North Highlands Elementary School

Summary:

North Highlands Elementary School is a public elementary school in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving 354 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Caddo Parish school district.

North Highlands has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (68.36%) compared to nearby schools, which range from 54.66% to 96.81% African American. The school's test scores are generally lower than the Caddo Parish and Louisiana state averages, with proficiency rates of 43% in Mathematics and 56% in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 59% and 69%. North Highlands' student subgroups, such as African American and low socioeconomic status students, tend to perform lower than their peers at the state level. The school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.23% to 75.42% over the past three years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When compared to nearby schools within the Caddo Parish district, such as Judson Fundamental Elementary and Queensborough Elementary, North Highlands generally performs worse on standardized tests and has a lower school ranking. However, the nearby schools also serve predominantly African American and economically disadvantaged student populations. In contrast, schools in the neighboring Bossier Parish district, such as Kingston Elementary, outperform North Highlands and the Caddo Parish schools, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state averages.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 885 Poleman Road
       Shreveport, LA  71107


(318) 221-6346

District: Caddo Parish

SchoolDigger Rank:
501st of 675 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,154 Help


Students who attend North Highlands Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Donnie Bickham Middle School
High:    Northwood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.2 Help
Number of students:  346

Racial breakdown:

African American:
70.8%
Hispanic:
14.5%
White:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.7% Help


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Compare Details North Highlands Elementary School ranks worse than 74.2% of elementary schools in Louisiana. It also ranks 12th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Caddo Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.56. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (70.8%), Hispanic (14.5%), White (8.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Highlands Elementary School is 12.2, which is the 6th best among 30 elementary schools in the Caddo Parish School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Highlands Elementary School is $17,154, which is the 10th highest among 30 elementary schools in the Caddo Parish School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Highlands Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks North Highlands Elementary School 501st of 675 Louisiana public elementary schools. (See North Highlands Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Caddo Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Caddo Parish 90th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Highlands Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 25.74 579th 725 20.1%
2008 17.69 650th 743 12.5%
2009 17.50 646th 738 12.5%
2010 18.64 639th 736 13.2%
2011 23.29 631st 766 17.6%
2012 28.33 593rd 764 22.4%
2013 25.33 640th 772 17.1%
2014 39.32 512th 777 34.1%
2015 28.13 611th 792 22.9%
2016 17.55 657th 742 11.5%
2017 15.62 659th 739 10.8%
2018 35.18 462nd 728 36.5%
2019 39.75 475th 731 35.0%
2021 30.59 509th 729 30.2%
2022 26.33 554th 727 23.8%
2023 35.42 481st 730 34.1%
2024 29.56 501st 675 25.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.89 140th 333 58.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.45 411th 682 39.7%
2019 45.10 419th 697 39.9%
2021 33.48 492nd 719 31.6%
2022 24.98 579th 724 20.0%
2023 38.88 457th 723 36.8%
2024 31.98 499th 674 26.0%
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Rank History for Female students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.35 441st 684 35.5%
2021 38.01 446th 705 36.7%
2022 36.96 473rd 701 32.5%
2023 37.62 463rd 705 34.3%
2024 37.78 425th 635 33.1%
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Rank History for Male students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.86 470th 696 32.5%
2021 26.90 527th 704 25.1%
2022 20.01 594th 712 16.6%
2023 31.44 502nd 713 29.6%
2024 29.07 502nd 651 22.9%
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Rank History for African American students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.09 279th 547 49.0%
2019 52.93 263rd 559 53.0%
2021 41.41 316th 564 44.0%
2022 30.68 426th 562 24.2%
2023 40.48 344th 570 39.6%
2024 35.49 336th 509 34.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Highlands Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 60.95 73rd 190 61.6%
2021 53.84 96th 202 52.5%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

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Enrollment information for North Highlands Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 470 470
1990 210 214 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1991 188 236 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 427
1992 205 239 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1993 198 252 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 450
1994 198 255 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 453
1995 181 258 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 444
1996 181 258 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 444
1997 223 263 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 490
1998 222 266 1 2 1 n/a n/a 0 492
1999 229 300 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 532
2000 212 305 0 1 1 n/a n/a 0 519
2001 196 285 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 486
2002 234 290 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 529
2003 234 290 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 529
2004 213 288 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 504
2005 207 256 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2006 163 297 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 466
2007 150 303 3 6 0 n/a n/a 0 462
2008 151 314 5 13 0 n/a n/a 0 483
2009 136 326 5 6 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2010 134 331 5 11 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2011 130 371 2 8 1 0 1 0 513
2012 111 337 5 11 1 0 1 0 466
2013 101 375 4 11 1 0 2 0 494
2014 82 335 4 18 0 0 3 0 442
2015 74 296 2 24 0 0 1 0 397
2016 65 303 3 24 0 0 4 0 399
2017 59 331 6 39 0 0 10 0 445
2018 38 310 3 34 1 0 8 0 394
2019 36 307 2 41 0 0 15 0 401
2020 40 273 2 49 0 0 13 0 377
2021 45 272 1 52 0 1 14 0 385
2022 40 251 1 39 0 0 15 0 346
2023 40 242 0 55 0 0 17 0 354
2024 30 245 3 50 0 0 18 0 346

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Highlands Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 470 25.0 18.8 33.8
1990 427 27.0 15.8 41.5
1991 427 28.0 15.2 55.7
1992 447 30.0 14.9 51.9
1993 450 32.0 14.1 53.3
1994 453 33.0 13.7 55.6
1995 444 31.0 14.3 53.2
1996 444 31.0 14.3 53.2
1997 490 36.0 13.6 44.3
1998 492 36.0 13.7 45.3
1999 532 40.0 13.3 51.9
2000 519 40.0 13.0 56.5
2001 486 39.0 12.5 54.9
2002 529 39.0 13.6 55.6
2003 529 39.0 13.6 55.6
2004 504 36.8 13.7 65.1
2005 468 35.8 13.1 65.8
2006 466 36.7 12.7 67.6
2007 462 37.0 12.5 72.7
2008 483 39.1 12.4 73.9
2009 473 42.0 11.3 73.8
2010 481 36.7 13.0 79.4
2011 513 36.0 14.2 80.9
2012 466 35.7 13.0 80.5
2013 494 35.9 13.7 83
2014 442 33.0 13.3 85.7
2015 397 30.0 13.2 89.2
2016 399 n/a n/a 89.5
2017 445 31.2 14.2 64.9
2018 394 25.1 15.6 61.2
2019 401 21.7 18.4 68.6
2020 377 22.1 17.0 70.6
2021 385 19.2 20.0 64.7
2022 346 20.0 17.3 57.2
2023 354 23.0 15.3 75.4
2024 346 28.2 12.2 75.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Highlands Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 470 25.0 18.8 33.8
1990 427 27.0 15.8 41.5
1991 427 28.0 15.2 55.7
1992 447 30.0 14.9 51.9
1993 450 32.0 14.1 53.3
1994 453 33.0 13.7 55.6
1995 444 31.0 14.3 53.2
1996 444 31.0 14.3 53.2
1997 490 36.0 13.6 44.3
1998 492 36.0 13.7 45.3
1999 532 40.0 13.3 51.9
2000 519 40.0 13.0 56.5
2001 486 39.0 12.5 54.9
2002 529 39.0 13.6 55.6
2003 529 39.0 13.6 55.6
2004 504 36.8 13.7 65.1
2005 468 35.8 13.1 65.8
2006 466 36.7 12.7 67.6
2007 462 37.0 12.5 72.7
2008 483 39.1 12.4 73.9
2009 473 42.0 11.3 73.8
2010 481 36.7 13.0 79.4
2011 513 36.0 14.2 80.9
2012 466 35.7 13.0 80.5
2013 494 35.9 13.7 83
2014 442 33.0 13.3 85.7
2015 397 30.0 13.2 89.2
2016 399 n/a n/a 89.5
2017 445 31.2 14.2 64.9
2018 394 25.1 15.6 61.2
2019 401 21.7 18.4 68.6
2020 377 22.1 17.0 70.6
2021 385 19.2 20.0 64.7
2022 346 20.0 17.3 57.2
2023 354 23.0 15.3 75.4
2024 346 28.2 12.2 75.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Highlands Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $13,133
2018 $14,384
2019 $15,160
2020 $15,725
2021 $16,145
2022 $17,154

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Highlands Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 475th of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 481st of 730 Elementary schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (North Highlands Elementary School)6860
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Caddo Parish)6054
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (North Highlands Elementary School)2936
 7%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Caddo Parish)3637
 1%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%
4th Grade Mathematics (North Highlands Elementary School)6760
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Caddo Parish)5855
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6965
 4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (North Highlands Elementary School)6149
 12%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Caddo Parish)6157
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7268
 4%
4th Grade Social Studies (North Highlands Elementary School)2823
 5%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Caddo Parish)3842
 4%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)5153
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (North Highlands Elementary School)5946
 13%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Caddo Parish)5755
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6361
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (North Highlands Elementary School)7157
 14%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Caddo Parish)6260
 2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7170
 1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students401354
 11.7%
African American307242
 21.2%
American Indian00
Asian20
 100%
Hispanic4155
 34.1%
Pacific Islander00
White3640
 11.1%
Two or More Races1517
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.6%75.4%
 6.8%


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Students at North Highlands Elementary School are 71% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% Two or more races.

Students who attend North Highlands Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Donnie Bickham Middle School
High : Northwood High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 346 students attended North Highlands Elementary School.

North Highlands Elementary School ranks 501st of 675 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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