Magnolia School of Excellence

As a roomy multi-level school in Shreveport, Louisiana, Magnolia School of Excellence serves 1,430 students from grades K through 12, part of Caddo Parish. Compared to the state average of about 527 students per school, that is 171% larger than typical.

Caddo Parish runs 57 schools in total, collectively educating 32,649 students. Magnolia School of Excellence is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Magnolia School of Excellence reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (87%). Beyond that, the school records 6% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Caddo Parish as a whole is about 49% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Magnolia School of Excellence lists 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 725.9:1. The state averages around 52.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Magnolia School of Excellence sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.7%; this one delivers 10.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caddo Parish) logs that median household income runs about $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Magnolia School of Excellence is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

Nearest neighbor: Caddo Parish Magnet High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Magnolia School of Excellence. On composite proficiency, Magnolia School of Excellence comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 18.9%.

Magnolia School of Excellence operates from an inner-city location. Magnolia School of Excellence operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Magnolia School of Excellence's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,293 (now 1,430). The White share of enrollment declined from 17% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 725.9:1 in 2025.

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