The top reported proficiency rate is 17% in English language arts. The lowest is 4% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Pine Grove Elementary School
Pine Grove Elementary School serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade in Shreveport, Louisiana, as part of the Caddo Parish Public Schools system. The school is a regular public school, and it is not a charter or magnet school. With a sizable enrollment for an elementary school, the student body is overwhelmingly composed of Black students, and a very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and English Learner status were not available in the source materials.
The school's academic performance, as measured by the Louisiana LEAP 2025 assessments, presents a picture of significant challenge. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring at the proficient or above level is low. The pattern is more pronounced in science and social studies, where the portion of students reaching that bar is even smaller. The available data includes only a single year of results, so there is no basis for assessing an upward or downward trend. A parent looking at these results would want to discuss with the school how it supports students in meeting state academic benchmarks and what specific instructional strategies are in use.
Pine Grove is located in Shreveport, the third-most populous city in Louisiana and the commercial and cultural center of the Ark-La-Tex region. The city's economy, historically tied to the oil industry, has diversified into healthcare, gaming, logistics, and higher education, though it has also experienced sustained population decline. The median home value in the zip code area is affordable relative to state and national benchmarks, and the area is car-dependent, with a sprawling layout and limited pedestrian infrastructure outside of the downtown core. The city is actively working to revitalize its infrastructure and diversify away from its legacy of manufacturing job losses, including the closure of a major General Motors plant. The district, Caddo Parish Public Schools, did not have significant parent-relevant changes—such as new policies, referenda, or program reforms—reported in the available search materials, so this narrative cannot speak to any recent district-level shifts that might affect the school.
Housing in the area around the school is quite affordable, a factor that may matter to families weighing their options. The rent-to-income ratio and estimated monthly mortgage costs suggest that housing is not a prohibitive barrier for many working households. The area's economic context includes a modest national unemployment rate and rising rents nationally, but local specifics on housing supply or new construction were not detailed in the available data.
For a family considering Pine Grove, the primary takeaway is that the school serves a high-needs population and is working with state assessment results that indicate a large majority of students are not yet meeting grade-level proficiency standards. The school has a high participation rate on those state tests, meaning the data reflects nearly all students. The absence of information on special education and English learner populations is a notable gap; a parent with a child in those categories would want to ask the school directly about staffing and support. The surrounding city is one with a rich history and economic challenges, and the school sits within a district that, based on publicly available information, has not recently undergone major structural changes. The academic data is the clearest signal here, and it suggests that a family moving into this attendance zone should have a direct conversation with the school about its academic improvement plans and how it addresses gaps in foundational skills.
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