West Ridge Middle School
6977 Cypress St
West Monroe LA, 71291, Ouachita County
Phone: 318-397-8444
Ranking:
(22 out of 947, top 2%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Ouachita Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: No
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: | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | |||||||
Total Students: | 722 | 768 | 693 | 714 | 678 | 659 | 651 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 215 | 29.8% | 284 | 37.0% | 225 | 32.5% | 256 | 35.9% | 251 | 37.0% | 212 | 32.2% | 238 | 36.6% |
Grade 7: | 273 | 37.8% | 232 | 30.2% | 240 | 34.6% | 236 | 33.1% | 214 | 31.6% | 230 | 34.9% | 221 | 33.9% |
Grade 8: | 234 | 32.4% | 252 | 32.8% | 228 | 32.9% | 222 | 31.1% | 213 | 31.4% | 217 | 32.9% | 192 | 29.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 356 | 49.3% | 400 | 52.1% | 351 | 50.6% | 351 | 49.2% | 326 | 48.1% | 302 | 45.8% | 304 | 46.7% |
Female: | 366 | 50.7% | 368 | 47.9% | 342 | 49.4% | 363 | 50.8% | 344 | 50.7% | 349 | 53.0% | 343 | 52.7% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 7 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.2% | 8 | 1.2% | 10 | 1.4% | 9 | 1.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.7% | 14 | 2.0% | 8 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.3% | 7 | 1.1% |
Black: | 35 | 4.8% | 38 | 4.9% | 27 | 3.9% | 29 | 4.1% | 24 | 3.5% | 19 | 2.9% | 26 | 4.0% |
White: | 657 | 91.0% | 698 | 90.9% | 644 | 92.9% | 666 | 93.3% | 640 | 94.4% | 631 | 95.8% | 614 | 94.3% |
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: | 4 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 206 | 28.5% | 144 | 18.8% | 168 | 24.2% | 198 | 27.7% | 146 | 21.5% | 117 | 17.8% | 134 | 20.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 45 | 6.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 7.2% | 47 | 6.6% | 47 | 6.9% | 39 | 5.9% | 29 | 4.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.81 | 18.29 | 16.57 | 16.87 | 16.12 | 16.00 | 15.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
GEE | ||||||
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 62% |
2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 94% | 73% | 59% |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 92% | 70% | 55% |
2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 58% |
iLEAP | ||||||
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84% | 62% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 68% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 81% | 70% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 96% | 81% | 71% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 79% | 70% |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 81% | 62% |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 61% |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 83% | 70% |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 82% | 67% |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 94% | 78% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 73% | 55% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74% | 58% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72% | 61% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 63% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 65% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 72% | 65% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 70% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 68% | 57% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 66% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 71% | 67% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 72% | 65% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91% | 76% | 68% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 59% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 96% | 79% | 61% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 77% | 62% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 68% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 80% | 69% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 79% | 69% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 94% | 81% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 71% | 59% |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 72% | 55% |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 93% | 76% | 63% |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 77% | 68% |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 76% | 67% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 74% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78% | 69% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 66% | 53% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 69% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 73% | 59% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 71% | 61% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 72% | 62% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 64% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 70% | 62% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 84% | 70% | 59% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 60% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 65% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76% | 67% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70% | 65% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 72% | 66% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 86% | 75% | 67% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 72% | 57% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 71% | 57% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 62% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 67% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 76% | 69% |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 66% | 55% |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 70% | 58% |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 73% | 59% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 89% | 68% | 66% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 69% | 54% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 67% | 53% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 70% | 55% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 71% | 61% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 73% | 64% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 55% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 67% | 53% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 58% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76% | 67% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 93% | 73% | 67% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 89.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,576.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,503.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,290.0 |
* West Ridge Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.