Shreveport Reporter

Black students comprised the most prevalent ethnic group in Caddo Parish schools during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Of the 34,139 students attending Caddo Parish schools, 65.1% were Black. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 24.5% of Caddo Parish students.

In the previous school year, Black was also the most common student ethnicity in Caddo Parish, representing 64.9% of the student body.

University Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, which included 42.4% Black students, 40.7% white students, 6.3% Asian students, 5.4% multiracial students, 4.5% Hispanic students, 0.5% Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students, and 0.1% American Indian students.

Compared to the previous year, total enrollment in public schools in the county dropped by 2% in the 2023-24 school year

The majority of Louisiana students identified themselves 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%.

However, the teaching staff in Louisiana doesn't fully mirror the student body's demographics, with only 22% of teachers identified as Black or Latino.

School name	Most prevalent ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Captain Shreve High School	Black	59.3%	1,749
C. E. Byrd High School	White	46.3%	1,450
Magnolia School of Excellence	Black	85.4%	1,387
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	Black	53.9%	1,370
Turner Elementary Middle School	Black	83.2%	1,287
Huntington High School	Black	85.8%	1,282
Linwood Public Charter School	Black	94.4%	1,032
Northwood High School	White	50.1%	998
Southwood High School	Black	85.6%	997
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	Black	61.8%	985
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	White	59.7%	954
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	White	55.6%	877
University Elementary School	Black	42.4%	827
Keithville Elementary/Middle School	Black	56.1%	815
Donnie Bickham Middle School	White	51.5%	790
Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School	Black	65.8%	774
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School	Black	96.2%	714
Woodlawn Leadership Academy	Black	94.2%	690
Herndon Magnet School	White	74.6%	684
Shreve Island Elementary School	Black	52.6%	664
Ridgewood Middle School	Black	89.6%	625
Southern Hills Elementary School	Black	89.5%	620
Oak Park Microsociety Elementary School	Black	93.9%	595
Fair Park Middle School	Black	93.1%	567
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	Black	49.5%	550
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	White	68.1%	501
Fairfield Magnet School	White	62.8%	494
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	White	62.4%	490
Summer Grove Elementary School	Black	90.4%	469
Forest Hill Elementary School	Black	80%	454
Summerfield Elementary School	Black	80.7%	440
Riverside Elementary School	Black	54.3%	429
A. C. Steere Elementary School	White	55.5%	418
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School	Black	88.3%	402
J. S. Clark Elementary School	Black	93.8%	400
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School	Black	90.1%	392
Blanchard Elementary School	White	70.7%	382
Pine Grove Elementary School	Black	96%	373
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	Black	93.3%	343
North Highlands Elementary School	Black	71.7%	339
Creswell Elementary School	Black	63.4%	336
North Caddo High School	White	49.8%	321
Cherokee Park Elementary School	Black	95.9%	319
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	Black	98.1%	318
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	White	50.3%	316
Westwood Elementary School	Black	91.9%	310
Judson Fundamental Elementary School	Black	93.5%	291
Mooringsport Elementary School	White	73.6%	288
Northside Elementary School	Black	97.5%	280
Midway Professional Development Center	Black	89.9%	276
Werner Park Elementary School	Black	92.1%	252
Queensborough Elementary School	Black	92.8%	236
Atkins Technology Elementary School	Black	91.2%	227
Sunset Acres Elementary School	Black	93.8%	209
Academic Recovery Ombudsman	Black	87%	192
Eighty-First Street Ece Center	Black	90%	140
Caddo Virtual Academy	Black	49.2%	118
Amikids Caddo	Black	94.1%	101