The top reported proficiency rate is 12% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sunset Acres Elementary School
Sunset Acres Elementary is a regular public school in Shreveport serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Caddo Parish Public Schools. The school is situated on the city’s west side, an area that reflects the broader challenges of a community working to revitalize its economy and infrastructure. Shreveport itself has experienced a sustained population decline, and the housing stock near the school is among the most affordable in the region, with home values that have softened recently. Rents have climbed, but they still represent a modest share of local income.
The student body is small for an elementary school that serves the full PK-5 span. Nearly nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that places the school in a high-poverty bracket. The composition is overwhelmingly Black, with a very small share of Hispanic students and a handful of white and multiracial students. These demographics shape the peer environment families will find here, and they also frame the academic results that follow.
State testing data from Louisiana’s LEAP 2025 assessments shows that proficiency rates across subjects and grade levels are very low. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient or advanced level fell well below one in five in third grade and dropped further in fourth and fifth grades. Reading and English language arts results followed a similar pattern: third grade was the relative high point, with about one in five students meeting the bar, while fourth and fifth grade rates were markedly lower. Science proficiency was also low, and social studies results from the prior school year were reported in a range indicating that essentially no students reached the proficient threshold. The numbers are small, and the tested counts in each grade are modest, so single-year results should be read with appropriate caution. But the pattern across subjects and grades is consistent, and a parent considering this school should expect that the large majority of students are performing below grade-level expectations.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the district brief did not surface recent policy or programming changes at the Caddo Parish level. The school environment and access data, including discipline rates, course access, and staffing ratios, were not available for this profile. That means a parent cannot evaluate from this data alone whether class sizes are manageable or whether special programs such as gifted or intervention services are in place.
What is clear is that Sunset Acres sits in a district with only a handful of elementary schools, and the comparison set for academic performance was too small to place this school relative to others in Caddo Parish. The school itself offers no indicated magnet or charter status and no publicly reported program offerings. A parent looking at Sunset Acres will want to visit, ask about reading and math intervention strategies, and understand what supports are in place for students who arrive below grade level. The combination of high poverty and very low proficiency scores suggests a school facing substantial academic challenges, and the available data does not show evidence of a turnaround or a strong upward trend. For a family seeking a neighborhood school with affordable nearby housing, this is a straightforward option in its attendance zone. For a family prioritizing strong academic performance, the test results will likely give them pause and warrant a close look at alternative schools within Caddo Parish or private options in Shreveport.
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