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What's the one class at Blanchard Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000145
Blanchard Elementary School
402 Birch Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71107 · (318) 929-2691 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
203 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
1
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 | 37 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 27% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 22% |
Student demographics
51%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Blanchard Elementary School→Donnie Bickham Middle School
Based on grade levels within Caddo Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
32.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
35.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 34.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Blanchard Elementary School
Blanchard Elementary School's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchard Elementary School this school | 363 | 55.9% | 29.7% |
| Western Heights Elementary School Westlake | 343 | 56.6% | 44.0% |
| Central Elementary School Dubberly | 427 | 54.3% | 36.2% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School Elm Grove | 332 | 51.8% | 42.5% |
| Lockport Lower Elementary School Lockport | 429 | 55.9% | N/A |
| Branch Elementary School Branch | 374 | 58.8% | 35.0% |
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 Blanchard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #325 of 583 | #10 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #277 of 582 ▲ 8 | #9 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #387 of 587 ▼ 38 | #12 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #190 of 540 | #11 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #454 of 714 | #24 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #352 of 655 | #20 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #305 of 655 | #11 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #573 of 705 | #29 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #166 of 436 | #13 of 25 |
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
363
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 363 | 26.7 | 13.6:1 | 56% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 24.6 | 15.6:1 | 60% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 22 | 18.4:1 | 57% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 44% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 25.1 | 18.0:1 | 40% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 40 | 11.5:1 | 54% (249) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 48% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 35% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 29 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanchard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (452 to 363); teachers up 6% (25.1 to 26.7).
About Blanchard Elementary School
Blanchard Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Shreveport, Louisiana. Total enrollment is 363 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 3.
Blanchard Elementary School is among 57 schools run by Caddo Parish, which serves 32,649 students.
About 67% of the student body at Blanchard Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 17% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Caddo Parish, the White share is about 43%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Blanchard Elementary School has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is about 14.0:1. The school has 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Caddo Parish is 68%.
Blanchard Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Blanchard Elementary School scores 14.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 29.7% actual versus 44.1% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Caddo Parish, the median household earns about $50,705 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Across Caddo Parish, 61 public schools serve about 33,851 students.
Donnie Bickham Middle School is about 2.1 miles from Blanchard Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. By average proficiency, Blanchard Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Blanchard Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 373 (2020-21) to 363 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 13.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Blanchard Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Blanchard Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Blanchard Elementary. Blanchard Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolBlanchard, OK · 543 students
- Blanchard Elementary SchoolColumbus, GA · 451 students
- BLANCHARD ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO · 326 students
- Blanchard ElementarySanta Paula, CA · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Donnie Bickham Middle School2.1 mi · 800
- Northwood High School2.5 mi · 989
- Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy4.6 mi · 308
- Pine Grove Elementary School4.7 mi · 333
- Linear/Northside Middle School5.1 mi · 259
- North Highlands Elementary School6.0 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Blanchard Elementary SchoolHow large is Blanchard Elementary School?
Blanchard Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Blanchard Elementary School serve?
Blanchard Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Blanchard Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Blanchard Elementary School.
How diverse is Blanchard Elementary School?
Blanchard Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 9% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Blanchard Elementary School public or private?
Blanchard Elementary School 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.