Drew Elementary School, West Monroe LA

Original Research by School Decision on Drew Elementary School

Drew Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in West Monroe, Louisiana, as a regular public school within the Ouachita Parish school district. The school is located on Highway 15, and its enrollment is large for an elementary school serving this grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Black, Hispanic, Asian, and multiracial students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, Drew Elementary posted results that place it well above the midpoint among districts in Ouachita Parish. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile relative to other districts in the parish. In English language arts, a strong majority of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. Math proficiency was also solid, with a clear majority meeting the bar. Social studies results were similar, with a majority of students reaching proficiency. Science was the relative soft spot, where just over half of students scored proficient or above. A parent may want to ask the school how science instruction is structured and whether there are targeted supports in that subject.

Because Drew Elementary serves only pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not serve high school grades, so that metric does not apply. Chronic absenteeism data was not available in the source materials.

The school sits in West Monroe, part of Ouachita Parish. Housing values in the area are near the state average, and rents have been rising at a faster clip than the national rate. The typical home in the school’s zip code is priced close to the Louisiana median, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment on a median-priced home is lower than the typical rent, which may matter for families weighing whether to buy or rent. The national unemployment rate was moderate at the time of the most recent data.

Drew Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. It is part of the Ouachita Parish school district. The district brief turned up no recent major changes that met the bar for lasting impact, so there is no district-level news to report here.

For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one of solid performance relative to the parish. The school’s overall proficiency index is well above the median among districts in Ouachita Parish. The student body is large for an elementary school and is predominantly white, with a meaningful share of students from lower-income households. The school serves a full pre-kindergarten through fifth grade span, which can be convenient for families with children across those ages. The housing market in the area is moderately priced compared to national benchmarks, and the school sits on a state highway on the outskirts of West Monroe.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-862%

School 62% · District 34% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 34 pts above state median · ▲ 43 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-868%

School 68% · District 46% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-853%

School 53% · District 34% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 30 pts above state median · ▲ 37 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-861%

School 61% · District 36% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

This schoolOuachita Parish, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income50%Higher-income74%24 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income81%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income90%43 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income49%Higher-income82%33 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income34%Higher-income63%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income83%30 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income46%Higher-income75%29 pp gap