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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000157
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
626 Eden Boulevard, Shreveport, LA 71106 · (318) 861-7654 · Caddo Parish
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
15.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
85 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
54%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
88.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
92.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 88.0% | 92.0% |
| 2024-25 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 92.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
85.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School's state test result (85.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School this school | 495 | 17.2% | 85.2% |
| Fairfield Magnet School Shreveport | 512 | 18.6% | 80.3% |
| South Highlands Elementary Magnet School Shreveport | 504 | 11.7% | 89.8% |
| Mayfair Laboratory School Baton Rouge | 480 | 24.4% | 87.7% |
| T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School Lake Charles | 300 | 15.0% | 90.0% |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview New Orleans | 690 | 23.5% | 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 Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #8 of 583 | #2 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #4 of 582 ▲ 1 | #2 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #8 of 587 ▼ 1 | #2 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #279 of 540 | #14 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #266 of 714 | #15 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #523 of 655 | #29 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #264 of 655 | #10 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #702 of 705 | #35 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #406 of 436 | #24 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
495
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 495 | 32.1 | 15.4:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 20% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 25.4 | 20.4:1 | 19% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 494 | 26 | 19.0:1 | 10% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 27.1 | 18.6:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 20% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 471 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 20% (92) |
| 1990-91 | 468 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (505 to 495); teachers up 18% (27.1 to 32.1).
About Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana. It serves 495 students in kindergarten through 5.
Caddo Parish has 57 schools and 32,649 students, and Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is 63% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 23% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Caddo Parish overall, about 43% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School comes in at 54%.
Teachers at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School total 32.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 17%. Across public schools in Caddo Parish, the average is 68%.
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School, the prediction is 72.1% and the result is 85.2%.
In the county around the school, Caddo Parish, median household income is about $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is among the 61 public schools in Caddo Parish.
Of nearby public schools, Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School is ahead of the 37.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
NCES assigns Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (494) to 2024-25 (495). The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.0:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
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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
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School0.3 mi · 977
- Eighty-First Street ECE Center0.4 mi · 35
- Atkins Technology Elementary School0.9 mi · 189
- Fairfield Magnet School1.2 mi · 512
- Linwood Public Charter School1.4 mi · 1,092
- Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School1.8 mi · 992
Frequently asked questions
About Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School?
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School serve?
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School?
At Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School public or private?
Eden Gardens Fundamental 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.