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Midway Professional Development Center

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Midway Professional Development Center is an elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving 298 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Midway Professional Development Center consistently underperforms compared to the Caddo Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Midway's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 48%, compared to 50% for Caddo Parish and 60% for the state. Similarly, its ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 49%, compared to 61% for Caddo Parish and 70% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.9% to 32.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

In contrast to Midway's lower-performing traditional public schools, Claiborne Fundamental Elementary and Judson Fundamental Elementary, two magnet elementary schools in the Caddo Parish district, consistently rank among the top-performing schools in the state and serve a more socioeconomically diverse student population. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and providing targeted interventions and support may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements at Midway Professional Development Center.

234

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,312

Per pupil spending ?

91.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3840 Greenwood Road
Shreveport, LA 71109

(318) 636-1861

District: Caddo Parish

Students who attend Midway Professional Development Center usually attend:

Middle:

Fair Park Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

92.3%

Two or more races:

4.3%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (48% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg56%

Louisiana avg65%

541^st of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	23.4	541 of 666	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	552 of 675	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	572 of 730	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	604 of 727	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	607 of 729	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	715 of 731	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	710 of 728	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	601 of 739	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.9	621 of 742	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	667 of 792	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.9	713 of 777	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	701 of 772	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	713 of 764	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	709 of 766	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	727 of 736	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.9	709 of 738	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.8	727 of 743	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	695 of 725	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	382 of 501	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	376 of 509	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	388 of 570	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	391 of 562	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	433 of 564	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	542 of 559	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	497 of 547	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	427 of 633	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.3	593 of 635	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	536 of 705	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	534 of 701	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	533 of 705	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.1	673 of 684	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	500 of 661	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	549 of 674	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	573 of 723	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	603 of 724	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	595 of 719	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	682 of 697	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	636 of 682	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	597 of 641	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	492 of 651	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	581 of 713	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	651 of 712	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	654 of 704	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	684 of 696	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-21 vs state

Mathematics48%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Midway Professional Development Center

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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
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
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
Judson Fundamental Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3809 Judson Street	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	Yes	(318) 635-1132	312	22	14.3	70.5%	4 (1.3%)	291 (93.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)								(n/a)							69.0							$16,841
Queensborough Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2701 Catherine Street	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 631-8784	212	19	10.8	96.2%	4 (1.9%)	192 (90.6%)	8 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.8%)	31.3	479^th of 666 public elementary schools	28.1%		29.6	502^nd of 675 public elementary schools	25.6%	23	73.0	47.0				55.0	60.0	39.0	50.0				48.0	$19,875
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
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
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
J. S. Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	351 Hearne Avenue	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-8742	387	29	13.3	94.6%	10 (2.6%)	365 (94.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	15.9	602^nd of 666 public elementary schools	9.6%		18.4	575^th of 675 public elementary schools	14.8%	27	37.0	44.0	53.0			45.0	41.0	43.0	46.0				42.0	$18,485
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Midway Professional Development Center

What is the racial makeup of Midway Professional Development Center?

Students at Midway Professional Development Center are 92% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of Midway Professional Development Center attend?

Students who attend Midway Professional Development Center usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fair Park Middle School

What district is Midway Professional Development Center in?

Caddo Parish

How many students attend Midway Professional Development Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended Midway Professional Development Center.

Is Midway Professional Development Center a good school?

Midway Professional Development Center ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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