Enrollment
262
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000209
Werner Park Elementary School
2715 Corbitt Street, Shreveport, LA 71108 · (318)635-9633 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL262 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
226 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
16%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.
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LEAP 2025 2023-24 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
13.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Louisiana average is about 42 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
11.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.2%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 →
Where Werner Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #562 of 583 | #28 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #563 of 582 | #30 of 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #570 of 587 ▼ 1 | #31 of 35 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 262 | #586 of 714 | #30 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #600 of 655 | #33 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #573 of 655 | #24 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #181 of 705 | #14 of 36 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
262
-81 (-24%) vs 2017
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 17.1:1
% White
1%
was 3%
% Hispanic
2%
was 1%
% Black
91%
was 90%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 262 | 21.5 | 12.2:1 | 86% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 16.5 | 16.8:1 | 91% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 13 | 20.9:1 | 82% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 84% (287) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 98% (494) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 94% (503) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 51 | 16.4:1 | 91% (767) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 31 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Werner Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (343 to 262); teachers up 7% (20 to 21.5).
About Werner Park Elementary School
Werner Park Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Shreveport, Louisiana. It enrolled 262 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2023-24 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students each.
The district, Caddo Parish, has 32,649 students enrolled across 57 schools.
Black students are the large majority at Werner Park Elementary School, with 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Caddo Parish residents are about 49% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Werner Park Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.8:1, with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Louisiana, the typical ratio is 14.0:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Werner Park Elementary School is 86%. On average, public schools in Caddo Parish report 68%.
Werner Park Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Louisiana schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 11.0% and a predicted 22.2%.
Werner Park Elementary School is located in Caddo Parish, where median household income is about $50,705, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. Werner Park Elementary School is one of 61 public schools in Caddo Parish, which together enroll about 33,851 students.
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. Werner Park Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Werner Park Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 343 to 262 over 6 years. Students per teacher fell from 17.1 in 2017-18 to 12.2 in 2023-24.
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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
Nearby schools
- Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School0.9 mi · 604
- Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School1.1 mi · 396
- Sunset Acres Elementary School1.1 mi · 222
- Fair Park Middle School1.3 mi · 469
- Caddo Middle Career and Technology School1.3 mi · 336
- Midway Professional Development Center1.5 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Werner Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Werner Park Elementary School?
Werner Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 262 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Werner Park Elementary School serve?
Werner Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Werner Park Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Werner Park Elementary School.
How diverse is Werner Park Elementary School?
Werner Park Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 91% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Werner Park Elementary School public or private?
Werner Park Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caddo Parish.
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