Other / mixed grade configuration · Vivian, LA

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School

Federal NCES profile for North Caddo Elementary-Middle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220030002424
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
50
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Louisiana schools.

56
Resource Index · Higher
14.3:1
small classes for Louisiana
76.6%
free-lunch eligible
502
students enrolled

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School has class sizes smaller than 71% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

School address

Enrollment

502

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

35.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.3:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

-15% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

76.6%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

+23% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How North Caddo Elementary-Middle School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Vivian, Louisiana, enrolling 502 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 14.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 76.6% of students eligible for free meals.

With 502 students, its enrollment sits close to the Louisiana median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,330 scored Louisiana schools.

Against 347 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #52.

Its student body is led by African American (48%) and White (38%) (diversity index 61/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 251 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

14.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 21.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 122 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 502 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

Caddo Parish also operates Captain Shreve High School (1,658 students) and C.E. Byrd High School (1,517 students) alongside North Caddo Elementary-Middle School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How North Caddo Elementary-Middle School compares

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School on the metrics families compare, against Louisiana and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Louisiana Louisiana avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.3:1 ▼ 15% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 76.6% ▲ 23% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 502 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.3:1
Leaner classes than 54% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
502
Bigger than 62% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
76.6%
free-lunch eligible - 23% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
14.3:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 29% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 71% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
14.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$14,387
per pupil, district-wide - below Louisiana avg of $16,376
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 251 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
65
in-school suspensions + 57 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 24.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

African American 48.0%
White 38.4%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Two or More 6.6%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 48.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.3, North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is more mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Caddo Parish, which includes North Caddo Elementary-Middle School.

$14,387
Per student
-12%
vs Louisiana
Avg $16,376
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.2%
State 33.4%
Federal 21.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How North Caddo Elementary-Middle School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Captain Shreve High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
C.E. Byrd High School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Turner Elementary Middle School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Magnolia School of Excellence Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to North Caddo Elementary-Middle School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Caddo Parish · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Louisiana, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on North Caddo Elementary-Middle School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about North Caddo Elementary-Middle School

How many students attend North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School has 502 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vivian, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?

The student-teacher ratio at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is 14.3:1, which is 15% lower than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 9% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?

76.6% of students at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?

The largest demographic group at North Caddo Elementary-Middle School is African American at 48.0% of enrollment, in Vivian, LA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for North Caddo Elementary-Middle School?

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is North Caddo Elementary-Middle School a good school?

North Caddo Elementary-Middle School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 71% of Louisiana schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Caddo Parish?

Besides North Caddo Elementary-Middle School, Caddo Parish also operates Captain Shreve High School (1,658 students), C.E. Byrd High School (1,517 students), and Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School (1,480 students). See the Caddo Parish district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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