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Best kept secret at Keithville Elementary/Middle School?
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Enrollment
818
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030001918
Keithville Elementary/Middle School
12201 Mansfield Road, Keithville, LA 71047 · (318) 925-1005 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL818 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
12.2:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
617 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 155 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 138 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 65% smaller than its 8th grade class (138).
Student demographics
56%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
24.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -12.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 12 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Keithville Elementary/Middle School
Keithville Elementary/Middle School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keithville Elementary/Middle School this school | 818 | 75.4% | 19.0% |
| Rollins Place Elementary Zachary | 774 | 67.8% | N/A |
| Homer Plessy Community School New Orleans | 781 | 68.9% | N/A |
| Iberville Elementary School Plaquemine | 839 | 78.5% | 34.2% |
| D.C. Reeves Elementary School Ponchatoula | 688 | 72.5% | 28.3% |
| Broadmoor STEM Academy Shreveport | 695 | 79.1% | 10.3% |
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 Keithville Elementary/Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #464 of 583 | #16 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #510 of 582 ▼ 45 | #20 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #489 of 587 ▼ 44 | #18 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.0pp | #79 of 540 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 818 | #37 of 714 | #5 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #193 of 655 | #11 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #243 of 655 | #7 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.4% | #333 of 705 | #22 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #244 of 436 | #18 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
818
-110 (-12%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,305
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 818 | 67 | 12.2:1 | 75% (617) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 61.4 | 13.8:1 | 74% (625) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 50 | 16.4:1 | 70% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 44 | 21.1:1 | 55% (515) |
| 2017-18 | 952 | 46.3 | 20.6:1 | 44% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 1,043 | N/A | N/A | 76% (789) |
| 2010-11 | 1,054 | 66 | 16.0:1 | 64% (675) |
| 2000-01 | 1,053 | 62 | 17.0:1 | 46% (489) |
| 1990-91 | 1,305 | 65 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keithville Elementary/Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (952 to 818); teachers up 45% (46.3 to 67).
About Keithville Elementary/Middle School
Keithville Elementary/Middle School is a large elementary school in Louisiana, located in Keithville. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 818 students enrolled. That is 81% above the average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Keithville Elementary/Middle School is a school in Caddo Parish. The district has 57 schools and 32,649 students.
Of every 100 students at Keithville Elementary/Middle School, about 59 are Black. It is also 30% White, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Caddo Parish's residents are about 49% Black, 10 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
With 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Louisiana is 14.0:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Keithville Elementary/Middle School, 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Keithville Elementary/Middle School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Keithville Elementary/Middle School would be expected to post about 30.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.0%.
In Caddo Parish, the median household earns about $50,705 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. Across Caddo Parish, 61 public schools serve about 33,851 students.
Of the public schools around it, Keithville Elementary/Middle School is closest to Summerfield Elementary School, about 3.0 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Keithville Elementary/Middle School's average proficiency of 19.0% compares with 16.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 21.1 in 2020-21 to 12.2 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
Nearby schools
- Summerfield Elementary School3.0 mi · 428
- Forest Hill Elementary School4.1 mi · 479
- Summer Grove Elementary School4.2 mi · 403
- Ridgewood Middle School4.4 mi · 521
- Southwood High School4.6 mi · 971
- Southern Hills Elementary School5.0 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Keithville Elementary/Middle SchoolHow many students attend Keithville Elementary/Middle School?
Keithville Elementary/Middle School enrolls approximately 818 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Keithville Elementary/Middle School serve?
Keithville Elementary/Middle School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Keithville Elementary/Middle School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Keithville Elementary/Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Keithville Elementary/Middle School?
At Keithville Elementary/Middle School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 59% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Keithville Elementary/Middle School public or private?
Keithville Elementary/Middle 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.