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Best Elementary Schools
in Caddo Parish

This page covers 37 elementary schools in Caddo Parish. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

37
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 37
1
rank
Eighty-First Street ECE Center
Grades PK–KG57 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.1:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
8.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
86%
High economic need
2
rank
Fairfield Magnet School
Grades PK–05515 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
18.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
21%
Low economic need
3
rank
South Highlands Elementary Magnet School
Grades PK–05517 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
19.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
4
rank
Eden Gardens Fundamental Elementary School
Grades KG–05518 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
20.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
5
rank
Keithville Elementary/Middle School
Grades PK–08823 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
49
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
70%
High economic need
6
rank
A.C. Steere Elementary School
Grades PK–05468 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
43%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7
rank
University Elementary School
Grades PK–05954 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
19.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
52%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Riverside Elementary School
Grades PK–05458 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
17.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
64%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Herndon Magnet School
Grades KG–08712 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
16.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
10
rank
Summerfield Elementary School
Grades PK–05515 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
17.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,823
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
71%
High economic need
27 more elementary schools in Caddo Parish not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
37
Elementary Schools
59
Total Schools
61
#1 Score
45
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.