Carroll High School, Monroe LA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Carroll High School

Carroll High School is a traditional public high school in Monroe, Louisiana, serving grades nine through twelve as part of the City of Monroe School District. It sits in the northern part of the city on Renwick Street, within a neighborhood that is auto-oriented and typical of mid-sized Southern cities where walking is limited. Monroe itself is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish and the economic hub of northeastern Louisiana, but its population has been in long-term decline, suggesting a mature city with contraction rather than rapid growth. The local economy is anchored by public education, healthcare, and telecommunications, with the Ouachita Parish School Board, Lumen Technologies, and multiple hospitals among the largest employers.

The student body is almost entirely Black, and a very high share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a school community where economic need is prevalent. Enrollment is roughly mid-size for a high school in the region, with each grade level carrying a somewhat smaller cohort as students move toward graduation.

State assessment data is available for Carroll, but the results cover grades three through eight, not the high school grades the school actually serves. A parent should verify with the school whether these scores reflect the performance of current high school cohorts or whether the grade configuration has changed. As reported, proficiency rates in math, English language arts, science, and social studies fall well below state averages. Compared across districts in Ouachita Parish, overall proficiency sits below the midpoint. Readers should interpret these numbers with the grade-band caveat in mind.

No graduation rate appears in the data, which is an important gap for any high school. Graduation rate is typically a central measure, and its absence means families will need to ask the district or school directly for this information. Chronic absenteeism data and discipline data are also missing.

Monroe is a spread-out city with a municipal transit system that runs thirteen fixed bus routes, though street life details are not well documented in available sources. Home values in the area are roughly on par with the Louisiana state median and notably below the national median, making housing more affordable here than in many parts of the country. Rents are moderate relative to income. The city experienced significant flooding and an EF3 tornado in recent years, and no major new housing developments were identified in search results, reinforcing the picture of a city managing contraction rather than expansion.

The district itself shows no publicly reported recent changes in programming, boundaries, or finances that would meet the bar for a lasting impact.

Carroll High School is a straightforward public high school serving a high-poverty, predominantly Black student body in a city with a stable but shrinking population. The academic picture based on available state testing data is below the local midpoint in Ouachita Parish, though the mismatch between tested grades and served grades needs clarification. Families considering this school should seek current information on graduation rates, course offerings, and any programs that might support college or career pathways, as that detail is not available here.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

85-89%Cohort of 103 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

355 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 327%

School 27% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 430%

School 30% · district not reported

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 522%

School 22% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 620%

School 20% · district not reported

even with state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 812%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 3 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 434%

School 34% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 532%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 625%

School 25% · district not reported

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 733%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 832%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 5 pts above state median

Science

Grade 310%

School 10% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 418%

School 18% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 526%

School 26% · district not reported

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 68%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 720%

School 20% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 815%

School 15% · district not reported

even with state median

Social studies

Grade 312%

School 12% · district not reported

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 414%

School 14% · district not reported

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 523%

School 23% · district not reported

even with state median

Grade 67%

School 7% · district not reported

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 725%

School 25% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 819%

School 19% · district not reported

▲ 4 pts above state median

This schoolCity of Monroe School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.