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Linwood Public Charter School

Q: Is Linwood Public Charter School a good school?

Linwood Public Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Linwood Public Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,092 students attended Linwood Public Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Linwood Public Charter School?

Students at Linwood Public Charter School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Linwood Public Charter School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Shreveport, Louisiana, which is part of the Recovery School District-LDE. Despite being a charter school, Linwood has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Caddo Parish elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 5 years.

Linwood Public Charter School significantly underperforms the state average in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's math proficiency rate is 34% compared to the state average of 60%, and its ELA proficiency rate is 56% compared to the state average of 70%. The school's subgroups, including female students, male students, African American students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom half of their respective subgroups statewide. Linwood Public Charter School has also experienced relatively high dropout rates and chronic absenteeism rates, which are well above the state average.

Linwood Public Charter School's performance is significantly lower than the nearby South Highlands Elementary Magnet School and Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School, both of which have consistently ranked in the top 5-12 elementary schools in the state and have much higher proficiency rates. Despite being a charter school, Linwood Public Charter School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its performance over the past 5 years, indicating a need for substantial interventions and support to improve the educational experiences and outcomes for its students.

1,092

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,334

Per pupil spending ?

93.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 West 70th Street
Shreveport, LA 71106-3034

(318) 847-7634

District: Recovery School District-LDE

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

4.0%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (45% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Louisiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

Louisiana avg65%

Elementary school

598^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

361^st of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 118Recovery School District-LDE among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	598 of 666	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	599 of 675	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	624 of 730	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	680 of 727	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	708 of 729	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	678 of 731	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	420 of 501	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	412 of 509	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	434 of 570	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	484 of 562	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	537 of 564	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	489 of 559	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	567 of 633	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	577 of 635	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	591 of 705	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	669 of 701	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	684 of 705	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	630 of 684	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	16 of 23	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	24 of 26	7.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	587 of 661	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	582 of 674	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	608 of 723	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	666 of 724	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	698 of 719	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	649 of 697	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	577 of 641	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	562 of 651	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	586 of 713	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	668 of 712	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	675 of 704	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	674 of 696	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	361 of 447	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	363 of 449	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	399 of 465	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	433 of 460	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	426 of 459	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	408 of 449	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	208 of 344	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	201 of 333	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	248 of 360	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	323 of 360	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	313 of 352	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	297 of 338	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	349 of 415	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	345 of 415	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	386 of 444	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	410 of 441	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	399 of 441	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	391 of 418	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	8 of 18	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	10 of 22	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	21 of 22	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	334 of 437	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	338 of 444	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	376 of 459	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	425 of 458	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	414 of 455	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	390 of 430	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	317 of 414	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	328 of 426	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	344 of 443	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	425 of 442	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	415 of 442	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	368 of 418	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	184 of 202	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)<1st percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2019)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts56%-14 vs state

Mathematics34%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Linwood Public Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)							LEAP English Language Arts (2025)							LEAP Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Linwood Public Charter School	Public	PK, KG-8	401 West 70th Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Recovery School District-LDE	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 847-7634	1,092	72	15.1	93.9%	3 (0.3%)	1,029 (94.2%)	44 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	16.2	598^th of 666 public elementary schools	10.2%		15	599^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.3%	1	40.0	35.0	29.0		40.0	36.0	34.0	52.0	52.0	56.0	55.0	56.0	59.0	56.0		$15,334
Atkins Technology Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7611 St.Vincent Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 868-2810	189	19	9.7	92.1%	2 (1.1%)	173 (91.5%)	10 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	22.1	552^nd of 666 public elementary schools	17.1%		8.4	641^st of 675 public elementary schools	5.0%	89	48.0	37.0	50.0				44.0	52.0		50.0				46.0		$21,379
Fairfield Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6215 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-9826	512	36	14.4	18.6%	321 (62.7%)	115 (22.5%)	27 (5.3%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.9%)	97.3	6^th of 666 public elementary schools	99.1%		97.5	4^th of 675 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	99.0								99.0	100.0						$15,401
Eighty-First Street ECE Center	Public	PK-K	8108 Fairfield Avenue	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 865-3596	35	18	1.9	77.1%	2 (5.7%)	30 (85.7%)	2 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																$32,982
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	626 Eden Boulevard	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 861-7654	495	32	15.4	17.2%	311 (62.8%)	115 (23.2%)	23 (4.6%)	31 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	97.8	4^th of 666 public elementary schools	99.4%					(n/a)	100.0	100.0	100.0				100.0			100.0						$14,874
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1702 Corbitt Street	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 636-9610	604	44	13.8	88.9%	9 (1.5%)	556 (92.1%)	20 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	5.5	652^nd of 666 public elementary schools	2.1%		8.9	638^th of 675 public elementary schools	5.5%	14		42.0	27.0				28.0	23.0	31.0	34.0				29.0		$18,361
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Erie Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 865-5119	504	34	15.0	11.7%	340 (67.5%)	81 (16.1%)	21 (4.2%)	34 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	97.9	3^rd of 666 public elementary schools	99.5%					(n/a)	100.0		100.0				100.0	100.0	100.0					100.0		$14,841
Westwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Jewella Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-5489	419	35	12.0	88.5%	8 (1.9%)	384 (91.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	3.1	661^st of 666 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.1	649^th of 675 public elementary schools	3.9%	12	21.0	27.0					27.0	21.0	45.0	35.0				36.0		$19,948
Broadmoor STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	441 Atlantic Street	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 861-2403	695	55	12.7	79.1%	100 (14.4%)	445 (64.0%)	93 (13.4%)	8 (1.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (6.3%)	12.4	618^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.2%		8	642^nd of 675 public elementary schools	4.9%	24	51.0	36.0		26.0	30.0		24.0	53.0	41.0	42.0	45.0	47.0	49.0	45.0	100.0	$16,915
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	2345 Claiborne Avenue	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 222-2580	396	24	16.3	62.6%	6 (1.5%)	349 (88.1%)	17 (4.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	92.9	31^st of 666 public elementary schools	95.3%					(n/a)	93.0							87.0	91.0					91.0		$15,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Linwood Public Charter School

How many students attend Linwood Public Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,092 students attended Linwood Public Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Linwood Public Charter School?

Students at Linwood Public Charter School are 94% African American, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Linwood Public Charter School in?

Recovery School District-LDE

Is Linwood Public Charter School a good school?

Linwood Public Charter School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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