Swartz Lower Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Monroe, Louisiana

Swartz Lower Elementary School in Monroe, Louisiana enrolled 325 students in 2024-25 with 25.9 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 28%

392 students in 2022-23, 365 students in 2023-24, 325 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.3 to 25.9.

Students enrolled at Swartz Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233922023-243652024-25325
Students enrolled at Swartz Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233922023-243652024-25325
Students enrolled at Swartz Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233922023-243652024-25325
Students enrolled at Swartz Lower Elementary School by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 365, 2024-25: 32501002003004002022-233922023-243652024-25325
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339220.319.3
2023-2436525.014.6
2024-2532525.912.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 12.5; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Swartz Lower Elementary School enrolled 362 students and had 0.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.1
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent16.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.3% of students were White, 43.4% Black, 4.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White48.3%
  2. Black43.4%
  3. Two or more races4.3%
  4. Hispanic2.8%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Monroe

20 public elementary schools in Monroe report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sallie Humble Elementary School57912.749.2%
Lexington Elementary School54713.749.4%
Lakeshore School53216.071.8%
Jack Hayes Elementary School50115.276.6%
J.S. Clark Magnet Elementary School45813.263.5%
Cypress Point Elementary School43111.785.6%
Carver Elementary School39514.395.7%
Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary39112.894.9%

All public schools in Monroe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Swartz Lower Elementary School

  1. Swartz Upper Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 350 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. Cypress Point Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 431 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
  3. Compare Swartz Lower Elementary School with Swartz Upper Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ouachita Parish spends per student$13,051 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,051
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaSwartz Lower Elementary School is the number 495 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#495 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Swartz Lower Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Swartz Lower Elementary School?
    325 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 392 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Monroe, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Swartz Lower Elementary School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Swartz Lower Elementary School a Title I school?
    Swartz Lower Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Swartz Lower Elementary School in?
    Ouachita Parish, NCES district ID 2201200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220120001553 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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