Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School

Located at 9360 Woolworth Road, in Shreveport, Louisiana, Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School is an expansive K-5 school that works with 1,480 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within Caddo Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School sits 227% larger than that benchmark.

Caddo Parish runs 57 schools in total, collectively educating 32,649 students. Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School reports that Black students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 29% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School has 98 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Caddo Parish reports that the typical household earns roughly $50,705 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Caddo Virtual Academy, around 4.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 14.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School has ticked down 10%, going from 1,647 students in 2018 to 1,480 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 43% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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