📍 2001 Ridgewood Drive, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, 71118
Ridgewood Middle School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Shreveport, Caddo Parish. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caddo Parish school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ridgewood Middle School enrolls 702 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Black or African American, 5.8% White and 3.4% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 621 | 88% |
| White | 41 | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
549 of the school's 702 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 546 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ridgewood Middle School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-60, state senate district 38, state house district 7.
Ridgewood Middle School is one of 59 schools in Caddo Parish, based in Shreveport, Louisiana. The district serves 32,165 students district-wide and employs 1,806 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Ridgewood Middle School is larger than the district average of about 545 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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