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Westwood Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Westwood Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Shreveport, Louisiana, with 298 students enrolled. Unfortunately, this school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Louisiana elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Westwood Elementary's student subgroups, including females, males, African Americans, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students, all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective groups statewide. The school's proficiency rates on the LEAP assessments are significantly below the Caddo Parish and Louisiana state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 27% proficiency in math and 36% in ELA in 2024-2025, compared to 60% and 70% statewide, respectively. Additionally, Westwood Elementary has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 21.9% to 28.2% over the past few years, much higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Westwood Elementary's performance is significantly worse than the nearby schools in the Caddo Parish district, such as Midway Professional Development Center, Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary, and Southern Hills Elementary, all of which have higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better overall rankings. Despite being a low-performing school for many years, Westwood Elementary has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic outcomes or rankings, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support to address the root causes of the school's challenges.

419

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,948

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7325 Jewella Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71108

(318) 686-5489

District: Caddo Parish

Students who attend Westwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Caddo Middle Career and Technology School
High:	Woodlawn High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.6%

Hispanic:

4.5%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (32% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

661^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 30Elementary 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	3.1	661 of 666	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	649 of 675	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	621 of 730	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	650 of 727	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	677 of 729	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	666 of 731	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	692 of 728	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.1	722 of 739	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	699 of 742	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	737 of 792	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	751 of 777	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.8	767 of 772	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	761 of 764	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	754 of 766	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	725 of 736	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.8	681 of 738	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.9	670 of 743	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.7	659 of 725	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	494 of 501	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	499 of 509	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	488 of 570	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	480 of 562	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	500 of 564	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	501 of 559	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	496 of 547	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	618 of 633	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	631 of 635	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	593 of 705	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	631 of 701	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	649 of 705	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	643 of 684	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	650 of 661	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	657 of 674	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	610 of 723	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	639 of 724	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	670 of 719	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	635 of 697	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	630 of 682	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	632 of 641	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	586 of 651	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	620 of 713	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	641 of 712	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	687 of 704	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	634 of 696	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	209 of 241	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	179 of 208	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts36%-34 vs state

Mathematics27%-33 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, August 24, 2013

I hear that Westwood has a new vision with new leadership. I have passed by Westwood Elementary daily when I go up and down Jewella Ave. It seems that positive changes are occuring for the boys and girls at Westwood. Westwood deserves the best and I will uplift the school each and every opportunity available. Westwood is a positive element in my community. Keep up the GR8 work at Westwood Elementary! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)						LEAP English Language Arts (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 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	Total
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
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
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4331 Henry Street	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-2141	502	46	10.8	92.4%	6 (1.2%)	463 (92.2%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	3.4	659^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.1%		15.7	595^th of 675 public elementary schools	11.9%	64	30.0	22.0	20.0			25.0	36.0	36.0	33.0				35.0	$16,717
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
Southern Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9075 Kingston Road	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1974	504	40	12.6	87.1%	10 (2.0%)	440 (87.3%)	43 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	21.2	561^st of 666 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.2	563^rd of 675 public elementary schools	16.6%	2	39.0	46.0				39.0	38.0	57.0	65.0				53.0	$16,441
Summer Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2955 Bert Kouns Industrial Loo	Shreveport	71118	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 686-1754	403	31	12.9	86.8%	14 (3.5%)	362 (89.8%)	11 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	17	591^st of 666 public elementary schools	11.3%		13.1	611^th of 675 public elementary schools	9.5%	20	34.0	36.0	41.0			36.0	39.0	34.0	69.0				49.0	$16,998
Midway Professional Development Center	Public	PK, KG-5	3840 Greenwood Road	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 636-1861	234	21	11.1	91.5%	6 (2.6%)	216 (92.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	23.4	541^st of 666 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.3	552^nd of 675 public elementary schools	18.2%	11	50.0	66.0	26.0			48.0	50.0		39.0				49.0	$18,312
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Westwood Elementary School

What district is Westwood Elementary School in?

Caddo Parish

What is the racial makeup of Westwood Elementary School?

Students at Westwood Elementary School are 92% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Is Westwood Elementary School a good school?

Westwood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Westwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Westwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Caddo Middle Career and Technology School
High : Woodlawn High School

How many students attend Westwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Westwood Elementary School.

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