Summary:
In zip code 71060, there is one elementary school, Mooringsport Elementary School, serving grades PK through 5 in Mooringsport, Louisiana, with 259 students and a high rate of economic disadvantage, as 76.45% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Mooringsport Elementary School is part of the Caddo Parish school district, which holds a 1-star rating and ranks 86th out of 116 districts in Louisiana. The school itself has a volatile state ranking history, dropping from the 33rd percentile (2 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 12th percentile (1 star) in 2024-2025, before recovering slightly to the 21st percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026. Overall proficiency for the 2025-2026 school year is below state averages: 48% in Mathematics (vs. state 62%), 53% in English Language Arts (vs. state 70%), and 38% in Social Studies (vs. state 55%). A standout finding is the 4th grade class, which outperformed both district and state averages in Math (67% proficient) and English Language Arts (74% proficient), suggesting a particularly effective teacher or strong cohort. However, this success is not replicated in 3rd or 5th grades, where scores are significantly lower.
A critical concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 41.4% for 2024-2025, nearly double the state average of 22.5% and far above the district's 31.0%. This is likely a primary driver of the school's low academic performance. Despite a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12:1, which suggests smaller class sizes, overall test scores lag behind district and state averages, indicating that challenges like absenteeism and poverty outweigh this resource. Social Studies is a universal weak point across all grades, with even the strong 4th grade class scoring only 51%, 7 points below the state average. Addressing absenteeism and targeting Social Studies instruction represent key opportunities for improvement at Mooringsport Elementary School.
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