Enrollment
259
Middle
DISTRICT 552 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000181
Linear/Northside Middle School
1845 Linear St., Shreveport, LA 71107 · (318) 221-3896 · Caddo Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 785.7:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
240 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 90 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 30% |
Student demographics
9%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
15.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +7.0pp since 2022
Math
6.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 7 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 15.0% | 6.0% |
| 2024-25 | 15.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.6%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Linear/Northside Middle School
Linear/Northside Middle School's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linear/Northside Middle School this school | 259 | 92.7% | 15.5% |
| Lowery Middle School Donaldsonville | 277 | 91.3% | 14.0% |
| Ray D. Molo Middle Magnet School Lake Charles | 265 | 90.6% | 14.0% |
| Madison Middle School Tallulah | 238 | 93.3% | 10.8% |
| Ferriday Junior High School Ferriday | 241 | 94.2% | 10.7% |
| Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Academy Baton Rouge | 216 | 90.3% | 22.3% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Linear/Northside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #181 of 213 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #207 of 210 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #206 of 213 ▼ 6 | #5 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #95 of 197 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #177 of 220 | #6 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #57 of 195 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #188 of 195 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #18 of 214 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.7% | #14 of 162 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
259
-83 (-24%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 467
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 259 | 21.7 | 11.9:1 | 93% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 22.4 | 13.2:1 | 90% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 17.6 | 18.4:1 | 94% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 16 | 21.4:1 | 87% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 23.7 | 17.3:1 | 87% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 99% (498) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 97% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 91% (351) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 34 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linear/Northside Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (409 to 259); teachers down 8% (23.7 to 21.7).
About Linear/Northside Middle School
In Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Caddo Parish, Linear/Northside Middle School is a middle school. It teaches 259 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, middle schools in Louisiana enroll about 440 students on average.
The 57 schools of Caddo Parish, including Linear/Northside Middle School, enroll 32,649 students.
Linear/Northside Middle School is 95% Black by enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Caddo Parish's population at about 49%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Linear/Northside Middle School scores 9%.
There are 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 11.9:1. The gap from the 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana is 29.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Caddo Parish, the average eligibility rate is 68%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Linear/Northside Middle School is -2.1 points: 15.5% actual, 17.6% predicted.
For the population of Caddo Parish, median household income comes to about $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Caddo Parish's 61 public schools enroll about 33,851 students and include Linear/Northside Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Pine Grove Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Linear/Northside Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 5 schools in the immediate area with test results, Linear/Northside Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Linear/Northside Middle School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 342 to 259, a 24% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.4:1 to 11.9:1.
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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
- Pine Grove Elementary School0.7 mi · 333
- Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy1.1 mi · 308
- North Highlands Elementary School2.9 mi · 355
- J. S. Clark Elementary School3.0 mi · 387
- Academic Recovery Ombudsman3.0 mi · 168
- Cherokee Park Elementary School3.2 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About Linear/Northside Middle SchoolHow many students attend Linear/Northside Middle School?
Linear/Northside Middle School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Linear/Northside Middle School serve?
Linear/Northside Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Linear/Northside Middle School have?
Linear/Northside Middle School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
How diverse is Linear/Northside Middle School?
Linear/Northside Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 95% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Linear/Northside Middle School public or private?
Linear/Northside Middle 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.