Shreveport Reporter

There were 22,224 Black students enrolled in Caddo Parish schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.8% less than the previous year, according to the Louisiana Department of Education.

Data showed that Caddo Parish welcomed 34,139 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 65.1% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the parish.

Among the 58 schools within the parish, Magnolia School of Excellence recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 1,185 students.

Louisiana's educational performance is among the lowest in the nation, according to a WalletHub analysis. The state was ranked 47th overall, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	% of Black students enrollment	Number of Black Students	Total Enrollment
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	98.1%	312	318
Northside Elementary School	97.5%	273	280
Booker T. Washington New Technology High School	96.2%	687	714
Pine Grove Elementary School	96%	358	373
Cherokee Park Elementary School	95.9%	306	319
Linwood Public Charter School	94.4%	974	1,032
Woodlawn Leadership Academy	94.2%	650	690
Amikids Caddo	94.1%	95	101
Oak Park Microsociety Elementary School	93.9%	559	595
Sunset Acres Elementary School	93.8%	196	209
J. S. Clark Elementary School	93.8%	375	400
Judson Fundamental Elementary School	93.5%	272	291
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	93.3%	320	343
Fair Park Middle School	93.1%	528	567
Queensborough Elementary School	92.8%	219	236
Werner Park Elementary School	92.1%	232	252
Westwood Elementary School	91.9%	285	310
Atkins Technology Elementary School	91.2%	207	227
Summer Grove Elementary School	90.4%	424	469
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School	90.1%	353	392
Eighty-First Street Ece Center	90%	126	140
Midway Professional Development Center	89.9%	248	276
Ridgewood Middle School	89.6%	560	625
Southern Hills Elementary School	89.5%	555	620
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School	88.3%	355	402
Academic Recovery Ombudsman	87%	167	192
Huntington High School	85.8%	1,100	1,282
Southwood High School	85.6%	853	997
Magnolia School of Excellence	85.4%	1,184	1,387
Turner Elementary Middle School	83.2%	1,071	1,287
Summerfield Elementary School	80.7%	355	440
Forest Hill Elementary School	80%	363	454
North Highlands Elementary School	71.7%	243	339
Broadmoor Middle Laboratory School	65.8%	509	774
Creswell Elementary School	63.4%	213	336
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	61.8%	609	985
Captain Shreve High School	59.3%	1,037	1,749
Keithville Elementary/Middle School	56.1%	457	815
Riverside Elementary School	54.3%	233	429
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School	53.9%	738	1,370
Shreve Island Elementary School	52.6%	349	664
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School	49.5%	272	550
Caddo Virtual Academy	49.2%	58	118
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	44%	139	316
C. E. Byrd High School	42.8%	621	1,450
University Elementary School	42.4%	351	827
North Caddo High School	40.5%	130	321
Northwood High School	39.5%	394	998
Donnie Bickham Middle School	35.6%	281	790
A. C. Steere Elementary School	28.7%	120	418
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	23.8%	227	954
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	22.4%	110	490
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	21.4%	188	877
Fairfield Magnet School	21.3%	105	494
Herndon Magnet School	16.8%	115	684
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	14.8%	74	501
Blanchard Elementary School	14.1%	54	382
Mooringsport Elementary School	11.1%	32	288