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What's one thing University Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
837
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000204
University Elementary School
9900 Smitherman Drive, Shreveport, LA 71115 · (318) 797-2240 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL837 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
13.7:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
461 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 | 76 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
65%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
39.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
44.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 University Elementary School
University Elementary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Elementary School this school | 837 | 55.1% | 33.5% |
| Woodvale Elementary School Lafayette | 793 | 54.5% | 60.8% |
| Lexington Elementary School Monroe | 547 | 52.8% | N/A |
| Sallie Humble Elementary School Monroe | 579 | 56.6% | 46.3% |
| Apollo Elementary School Bossier City | 756 | 61.1% | 36.3% |
| Great Hearts Harveston Baton Rouge | 579 | 62.0% | 34.8% |
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 University Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #290 of 583 | #8 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #178 of 582 ▲ 58 | #7 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #295 of 587 no change | #8 of 35 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #111 of 540 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 837 | #35 of 714 | #4 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #372 of 655 | #22 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #75 of 655 | #1 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.1% | #577 of 705 | #30 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #142 of 436 | #12 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
837
-101 (-11%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 837 | 61.1 | 13.7:1 | 55% (461) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 58 | 15.0:1 | 54% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 954 | 49.5 | 19.3:1 | 52% (496) |
| 2020-21 | 938 | 49 | 19.1:1 | 36% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 1,067 | 53.6 | 19.9:1 | 37% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 1,020 | N/A | N/A | 52% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 1,012 | 61 | 16.6:1 | 42% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 845 | 53 | 15.9:1 | 34% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 47 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,067 to 837); teachers up 14% (53.6 to 61.1).
About University Elementary School
University Elementary School, located in Shreveport, Louisiana, is a high-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 837 students. It has 85% more students than the average for elementary schools in Louisiana (about 453).
The district, Caddo Parish, operates 57 schools serving 32,649 students.
No group is above 50% at University Elementary School; the largest is Black, at 45%. The rest of enrollment is 37% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Among Caddo Parish residents, the Black share is about 49%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
Its ratio of 13.7:1 is based on 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is similar, at 14.0:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 55%. Across public schools in Caddo Parish, the average is 68%.
University Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Test results at University Elementary School are 11.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (33.5% actual, 44.7% predicted).
The school is in Caddo Parish, where median household income comes to about $50,705, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Caddo Parish's 61 public schools enroll about 33,851 students and include University Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Captain Shreve High School is closest at about 2.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, University Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 11%. The ratio was 19.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other University Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named University Elementary. University Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- University Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN · 536 students
- University Elementary SchoolIRVINGTON, NJ · 384 students
- University Elementary SchoolSpokane Valley, WA · 291 students
Nearby schools
- Captain Shreve High School2.4 mi · 1,658
- Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School2.6 mi · 495
- Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School2.7 mi · 977
- Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School2.9 mi · 992
- Eighty-First Street ECE Center3.0 mi · 35
- Riverside Elementary School3.2 mi · 404
Frequently asked questions
About University Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at University Elementary School?
University Elementary School enrolls approximately 837 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Elementary School serve?
University Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at University Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at University Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at University Elementary School?
Student demographics at University Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 6% Hispanic, 45% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees University Elementary School?
University Elementary School is overseen by Caddo Parish in Caddo Parish.
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