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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Westwood Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO PARISH·NCES 220030000211
Westwood Elementary School
7325 Jewella Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71108 · (318) 686-5489 · Caddo Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- C-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
12.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
371 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 70%
Community
4
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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
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.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
9.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -5.0pp since 2022
Math
8.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 7 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 9.0% | 8.0% |
| 2024-25 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
9.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Westwood Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Elementary School this school | 419 | 88.5% | 9.8% |
| Summer Grove Elementary School Shreveport | 403 | 86.8% | 13.5% |
| Donaldsonville Primary School Donaldsonville | 371 | 88.9% | N/A |
| Impact Charter School Baker | 429 | 91.8% | N/A |
| Brownfields Elementary School Baton Rouge | 368 | 90.8% | 34.8% |
| ReNEW Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Elementary New Orleans | 429 | 91.8% | N/A |
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 Westwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Caddo Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.8% | #570 of 583 | #33 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #564 of 582 ▲ 4 | #31 of 35 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #584 of 587 ▼ 18 | #35 of 35 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #111 of 540 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #372 of 714 | #19 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #170 of 655 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #580 of 655 | #25 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #152 of 705 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.3% | #139 of 197 | #5 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
419
+81 (+24%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 656
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 419 | 34.9 | 12.0:1 | 89% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 24.8 | 12.0:1 | 86% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 18.7 | 16.0:1 | 85% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 338 | 17 | 19.9:1 | 78% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 24.1 | 16.5:1 | 76% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | N/A | N/A | 96% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 533 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 98% (520) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 93% (514) |
| 1990-91 | 656 | 35 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (398 to 419); teachers up 44% (24.1 to 34.9).
About Westwood Elementary School
Westwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school enrolls 419 students in pre-K through 5.
Westwood Elementary School is a school in Caddo Parish. The district has 57 schools and 32,649 students.
Westwood Elementary School is 92% Black by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic. In Caddo Parish overall, about 49% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
The school lists 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Compared with the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 89% of the student body. Across public schools in Caddo Parish, the average is 68%.
On the allk12 Grade, Westwood Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 1% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Westwood Elementary School is -10.7 points: 9.8% actual, 20.5% predicted.
In Caddo Parish, home to about 230,004 people, median household income comes to about $50,705, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 18% of residents are in poverty. There are 61 public schools in the county, enrolling about 33,851, Westwood Elementary School among them.
About 1.0 miles separate Westwood Elementary School from the closest public school, Sunset Acres Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Westwood Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Westwood Elementary School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 338 to 419, a 24% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 19.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Westwood Elementary schools
36 other US public schools in 20 states are named Westwood Elementary. Westwood Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 37.
- Westwood Elementary SchoolWestlake, LA · 412 students
- WESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGREENWOOD, AR · 839 students
- Westwood ElementarySan Diego, CA · 832 students
- Westwood Elementary SchoolStillwater, OK · 626 students
- Westwood ElementaryDe Pere, WI · 623 students
Nearby schools
- Sunset Acres Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
- Woodlawn High School1.2 mi · 623
- Caddo Middle Career and Technology School1.7 mi · 336
- Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.1.7 mi · 307
- Linwood Public Charter School1.9 mi · 1,092
- Werner Park Elementary School2.1 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Westwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Westwood Elementary School?
Westwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 419 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Westwood Elementary School serve?
Westwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Westwood Elementary School have?
Westwood Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Westwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Westwood Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 5% Hispanic, 92% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Westwood Elementary School public or private?
Westwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Caddo Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.