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North Caddo Elementary-Middle School

100 W Kentucky, Vivian, LA 71082 · (318) 375-3271 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
404 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
3
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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
35
Kindergarten
55
Grade 1
63
Grade 2
42
Grade 3
63
Grade 4
45
Grade 5
47
Grade 6
45
Grade 7
53
Grade 8
54
Student demographics
White
19338%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 41%
Hispanic
347%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12%
Black
24148%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 42%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
Two+
337%
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
23447%
Female
26853%

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Test scores

LEAP 2025 2023-24 . % Mastery+
English Language Arts
18.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
Math
14.0%
LA avg 32.1% . +5.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 18 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 32. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.

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
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
502
-254 (-34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 20.9:1
% White
38%
was 44%
% Hispanic
7%
was 5%
% Black
48%
was 46%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About North Caddo Elementary-Middle School

Set in Vivian, Louisiana, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is a reasonably sized elementary school, part of Caddo Parish. It instructs 502 students across grades pre-K through 8.

Caddo Parish comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 32,649 students; North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School logs that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 38% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 80% of students at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Caddo Parish (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 26.5%, the actual is 13.7%, a residual of -12.9 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Caddo Parish) records that median household income runs about $50,705, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is North Caddo High School, roughly 1.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. North Caddo Elementary-Middle School's enrollment has declined 34% since 2018, when it stood at 756 (now 502). White enrollment moved from 44% to 38% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. 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
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School
District
Caddo Parish
Address
100 W Kentucky, Vivian, LA 71082
Phone
(318) 375-3271
County
Caddo Parish
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
502
Teachers (FTE)
43
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
404 (80%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
220030002424
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Caddo Parish
Other schools in Vivian
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Frequently asked questions

About North Caddo Elementary-Middle School
What is the total enrollment at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does North Caddo Elementary-Middle School serve?
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does North Caddo Elementary-Middle School have?
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
How diverse is North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 7% Hispanic, 48% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?
North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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