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Mooringsport Elementary School

602 Latimer Street, Mooringsport, LA 71060 · (318) 222-5214 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
198 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
20
Kindergarten
35
Grade 1
37
Grade 2
39
Grade 3
48
Grade 4
33
Grade 5
47
Student demographics
White
19375%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Hispanic
2510%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12%
Black
2710%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 42%
Two+
145%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
12147%
Female
13853%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2023-24 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
30.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +11.0pp since 2022
Math
22.0%
LA avg 32.1% . +11.0pp since 2022
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
259
-59 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 17.5:1
% White
75%
was 78%
% Hispanic
10%
was 10%
% Black
10%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Mooringsport Elementary School

Mooringsport Elementary School is one of the small elementary-level communitys in Mooringsport, Louisiana, overseen by Caddo Parish, with 259 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Louisiana's public schools average about 453 students each, so Mooringsport Elementary School sits 43% leaner than that benchmark.

Mooringsport Elementary School is one of 57 schools operated by Caddo Parish, a district that works with 32,649 students overall.

Demographically, Mooringsport Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Mooringsport Elementary School shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Mooringsport Elementary School qualify 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 north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Mooringsport Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.4%, the actual is 22.3%, a residual of -7.1 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caddo Parish) reports that median household earnings sit near $50,705, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which Mooringsport Elementary School is one.

Donnie Bickham Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.4 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Mooringsport Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.3%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Mooringsport Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 318 (now 259). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Mooringsport Elementary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Caddo Parish at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Mooringsport Elementary School
District
Caddo Parish
Address
602 Latimer Street, Mooringsport, LA 71060
Phone
(318) 222-5214
County
Caddo Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
259
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
198 (76%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
220030000178
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mooringsport Elementary School
How large is Mooringsport Elementary School?
Mooringsport Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mooringsport Elementary School serve?
Mooringsport Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mooringsport Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mooringsport Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mooringsport Elementary School?
At Mooringsport Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Mooringsport Elementary School public or private?
Mooringsport Elementary 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.
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