Keithville Elementary/Middle School

Located at 12201 Mansfield Road, in Keithville, Louisiana, Keithville Elementary/Middle School is a substantial elementary school that teaches 818 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Caddo Parish. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Keithville Elementary/Middle School sits 81% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Caddo Parish, which oversees 57 schools and 32,649 students, Keithville Elementary/Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Keithville Elementary/Middle School logs that the largest single group is Black, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 30% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Caddo Parish as a whole is about 49% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Keithville Elementary/Middle School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Keithville Elementary/Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.1%, the actual is 19.0%, a residual of -11.1 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Caddo Parish shows the typical household earns roughly $50,705 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Keithville Elementary/Middle School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

The closest other public school is Summerfield Elementary School, roughly 3.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Keithville Elementary/Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Keithville Elementary/Middle School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 16.2%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Keithville Elementary/Middle School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 952 (now 818). White enrollment moved from 42% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.