Ouachita Parish School District Serving Ouachita Parish, LA - Real Estate, Homes For Sale, School & Area Information

West Monroe High School, a local football giant, is more than just the glitz that can be found in those football Friday night lights. This diverse student body strives for academic excellence in a variety of subjects. WMHS is home to STEM, a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math program designed to allow students a chance to go beyond the traditional classroom setting by letting them create, develop, and research just about anything the mind can imagine. Pupils can be found participating in ROTC, studying leveled arts, a choice of three different languages, music, theatre, and banking. There's a health care facility, expansive weight room, and in house bank. This campus is certainly a jewel in Ouachita Parish. Music is provided by West Monroe band.

Inspired by their mission statement of "to provide a safe environment in which all children can learn," the Sterlington Elementary School is an adventure of primary colors and shapes that helps students, guests and faculty interact and navigate with the building. The 76,000-square-foot building was designed for each hallway to designate a specific shape and color -- yellow circles, orange squares and green triangles. Located conveniently off of US 165 Highway, the school has a nine out of ten rating by the Great Schools Rating System and serves students prekindergarten through fifth grade.

Good Hope Middle School has an excellent band program. The staff works hard to boost self-esteem and consistently show increased math scores among band students. Every sixth grader is introduced to an instrument that works for their individual shape and design. By seventh grade, parents are amazed at how much the students have learned.