Shreveport Reporter

Of the many ethnicities represented in Caddo Parish schools, Black was the most prevalent ethnicity among Caddo Parish students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 34,849 students attending Caddo Parish schools, 64.9% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity making up 25.4% of Caddo Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Caddo Parish, representing 64.5% of the student body.

University Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 43.5% white students, 39.4% Black students, 6.9% Asian students, 5.2% multiracial students, 4.1% Hispanic students, 0.5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.3% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 2.4%, in the 2022-23 school year

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students, compared to the national average of 1:16. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.

The majority of Louisiana students were identified as white and Black, representing 48% and 37% of the state student body respectively during the 2021-22 academic year. Hispanic students made up 8.6% of the student body, and other ethnic minorities made up 5.6%.

Only 22% of Louisiana’s teachers are Black or Latino, compared to about 48% of the state's K–12 students who identify as either race.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Captain Shreve High School	Black	57.5%	1,792
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Black	54.3%	1,442
C. E. Byrd High School	White	46.3%	1,434
Turner Elementary Middle School	Black	84%	1,266
Magnolia School of Excellence	Black	84.6%	1,231
Southwood High School	Black	84%	1,206
Huntington High School	Black	85.1%	1,159
Northwood High School	White	51.7%	1,006
Linwood Public Charter School	Black	95.1%	992
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	Black	61%	989
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	White	60.4%	950
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	White	59%	932
University Elementary School	White	43.5%	880
Donnie Bickham Middle School	White	53.7%	866
Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School	Black	68.4%	800
Keithville Elementary/Middle School	Black	54%	796
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School	Black	96.5%	710
Woodlawn Leadership Academy	Black	95.5%	706
Shreve Island Elementary School	Black	48.6%	689
Herndon Magnet School	White	74.1%	676
Ridgewood Middle School	Black	90.1%	658
Southern Hills Elementary School	Black	89%	628
Fair Park Middle School	Black	95.3%	592
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	Black	51.7%	584
Oak Park Microsociety Elementary School	Black	94.7%	552
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	Black	97.2%	531
Summer Grove Elementary School	Black	88.5%	505
Fairfield Magnet School	White	65.1%	501
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	White	60.8%	495
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	White	68.7%	492
Summerfield Elementary School	Black	80.5%	481
Forest Hill Elementary School	Black	79.9%	472
Riverside Elementary School	Black	53.1%	433
A. C. Steere Elementary School	White	56.9%	427
J. S. Clark Elementary School	Black	96.4%	418
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School	Black	89.5%	389
Blanchard Elementary School	White	70.2%	383
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	Black	94.2%	377
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School	Black	91.1%	370
North Highlands Elementary School	Black	69.2%	344
Northside Elementary School	Black	96%	327
North Caddo High School	White	54.3%	326
Mooringsport Elementary School	White	78%	322
Westwood Elementary School	Black	92%	301
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Black	47.7%	298
Judson Fundamental Elementary School	Black	94.5%	290
Midway Professional Development Center	Black	93.4%	290
Werner Park Elementary School	Black	91.4%	269
Cherokee Park Elementary School	Black	97.3%	263
Queensborough Elementary School	Black	95.6%	252
Pine Grove Elementary School	Black	97.6%	249
Atkins Technology Elementary School	Black	93.5%	247
Creswell Elementary School	Black	60%	240
Sunset Acres Elementary School	Black	93.3%	239
E. B. Williams Stoner Hill Elementary School	Black	76.7%	180
Academic Recovery Ombudsman	Black	88.6%	167
Amikids Caddo	Black	88%	167
Caddo Virtual Academy	Black	58.7%	143
Eighty-First Street Ece Center	Black	88.8%	125