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Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030002336
J. S. Clark Elementary School
351 Hearne Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71103 · (318) 425-8742 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
366 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 | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
11%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
10.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -8.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 8 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 10.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 J. S. Clark Elementary School
J. S. Clark Elementary School's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. S. Clark Elementary School this school | 387 | 94.6% | 13.8% |
| Robinson Elementary School Monroe | 374 | 94.4% | 18.5% |
| Roy Neal Shelling Sr. Elementary Monroe | 391 | 95.7% | 8.8% |
| Minnie Ruffin Elementary School Monroe | 354 | 94.4% | 13.2% |
| Winnsboro Elementary School Winnsboro | 366 | 93.4% | 8.8% |
| Prescott K-8 Academy Baton Rouge | 426 | 94.4% | 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 J. S. Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #534 of 583 | #23 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #576 of 582 ▼ 69 | #35 of 35 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #582 of 587 ▼ 32 | #33 of 35 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #112 of 540 | #6 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #414 of 714 | #23 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #324 of 655 | #19 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #617 of 655 | #33 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.6% | #59 of 705 | #3 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #129 of 436 | #10 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
387
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 387 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 95% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 29.6 | 14.8:1 | 88% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 447 | 23 | 19.4:1 | 91% (407) |
| 2020-21 | 436 | 21 | 20.8:1 | 86% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 29.4 | 17.1:1 | 86% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 64 | 12.0:1 | 98% (748) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J. S. Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (503 to 387); teachers down 1% (29.4 to 29).
About J. S. Clark Elementary School
J. S. Clark Elementary School serves students in Shreveport, Louisiana, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 387 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Caddo Parish is made up of 57 schools with 32,649 students in all.
The student body at J. S. Clark Elementary School is 94% Black. The rest of enrollment is 3% White and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Caddo Parish, the Black share is about 49%. The school's diversity index is 11%, meaning two students picked at random have an 11% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at J. S. Clark Elementary School, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 95%. Compared with the 68% average for public schools in Caddo Parish, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades J. S. Clark Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, J. S. Clark Elementary School would be expected to post about 16.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.8%.
Federal survey data for Caddo Parish show that the median household income is $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 61 public schools in Caddo Parish, enrolling about 33,851 students in all.
Nearest public school: Booker T. Washington High, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, J. S. Clark Elementary School is 4th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 11% from 2020-21, when J. S. Clark Elementary School had 436 students, to 2024-25, when it had 387. The ratio was 20.8:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 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
- Booker T. Washington High0.4 mi · 722
- Academic Recovery Ombudsman0.5 mi · 168
- AmiKiDs Caddo1.3 mi · 60
- Queensborough Elementary School1.6 mi · 212
- Judson Fundamental Elementary School1.9 mi · 312
- Fair Park Middle School2.2 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About J. S. Clark Elementary SchoolHow large is J. S. Clark Elementary School?
J. S. Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-05.
Is J. S. Clark Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
J. S. Clark Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does J. S. Clark Elementary School have?
J. S. Clark Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is J. S. Clark Elementary School?
J. S. Clark Elementary School reports a student body of 3% White, 1% Hispanic, 94% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees J. S. Clark Elementary School?
J. S. Clark Elementary School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
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