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Southwood High School

Public Grades 9-12

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 329 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 17% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Southwood High School is a public high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving 1,058 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Caddo Parish school district, which is ranked 84 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwood High School consistently underperforms compared to the Caddo Parish and Louisiana state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly lower proficiency rates than the district and state in subjects like Algebra I (44% vs. 51% and 63%), English II (42% vs. 57% and 67%), and U.S. History (26% vs. 48% and 54%). The school's 4-year graduation rate of around 82-83% is on par with the district average but slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 3.3-5.7% is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Southwood High School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.9% to 34.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

Southwood High School's academic performance lags behind several nearby high schools, including Caddo Parish Magnet High School, Captain Shreve High School, and C.E. Byrd High School, which consistently outperform Southwood on standardized tests and have higher graduation rates. The school's high percentage of students (around 70%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of students from low-income backgrounds, likely contributes to the school's academic challenges. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions to support the diverse student population could be important steps in improving student outcomes at Southwood High School.

971

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,374

Per pupil spending ?

71.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 Walker Road
Shreveport, LA 71118

(318) 686-9512

District: Caddo Parish

Feeder schools for Southwood High School:

Elementary:	Summer Grove Elementary School
	Summerfield Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.3%

White:

7.1%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓89% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (40% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg53%

Louisiana avg62%

274^th of 329

Louisiana public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12High Schools in the Caddo Parish

84^th of 118Caddo Parish 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	274 of 329	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	278 of 333	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	283 of 321	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	284 of 326	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	249 of 322	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	225 of 313	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	230 of 302	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	47.2	200 of 297	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.8	187 of 297	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.0	225 of 312	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.6	200 of 309	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.9	207 of 312	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	238 of 310	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.8	284 of 300	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	285 of 297	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	256 of 301	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	262 of 291	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.5	242 of 290	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	199 of 256	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	194 of 260	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	206 of 256	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	155 of 243	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	138 of 233	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	264 of 308	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	269 of 308	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	283 of 308	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	280 of 311	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	226 of 288	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	221 of 292	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2022	9.6	96 of 103	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	75 of 92	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	19 of 20	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	278 of 323	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	282 of 328	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	284 of 321	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	279 of 322	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	226 of 285	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	206 of 301	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	256 of 313	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	261 of 315	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	271 of 306	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	259 of 301	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	238 of 292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	203 of 291	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	131 of 170	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	133 of 165	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	109 of 139	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	81 of 122	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	206 of 245	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	234 of 248	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	245 of 249	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	237 of 250	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	216 of 245	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	183 of 249	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)16th percentile~ school

White (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2022)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English I57%-12 vs state

Algebra I44%-19 vs state

English II42%-25 vs state

Biology32%-27 vs state

U.S. History26%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Southwood High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Algebra I (2025)	LEAP Geometry (2025)	LEAP English II (2025)	LEAP U.S. History (2025)	LEAP English I (2025)	LEAP Biology (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 Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Southwood High School	Public	9-12	9000 Walker Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-9512	971	67	14.5	71.7%	69 (7.1%)	857 (88.3%)	30 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.2%)	16.2	274^th of 329 public high schools	16.7%		15.5	278^th of 333 public high schools	16.5%	4	44.0		42.0	26.0	57.0	32.0	$16,374
Pathways in Education-Louisiana Inc.	Public, Charter	9-12	8999 Mansfield Rd.	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	No	(312) 560-8701	307	0	930.3	70.7%	154 (50.2%)	133 (43.3%)	11 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	11.5	288^th of 329 public high schools	12.5%		24.9	256^th of 333 public high schools	23.1%	32	28.0		34.0	31.0	35.0	45.0	$5,343
Caddo Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	8028 Shreve Park Drive	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	Yes	No	(318) 603-5910	110	10	10.7	58.2%	43 (39.1%)	50 (45.5%)	14 (12.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	41.5	196^th of 329 public high schools	40.4%		36.5	214^th of 333 public high schools	35.7%	18	47.0	38.0	59.0	47.0	83.0	56.0	$18,935
Woodlawn High School	Public	9-12	7340 Wyngate Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-3161	623	51	12.1	85.2%	7 (1.1%)	595 (95.5%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	2.9	317^th of 329 public high schools	3.6%		4.9	312^th of 333 public high schools	6.3%	5	18.0	7.0	27.0	16.0	34.0		$18,034
Huntington High School	Public	9-12	6801 Rasberry Lane	Shreveport	71129	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 687-6655	1,345	71	18.8	74.2%	88 (6.5%)	1,143 (85.0%)	83 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.3%)	29.6	229^th of 329 public high schools	30.4%		29.3	240^th of 333 public high schools	27.9%	11	38.0	32.0	63.0	46.0	64.0	41.0	$14,116
Caddo Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	5950 Union Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 636-5150	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
C.E. Byrd High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 Line Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 869-2567	1,517	76	20.0	42.7%	721 (47.5%)	620 (40.9%)	107 (7.1%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.5%)	71.7	71^st of 329 public high schools	78.4%		70	88^th of 333 public high schools	73.6%	17	68.0	66.0	75.0	71.0	79.0	72.0	$13,379
Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,658	94	17.6	52.7%	483 (29.1%)	1,025 (61.8%)	70 (4.2%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.0%)	57.2	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%		46.4	184^th of 333 public high schools	44.7%	43	51.0	53.0	68.0	64.0	72.0	72.0	$12,864
Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	1.8	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%		4.3	317^th of 333 public high schools	4.8%	4	19.0	8.0	20.0	8.0	28.0		$17,033
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	869	61	14.2	25.1%	445 (51.2%)	205 (23.6%)	76 (8.7%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)	96.4	6^th of 329 public high schools	98.2%		95.8	8^th of 333 public high schools	97.6%	2	99.0	99.0				100.0	$15,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Southwood High School

Is Southwood High School a good school?

Southwood High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Louisiana high schools.

What schools feed into Southwood High School?

Southwood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Summer Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Summerfield Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Southwood High School?

Students at Southwood High School are 88% African American, 7% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Southwood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Southwood High School.

What district is Southwood High School in?

Caddo Parish

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