J. S. Clark Elementary School

J. S. Clark Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana, overseen by Caddo Parish. The school hosts 387 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Caddo Parish, which oversees 57 schools and 32,649 students, J. S. Clark Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, J. S. Clark Elementary School shows that nearly all students (94%) are Black. The remainder consists of 3% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, J. S. Clark Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 14.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 95% 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 somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, J. S. Clark Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 16.5%, the actual is 15.0%, a residual of -1.5 points.

In the surrounding community, Caddo Parish reports that median household income runs about $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. J. S. Clark Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

Nearest neighbor: Booker T. Washington High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around J. S. Clark Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J. S. Clark Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.6%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 23%: 503 students in 2018 compared to 387 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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