Summary:
Zip code 71047 is home to a single school, Keithville Elementary/Middle School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade as part of the Caddo Parish school district in Louisiana.
With 818 students, the school offers a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1, suggesting smaller class sizes. However, the school faces significant challenges. It ranks in the bottom 15th percentile of Louisiana elementary schools, a ranking that has declined over the past three years. A very high percentage of students (75.43%) are economically disadvantaged, as indicated by free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Academically, overall proficiency rates lag behind both district and state averages: 41% in Math (vs. 51% district, 62% state), 54% in English Language Arts (vs. 60% district, 70% state), and a notable weakness in Social Studies at 34% proficiency (vs. 43% district, 55% state).
Despite these struggles, there are bright spots. The school has an exceptionally low dropout rate of 0.3%, far better than the district (4.1%) and state (3.1%) averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate (23.8%) is better than the district average (31.0%). A standout finding is a "4th Grade Spike," where 4th graders achieved 65% proficiency in Math, outperforming both the district and state. Conversely, a "Middle School Slide" is evident, with Math proficiency dropping from 65% in 4th grade to just 30% in 8th grade. This suggests that while the school has effective elementary instruction, particularly in 4th grade, the transition to middle school content is a major hurdle for its students.
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