North Highlands Elementary School

North Highlands Elementary School is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Shreveport, Louisiana, overseen by Caddo Parish, with 355 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 453 students per school, that is 22% smaller than typical.

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

In terms of who attends, North Highlands Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 72%; the rest comes out to 12% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Caddo Parish's rate of about 68%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Highlands Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 29.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 20.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Caddo Parish) reports that median household earnings sit near $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Highlands Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

Nearest neighbor: Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy, around 2.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Highlands Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 18.8%.

North Highlands Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. North Highlands Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 394 (now 355). Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 79% to 72%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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