Riverside Elementary School

Riverside Elementary School is an elementary school of average-sized scale in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of Caddo Parish, serveing 404 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On the student-mix side, Riverside Elementary School lists that 60% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest comes out to 26% White, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Caddo Parish as a whole is about 49% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Riverside Elementary School lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Riverside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.3%.

In the area at large, Caddo Parish reports that median household earnings sit near $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Caddo Parish runs 61 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students), of which Riverside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Louisiana Key Academy Caddo, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Riverside Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 30.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Riverside Elementary School has edged down 6%, going from 431 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 55% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.