Caddo Parish Education: 22,625 Black students were enrolled in schools in 2022-23 school year

LA State Superintendent Cade Brumley 2023 | Louisiana Department of Education

By Shreveport Reporter

Mar 18, 2024

There were 22,625 Black students enrolled in Caddo Parish schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Caddo Parish welcomed 34,849 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 64.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 59 schools in Caddo Parish, Turner Elementary Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,063 students.

The majority of Louisiana students were either white (48%) or Black (37%) in the 2021-22 school year.

In 2022, there was roughly one teacher for every 18 students compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students’ school performance.

Ethnicities in Caddo Parish in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Caddo Parish Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Enrollment of Black Students
Pine Grove Elementary School	97.6%	243
Cherokee Park Elementary School	97.3%	256
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	97.2%	516
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School	96.5%	685
J. S. Clark Elementary School	96.4%	403
Northside Elementary School	96%	314
Queensborough Elementary School	95.6%	241
Woodlawn Leadership Academy	95.5%	674
Fair Park Middle School	95.3%	564
Linwood Public Charter School	95.1%	943
Oak Park Microsociety Elementary School	94.7%	523
Judson Fundamental Elementary School	94.5%	274
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	94.2%	355
Atkins Technology Elementary School	93.5%	231
Midway Professional Development Center	93.4%	271
Sunset Acres Elementary School	93.3%	223
Westwood Elementary School	92%	277
Werner Park Elementary School	91.4%	246
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School	91.1%	337
Ridgewood Middle School	90.1%	593
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School	89.5%	348
Southern Hills Elementary School	89%	559
Eighty-First Street Ece Center	88.8%	111
Academic Recovery Ombudsman	88.6%	148
Summer Grove Elementary School	88.5%	447
Amikids Caddo	88%	147
Huntington High School	85.1%	986
Magnolia School of Excellence	84.6%	1,041
Turner Elementary Middle School	84%	1,063
Southwood High School	84%	1,013
Summerfield Elementary School	80.5%	387
Forest Hill Elementary School	79.9%	377
E. B. Williams Stoner Hill Elementary School	76.7%	138
North Highlands Elementary School	69.2%	238
Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School	68.4%	547
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	61%	603
Creswell Elementary School	60%	144
Caddo Virtual Academy	58.7%	84
Captain Shreve High School	57.5%	1,030
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	54.3%	783
Keithville Elementary/Middle School	54%	430
Riverside Elementary School	53.1%	230
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	51.7%	302
Shreve Island Elementary School	48.6%	335
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	47.7%	142
C. E. Byrd High School	43.3%	621
Northwood High School	40.4%	406
University Elementary School	39.4%	347
North Caddo High School	38%	124
Donnie Bickham Middle School	34.1%	295
A. C. Steere Elementary School	27.6%	118
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	24.4%	232
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	23.4%	116
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	20.5%	191
Fairfield Magnet School	18.2%	91
Herndon Magnet School	17.8%	120
Blanchard Elementary School	14.9%	57
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	14.8%	73
Mooringsport Elementary School	9.6%	31