Summary:
Shreveport, Louisiana is home to eight middle schools serving grades 6-8 within the Caddo Parish school district, a district ranked in the 26th percentile statewide, creating a deeply divided educational landscape.
The standout school is Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School, ranked 6th in Louisiana (99th percentile) with a 5-star rating and near-perfect 100% proficiency in both Math and English Language Arts. In stark contrast, AmiKiDs Caddo ranks dead last in the state (452nd) with proficiency rates as low as 5% in Math. Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School performs solidly above the district average, achieving 100% proficiency in Algebra I despite serving a student population where 62% qualify for free/reduced lunch. The schools facing the greatest challenges are Fair Park Middle School, Linear/Northside Middle School, and AmiKiDs Caddo, all with 0-star ratings and free/reduced lunch rates exceeding 91%.
Chronic absenteeism is a systemic crisis, averaging 44.8% across all eight schools—nearly double the state average of 22.5%. The three lowest-performing schools all have absenteeism rates above 57%, while Caddo Parish Magnet has the lowest rate at just 10.8%. The student-teacher ratio is generally reasonable at about 14:1, though data errors exist for Fair Park and AmiKiDs Caddo. While Ridgewood Middle School and Caddo Middle Career and Technology School show overall low performance, Ridgewood still achieves 99% proficiency in Algebra I among its advanced students, highlighting pockets of excellence even in struggling schools.
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