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Alumni: what's one memory from South Highlands Elementary Magnet School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000195
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
831 Erie Street, Shreveport, LA 71106 · (318) 865-5119 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
59 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
51%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
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
92.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
91.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 92.0% | 91.0% |
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 92.0% |
| 2023-24 | 94.0% | 90.0% |
% 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
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Highlands Elementary Magnet School this school | 504 | 11.7% | 89.8% |
| Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School Shreveport | 495 | 17.2% | 85.2% |
| Fairfield Magnet School Shreveport | 512 | 18.6% | 80.3% |
| T. S. Cooley Elementary Magnet School Lake Charles | 300 | 15.0% | 90.0% |
| Mayfair Laboratory School Baton Rouge | 480 | 24.4% | 87.7% |
| A. E. Phillips Laboratory School Ruston | 412 | 10.7% | 85.7% |
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 South Highlands Elementary Magnet School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #4 of 583 | #1 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.0% | #5 of 582 ▼ 1 | #3 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #4 of 587 ▼ 1 | #1 of 35 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #250 of 714 | #11 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #484 of 655 | #26 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.0% | #311 of 655 | #13 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.7% | #704 of 705 | #36 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #193 of 197 | #8 of 8 |
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
504
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 504 | 33.5 | 15.0:1 | 12% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 32.7 | 15.6:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 26.6 | 19.4:1 | 13% (67) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 27 | 18.5:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 26.2 | 19.1:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 16% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 14% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 16% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 30 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Highlands Elementary Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (501 to 504); teachers up 28% (26.2 to 33.5).
About South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is a medium-sized elementary school in Louisiana, with an address in Shreveport. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 504 students.
Caddo Parish is the district for South Highlands Elementary Magnet School. It has 57 schools and 32,649 students.
Roughly 67% of students at South Highlands Elementary Magnet School are White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. Among all residents of Caddo Parish, the White share is about 43%. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. South Highlands Elementary Magnet School reports 12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 68% average among public schools in Caddo Parish.
allk12 grades South Highlands Elementary Magnet School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 76.0% at South Highlands Elementary Magnet School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 89.8%.
Caddo Parish has about 230,004 residents, and the median household income is $50,705, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Besides South Highlands Elementary Magnet School, Caddo Parish has 60 other public schools.
The closest public school to South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is Fairfield Magnet School, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 89.8% is above the 25.9% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 499 to 504, a small change. By 2024-25, the school had 15.0 students per teacher, compared with 18.5 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Highlands Elementary Magnet School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Fairfield Magnet School0.8 mi · 512
- Broadmoor STEM Academy1.0 mi · 695
- Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School1.0 mi · 604
- C.E. Byrd High School1.4 mi · 1,517
- Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School1.5 mi · 992
- A.C. Steere Elementary School1.6 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About South Highlands Elementary Magnet SchoolHow large is South Highlands Elementary Magnet School?
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-05.
Is South Highlands Elementary Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does South Highlands Elementary Magnet School have?
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is South Highlands Elementary Magnet School?
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School reports a student body of 67% White, 4% Hispanic, 16% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees South Highlands Elementary Magnet School?
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.