Best Public Schools in Zip Code 71115

Summary:

The 71115 zip code area is home to a single standout school, University Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Caddo Parish elementary schools and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years.

University Elementary School outperforms both the Caddo Parish and Louisiana state averages in Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across multiple grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 72%, compared to 50% for Caddo Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Similarly, the school's English Language Arts proficiency rate for all grades was 69%, compared to 61% for Caddo Parish and 70% for Louisiana. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15:1, which may contribute to its academic success.

While University Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 54.19% in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's strong performance metrics suggest it is providing a quality education to its students despite the socioeconomic challenges they may face. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 24.6% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average but lower than the district average, indicating there may be room for improvement in this area.

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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 5th 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 All Grades	Total
University Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Smitherman Drive	Shreveport	71115	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 797-2240	837	61	13.7	55.1%	306 (36.6%)	375 (44.8%)	47 (5.6%)	56 (6.7%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	48 (5.7%)	60.6	293^rd of 666 public elementary schools	56.0%		64.4	264^th of 675 public elementary schools	60.9%	29	71.0	66.0	72.0	65.0	72.0	69.0	69.0	$16,430

Cities Near Zip Code 71115

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shreveport	3.01 mi	59	219^th
Bossier City	3.69 mi	20	168^th
Elm Grove	6.9 mi	1	96^th
Keithville	9.74 mi	1	221^st
Haughton	13.03 mi	5	73^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Louisiana Dept of Education.

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