Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School

Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is an average-sized primary school in Shreveport, Louisiana, overseen by Caddo Parish. The school instructs 495 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 57 schools in Caddo Parish (32,649 students total), Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 23% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.6%; actual is 87.7%, +16.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Caddo Parish put median household earnings sit near $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 37.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 505 students in 2018 compared to 495 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.