South Highlands Elementary Magnet School

Set in Shreveport, Louisiana, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is a medium-sized elementary school, operated by Caddo Parish. It instructs 504 students across grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School logs that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 16% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

In terms of school funding signals, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.0:1, putting South Highlands Elementary Magnet School higher than the state norm the norm. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Caddo Parish runs at roughly 68%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, South Highlands Elementary Magnet School sits in the top 10% of Louisiana schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 75.5%; actual is 90.7%, +15.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, census data for Caddo Parish shows median household income runs about $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. South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish (combined enrollment of about 33,851 students).

Nearest neighbor: Fairfield Magnet School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Highlands Elementary Magnet School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Highlands Elementary Magnet School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 501 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for South Highlands Elementary Magnet School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.