for a breakfast of bacon, eggs, grits and biscuits at the West Monroe Convention Center Wednesday morning.
  • Storm-drenched fall has had big impact on prep football (The News-Star)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:27:38 am
    The Ouachita River has risen above 46 feet with the onslaught of rain in northeast Louisiana this fall, but that's not the only place water levels are high.
  • West Monroe student to be named Louisiana's Young Ambassador (The News-Star)
    posted on November 4, 2009 at 07:25:08 am
    West Monroe High School freshman Hamilton Winters committed to serving others at a very young age. That dedication has become a way of life that is earning him the attention of Louisiana's Special Olympics and the state's first lady, Supriya Jindal, who will honor him as Louisiana's Young Ambassador for 2009.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (71291)
School Zip (71291)
(LA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 31,063 people 4,372,444 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 28% 16%
Population Average Age 35 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $39,250 $31,814
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.4 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 33 years old 40 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (71291)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 67% / 33% 64% / 36%
School Map:
1. Neville High School - 873 students - 0.9 mi. away - view location
2. Ouachita Parish Alternative Center - 332 students - 1.6 mi. away - view location
3. Wossman High School - 680 students - 3.4 mi. away - view location
4. Drop Out Recovery School - 84 students - 4.0 mi. away - view location
5. Sherrouse School - 71 students - 4.0 mi. away - view location
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