Summary:
The 71060 zip code has only one school, Mooringsport Elementary School, a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 with 304 students. The school is part of the Caddo Parish school district, which is ranked 84 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mooringsport Elementary School is performing significantly below the district and state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 44% of students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 50% for the Caddo Parish district and 60% for the state of Louisiana. In ELA, 51% of students were proficient or better, compared to 61% for the district and 70% for the state. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% is also higher than the state average, which may be contributing to the lower academic performance.
The high rate of free/reduced lunch eligibility (74.34%) at Mooringsport Elementary indicates that the school serves a population with a high level of economic disadvantage, which can present additional challenges in terms of student learning and support. While the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is slightly lower than the state average, it's unclear if this is having a significant impact on the school's performance. Overall, the data suggests that Mooringsport Elementary School is facing significant challenges and may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student academic achievement and address attendance and economic disadvantage issues.
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