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West Ouachita High School
4061 Caples Rd
West Monroe LA, 71292, Ouachita County
Phone: 318-249-2117
Ranking: 
(23 out of 276, top 8%)*
(23 out of 276, top 8%)*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: | 75 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,103 | 1,067 | 1,038 | 1,034 | 973 | 967 | 935 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 310 | 28.1% | 308 | 28.9% | 310 | 29.9% | 270 | 26.1% | 257 | 26.4% | 274 | 28.3% | 283 | 30.3% |
| Grade 10: | 293 | 26.6% | 287 | 26.9% | 261 | 25.1% | 264 | 25.5% | 253 | 26.0% | 279 | 28.9% | 238 | 25.5% |
| Grade 11: | 274 | 24.8% | 243 | 22.8% | 230 | 22.2% | 240 | 23.2% | 251 | 25.8% | 207 | 21.4% | 214 | 22.9% |
| Grade 12: | 226 | 20.5% | 229 | 21.5% | 237 | 22.8% | 260 | 25.1% | 212 | 21.8% | 207 | 21.4% | 200 | 21.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 563 | 51.0% | 548 | 51.4% | 519 | 50.0% | 503 | 48.6% | 468 | 48.1% | 467 | 48.3% | 439 | 47.0% |
| Female: | 540 | 49.0% | 519 | 48.6% | 519 | 50.0% | 531 | 51.4% | 497 | 51.1% | 492 | 50.9% | 492 | 52.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 12 | 1.3% |
| Black: | 39 | 3.5% | 39 | 3.7% | 35 | 3.4% | 39 | 3.8% | 40 | 4.1% | 42 | 4.3% | 46 | 4.9% |
| White: | 1,046 | 94.8% | 1,014 | 95.0% | 992 | 95.6% | 989 | 95.6% | 929 | 95.5% | 921 | 95.2% | 874 | 93.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 336 | 30.5% | 166 | 15.6% | 308 | 29.7% | 291 | 28.1% | 236 | 24.3% | 212 | 21.9% | 191 | 20.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 105 | 9.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 76 | 7.3% | 59 | 5.7% | 68 | 7.0% | 74 | 7.7% | 69 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.73 | 15.03 | 14.22 | 14.36 | 13.38 | 13.10 | 12.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 64% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 67% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 76% | 70% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 69% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73% | 70% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76% | 71% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 87% | 78% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 83% | 77% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 73% | 67% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 75% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 59.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 40.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 24.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,166.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,383.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,331.0 |
* West Ouachita 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.