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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000160
Fairfield Magnet School
6215 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106 · (318) 868-9826 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% 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.
- CThree-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
14.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
95 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 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
55%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
83.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -9.0pp since 2022
Math
93.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 9 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 83.0% | 93.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
80.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Fairfield Magnet School
Fairfield Magnet School's state test result (80.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Magnet School this school | 512 | 18.6% | 80.3% |
| Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Shreveport | 495 | 17.2% | 85.2% |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Lakeview New Orleans | 690 | 23.5% | N/A |
| South Highlands Elementary Magnet School Shreveport | 504 | 11.7% | 89.8% |
| A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Ruston | 412 | 10.7% | 85.7% |
| Southeastern LA University Lab School Hammond | 257 | 19.8% | 58.3% |
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 Fairfield Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.3% | #11 of 583 | #3 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #3 of 582 | #1 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #12 of 587 ▼ 1 | #3 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #142 of 540 | #7 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #239 of 714 | #10 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #441 of 655 | #25 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #256 of 655 | #8 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #701 of 705 | #34 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.1% | #143 of 197 | #7 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
512
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 512 | 35.5 | 14.4:1 | 19% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 35.1 | 15.0:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 28.3 | 18.2:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 27.2 | 17.9:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 17% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 26 | 16.3:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 234 | 23 | 10.2:1 | 94% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 19 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (487 to 512); teachers up 30% (27.2 to 35.5).
About Fairfield Magnet School
Fairfield Magnet School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The latest federal count shows 512 students in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Caddo Parish has 57 schools and 32,649 students.
At Fairfield Magnet School, White students make up 63% of the student body. The next largest groups are 22% Black, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 20 points above the 43% share among Caddo Parish residents. The school's diversity index is 55%, meaning two students picked at random have a 55% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Fairfield Magnet School total 35.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 19%. Compared with the 68% average for public schools in Caddo Parish, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Louisiana public elementary schools, Fairfield Magnet School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fairfield Magnet School scores 80.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 71.1%.
In Caddo Parish (population about 230,004), the median household income is $50,705, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Fairfield Magnet School is one of 61 public schools in the county.
Nearby, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Fairfield Magnet School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fairfield Magnet School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Fairfield Magnet School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 485. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- South Highlands Elementary Magnet School0.8 mi · 504
- Linwood Public Charter School1.0 mi · 1,092
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School1.0 mi · 977
- Atkins Technology Elementary School1.0 mi · 189
- Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School1.2 mi · 495
- Caddo Middle Career and Technology School1.2 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Magnet SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairfield Magnet School?
Fairfield Magnet School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairfield Magnet School serve?
Fairfield Magnet School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfield Magnet School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairfield Magnet School is approximately 14.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairfield Magnet School?
Fairfield Magnet School reports a student body of 63% White, 5% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fairfield Magnet School public or private?
Fairfield Magnet 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.