Other / mixed grade configuration · Shreveport, LA

Pine Grove Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Pine Grove Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 220030000187
0/100100/10035/100
👥 S:T ratio
22
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Pine Grove Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of Louisiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Louisiana schools.

#24 of 35
schools in Shreveport · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
19.6:1
large classes for Louisiana
89.8%
free-lunch eligible

Pine Grove Elementary School has class sizes larger than 81% of Louisiana schools. Computed live against every Louisiana school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Pine Grove Elementary School ranks #24 of 35 schools in Shreveport, LA.

School address

Enrollment

333

Louisiana · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

19.6:1

vs 16.8:1 Louisiana avg

+17% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

89.8%

vs 62.5% Louisiana avg

+44% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Pine Grove Elementary School compares with Louisiana and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Pine Grove Elementary School

Pine Grove Elementary School is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Shreveport, Louisiana, enrolling 333 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 19.6:1 puts it in the larger third of Louisiana schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 89.8% of students qualify for free meals, 44% above the Louisiana average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 333 puts it in the smaller third of Louisiana schools by headcount.

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

Among 211 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Louisiana schools statewide, it ranks #170, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly African American (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 333 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

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

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

Among Shreveport's public schools, it stands alongside Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School (1,480 students): Pine Grove Elementary School is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (19.6:1 vs 19.5:1).

Caddo Parish also operates Captain Shreve High School (1,658 students) and C.E. Byrd High School (1,517 students) alongside Pine Grove Elementary 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 Pine Grove Elementary School compares

Pine Grove Elementary 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 19.6:1 ▲ 17% 16.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 89.8% ▲ 44% 62.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 333 top 68% - -

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

19.6:1
Leaner classes than 17% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
333
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
89.8%
free-lunch eligible - 44% above the Louisiana average of 62.5%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.6:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 81% in Louisiana - lower ratio than 19% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
18.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
9
in-school suspensions + 17 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.8 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 94.0%
Hispanic or Latino 2.7%
White 2.4%
Two or More 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.5, Pine Grove Elementary School is less mixed than the Louisiana school average of 43.9.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Caddo Parish, which includes Pine Grove Elementary 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 Pine Grove Elementary 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 Similar 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 Pine Grove Elementary 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 in Shreveport

6 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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 Pine Grove Elementary 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 Pine Grove Elementary School

How many students attend Pine Grove Elementary School?

Pine Grove Elementary School has 333 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shreveport, LA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Pine Grove Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Pine Grove Elementary School is 19.6:1, which is 17% higher than the Louisiana average of 16.8:1 and 25% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Pine Grove Elementary School?

89.8% of students at Pine Grove Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Louisiana average of 62.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Pine Grove Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Pine Grove Elementary School is African American at 94.0% of enrollment, in Shreveport, LA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Pine Grove Elementary School?

Pine Grove Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical 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).

How does Pine Grove Elementary School rank among schools in Shreveport?

By Resource Investment Index, Pine Grove Elementary School ranks #24 of 35 schools in Shreveport, LA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Shreveport on the city page.

Is Pine Grove Elementary School a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary School earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of Louisiana schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Pine Grove Elementary 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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