The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Carver Elementary School
Carver Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade and is part of the City of Monroe School District in northeastern Louisiana. The school is located in Monroe, the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, a mid-sized city that functions as the economic and cultural hub of the region. Monroe has seen its population decline from a historic high several decades ago, and the city faces challenges including natural disasters such as major floods and tornadoes. The local economy is shaped by public-sector education, healthcare, and telecommunications, with the Ouachita Parish School Board and Monroe City Schools both among the area’s largest employers. Housing in the area is relatively affordable compared to state and national benchmarks, though home values have declined in the recent period.
The student body at Carver Elementary School is a large one for a school serving only pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. Nearly all students identify as Black, with very small shares of Hispanic, white, or multiracial students. A substantial share of the student population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material.
State testing results from the LEAP 2025 assessments, which are administered to students in grades three through six, show proficiency rates that are low across all tested subjects. In English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient level or above was below a quarter. In math, the rate was lower still. In science and social studies, the share of students reaching the proficient level was substantially lower, in the low single-digit range. Participation in testing was universal, meaning essentially every eligible student took the exams. Compared to other districts in Ouachita Parish, Carver Elementary School’s overall proficiency rate across subjects sits below the midpoint of the cohort.
Because the school does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school’s academic trend data contains only the single most recent year of results, so it is not possible to assess whether performance has been improving or declining over time.
The school is a regular public school and is not a charter or magnet school. The parent district, City of Monroe School District, showed no major recent changes such as referenda, curriculum overhauls, property tax shifts, or school closures in available public records, so the district context appears stable for now.
For families evaluating Carver Elementary School, the central takeaway is straightforward. The school serves a high-needs population in a city that has experienced economic and population contraction. State test scores are low across all subjects, and the school’s performance is below the middle of the pack among districts in the parish. A parent considering this school will want to speak directly with school leadership about what academic interventions, supports, and programmatic offerings are in place, particularly in literacy and math, given the proficiency results. The available data does not include information on course access, class size, staffing ratios, or discipline rates, which are additional factors a parent may want to investigate.
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