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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000183
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary
4331 Henry Street, Shreveport, LA 71109 · (318) 635-2141 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
464 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
14.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 14.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 5.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bethune/Oak Park Elementary
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary's state test result (10.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune/Oak Park Elementary this school | 502 | 92.4% | 10.6% |
| Alice N. Boucher Elementary School Lafayette | 442 | 94.3% | 17.5% |
| J.W. Faulk Elementary School Lafayette | 424 | 94.3% | 18.3% |
| Cypress Point Elementary School Monroe | 431 | 89.8% | 21.2% |
| ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary New Orleans | 429 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Morehouse Elementary School Bastrop | 509 | 89.6% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bethune/Oak Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #564 of 583 | #30 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #575 of 582 ▲ 1 | #34 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #566 of 587 ▲ 7 | #28 of 35 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #206 of 540 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #254 of 714 | #13 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #80 of 655 | #2 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.8% | #589 of 655 | #27 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #86 of 705 | #5 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #142 of 197 | #6 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
502
-59 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 18.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 502 | 46.3 | 10.8:1 | 92% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 41.2 | 14.4:1 | 88% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 585 | 25.4 | 23.0:1 | 90% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 30 | 18.7:1 | 82% (460) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 30.1 | 15.8:1 | 86% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 77 | 10.9:1 | 99% (829) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 96% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 94% (543) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 33 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bethune/Oak Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (477 to 502); teachers up 54% (30.1 to 46.3).
About Bethune/Oak Park Elementary
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana, under Caddo Parish. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 502 students on the rolls.
Caddo Parish serves 32,649 students across 57 schools.
The share of students at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary who are Black is 92%. Smaller groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 49% of Caddo Parish residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
There are about 10.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary, which has 46.3. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary is about 92%. That rate is above the 68% average among public schools in Caddo Parish.
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (10.6%) and its predicted rate (17.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
In Caddo Parish, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $50,705, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 33,851, Bethune/Oak Park Elementary among them.
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary's nearest public school is Midway Professional Development Center (about 0.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bethune/Oak Park Elementary is 6th among 9 schools close by.
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 561 (2020-21) to 502 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 18.7 in 2020-21 to 10.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Caddo Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$50,705
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
61
33,851 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caddo Parish
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Other schools in Shreveport
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Nearby schools
- Midway Professional Development Center0.8 mi · 234
- Fair Park Middle School1.6 mi · 469
- Judson Fundamental Elementary School1.8 mi · 312
- Sunset Acres Elementary School1.9 mi · 222
- Werner Park Elementary School1.9 mi · 262
- Westwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About Bethune/Oak Park ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary?
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bethune/Oak Park Elementary serve?
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bethune/Oak Park Elementary?
At Bethune/Oak Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 3% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bethune/Oak Park Elementary public or private?
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caddo Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.