West Monroe High School
201 Riggs St
West Monroe LA, 71291, Ouachita County
Phone: 318-323-3771
Ranking: 
(16 out of 276, top 6%)*
(16 out of 276, top 6%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Ouachita Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 131 | 122 | 125 | 125 | 122 | 124 | 127 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,142 | 2,121 | 1,981 | 1,938 | 1,867 | 1,926 | 1,937 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 652 | 30.4% | 658 | 31.0% | 584 | 29.5% | 568 | 29.3% | 545 | 29.2% | 580 | 30.1% | 628 | 32.4% |
| Grade 10: | 576 | 26.9% | 530 | 25.0% | 497 | 25.1% | 494 | 25.5% | 486 | 26.0% | 527 | 27.4% | 462 | 23.9% |
| Grade 11: | 471 | 22.0% | 469 | 22.1% | 463 | 23.4% | 436 | 22.5% | 439 | 23.5% | 395 | 20.5% | 433 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 443 | 20.7% | 464 | 21.9% | 437 | 22.1% | 440 | 22.7% | 397 | 21.3% | 424 | 22.0% | 414 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,064 | 49.7% | 1,040 | 49.0% | 943 | 47.6% | 906 | 46.7% | 875 | 46.9% | 947 | 49.2% | 960 | 49.6% |
| Female: | 1,078 | 50.3% | 1,081 | 51.0% | 1,038 | 52.4% | 1,032 | 53.3% | 984 | 52.7% | 971 | 50.4% | 973 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 20 | 0.9% | 16 | 0.8% | 13 | 0.7% | 15 | 0.8% | 16 | 0.9% | 23 | 1.2% | 16 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 2.4% | 36 | 1.7% | 39 | 2.0% | 40 | 2.1% | 33 | 1.8% | 32 | 1.7% | 27 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 482 | 22.5% | 456 | 21.5% | 386 | 19.5% | 348 | 18.0% | 325 | 17.4% | 327 | 17.0% | 312 | 16.1% |
| White: | 1,586 | 74.0% | 1,607 | 75.8% | 1,540 | 77.7% | 1,533 | 79.1% | 1,492 | 79.9% | 1,544 | 80.2% | 1,582 | 81.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 817 | 38.1% | 470 | 22.2% | 683 | 34.5% | 643 | 33.2% | 557 | 29.8% | 508 | 26.4% | 490 | 25.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 110 | 5.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 94 | 4.7% | 85 | 4.4% | 105 | 5.6% | 102 | 5.3% | 99 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.35 | 17.39 | 15.84 | 15.50 | 15.33 | 15.60 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 75% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 63% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 77% | 68% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 70% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 81% | 69% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 78% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 77% | 67% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 51.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 12.4% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 87.6% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,681.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $38,789.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,373.0 |
* West Monroe High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.