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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000200
Summerfield Elementary School
3131 Ardis Taylor Drive, Shreveport, LA 71118 · (318) 686-1930 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
12.2:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
319 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
37%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
16.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
21.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 4 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 16.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Summerfield Elementary School
Summerfield Elementary School's state test result (13.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerfield Elementary School this school | 428 | 74.5% | 13.5% |
| Forest Hill Elementary School Shreveport | 479 | 78.3% | 21.7% |
| The Dufrocq School Baton Rouge | 431 | 73.3% | 22.2% |
| North Highlands Elementary School Shreveport | 355 | 76.3% | 20.7% |
| Edward Hynes Charter School - Parkview New Orleans | 490 | 74.3% | N/A |
| Laureate Academy Charter School Harvey | 532 | 75.4% | 24.3% |
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 Summerfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #536 of 583 | #24 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #424 of 582 ▲ 88 | #16 of 35 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #559 of 587 ▼ 35 | #26 of 35 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #231 of 540 | #12 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #352 of 714 | #18 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #184 of 655 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #453 of 655 | #17 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #345 of 705 | #23 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.3% | #72 of 436 | #5 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
428
-74 (-15%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 428 | 35.2 | 12.2:1 | 75% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 74% (342) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 29.1 | 17.7:1 | 71% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 24 | 20.9:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 614 | 32.2 | 19.1:1 | 52% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 55 | 11.7:1 | 76% (489) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 69% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 565 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 31% (177) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 35 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summerfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (614 to 428); teachers up 9% (32.2 to 35.2).
About Summerfield Elementary School
Summerfield Elementary School, located in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 428 students enrolled.
Caddo Parish counts 32,649 students in its 57 schools, and Summerfield Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 78% of students at Summerfield Elementary School are Black. Other reported shares: 11% White, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Caddo Parish's residents are about 49% Black, 29 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Summerfield Elementary School and a ratio of 12.2:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 75% of students.
Summerfield Elementary School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 3% of Louisiana public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Summerfield Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 13.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Louisiana are predicted to post 30.7%, so the school is 17.2 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Caddo Parish census figures show that the median household income is $50,705, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 18% of people live in poverty. There are 61 public schools in Caddo Parish, enrolling about 33,851 students in all.
The shortest distance from Summerfield Elementary School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Summer Grove Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Summerfield Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 6 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).
Enrollment dropped 15% from its 2020-21 level of 502. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.9:1 in 2020-21, and 12.2:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Summerfield Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Summerfield Elementary. Summerfield Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- SUMMERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRIVERVIEW, FL · 901 students
- Summerfield ElementarySummerfield, NC · 584 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolNEPTUNE, NJ · 389 students
- Summerfield Elementary SchoolPETERSBURG, MI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Summer Grove Elementary School1.3 mi · 403
- Southwood High School1.6 mi · 971
- Forest Hill Elementary School1.9 mi · 479
- Ridgewood Middle School2.0 mi · 521
- Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.2.3 mi · 307
- Southern Hills Elementary School2.8 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Summerfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Summerfield Elementary School?
Summerfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
Is Summerfield Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Summerfield Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Summerfield Elementary School?
Approximately 12.2:1 students per teacher at Summerfield Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summerfield Elementary School?
At Summerfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 6% Hispanic, 78% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Summerfield Elementary School?
Summerfield Elementary School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
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