📍 9000 Walker Road, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, 71118
Southwood High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Shreveport, Caddo Parish. The school has 1,308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Caddo Parish school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 83%. The school offers 12 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Southwood High School enrolls 1,308 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 68.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 13% White and 2.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,084 | 83% |
| White | 165 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
887 of the school's 1,308 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 881 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Southwood High 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 5.
Southwood High 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 1,308 students, Southwood High 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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