Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000180
North Highlands Elementary School
885 Poleman Road, Shreveport, LA 71107 · (318) 221-6346 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
271 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
37.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +9.0pp since 2022
Math
27.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 16.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Schools most like North Highlands Elementary School
North Highlands Elementary School's state test result (20.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Highlands Elementary School this school | 355 | 76.3% | 20.7% |
| Glynn H. Brock Elementary School Slidell | 345 | 78.8% | 23.7% |
| Summerfield Elementary School Shreveport | 428 | 74.5% | 13.5% |
| Henry Heights Elementary School Lake Charles | 315 | 79.7% | 20.0% |
| Riverbend Elementary School West Monroe | 301 | 81.1% | 18.7% |
| Truman Early Childhood Education Center Lafayette | 331 | 79.2% | N/A |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where North Highlands Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #436 of 583 | #14 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #351 of 582 ▲ 123 | #12 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #320 of 587 ▲ 50 | #10 of 35 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #87 of 540 | #3 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #466 of 714 | #25 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #120 of 655 | #6 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #388 of 655 | #14 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.3% | #326 of 705 | #21 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #302 of 436 | #21 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
355
-30 (-8%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 355 | 30.8 | 11.5:1 | 76% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 28.2 | 12.3:1 | 76% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 23.1 | 15.3:1 | 75% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | 65% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 394 | 25.1 | 15.7:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | N/A | N/A | 89% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 36 | 14.3:1 | 81% (415) |
| 2000-01 | 486 | 39 | 12.5:1 | 55% (267) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Highlands Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (394 to 355); teachers up 22% (25.1 to 30.8).
About North Highlands Elementary School
North Highlands Elementary School is one of the public schools in Shreveport, Louisiana. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. Total enrollment is 355 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Louisiana have about 453 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
North Highlands Elementary School is among 57 schools run by Caddo Parish, which serves 32,649 students.
Black students are 72% of those enrolled at North Highlands Elementary School. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 9% White, and 6% multiracial. In Caddo Parish overall, about 49% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 45% means there is a 45% chance two randomly chosen students at North Highlands Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.5 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average ratio is 14.0:1. North Highlands Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 76%. Among public schools in Caddo Parish, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
North Highlands Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for North Highlands Elementary School is 29.4%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.7%.
In the surrounding county, Caddo Parish, median household income comes to about $50,705, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. The county has 61 public schools and about 33,851 students.
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy is about 2.1 miles from North Highlands Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, North Highlands Elementary School is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school shrank from 385 students in 2020-21 to 355 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 20.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Caddo Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Caddo Parish
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Other schools in Shreveport
- Captain Shreve High SchoolHigh · 1,658 students
- C.E. Byrd High SchoolHigh · 1,517 students
- Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Turner Elementary Middle SchoolElementary · 1,437 students
- Magnolia School of ExcellenceCombined · 1,430 students
- Huntington High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
Nearby schools
- Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy2.1 mi · 308
- Pine Grove Elementary School2.5 mi · 333
- Cherokee Park Elementary School2.5 mi · 282
- Linear/Northside Middle School2.9 mi · 259
- Apollo Elementary School3.9 mi · 756
- Academic Recovery Ombudsman4.1 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About North Highlands Elementary SchoolHow large is North Highlands Elementary School?
North Highlands Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does North Highlands Elementary School serve?
North Highlands Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at North Highlands Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at North Highlands Elementary School.
How diverse is North Highlands Elementary School?
North Highlands Elementary School reports a student body of 9% White, 12% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees North Highlands Elementary School?
North Highlands Elementary School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
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