The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Midway Professional Development Center
Midway Professional Development Center is a regular public elementary school in the Caddo Parish district, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Shreveport. The school is located on Greenwood Road in the western part of the city. The building is larger than many elementary schools in the parish, serving a student body that is almost entirely Black, with small shares of Hispanic students, white students, and students of two or more races. A very large share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a level well above the district and national averages.
The name includes "Professional Development Center," but the school operates as a standard elementary school for its neighborhood attendance zone. The school does not have magnet or charter status, and no Title I designation was reported in the data.
State testing results for the 2024-25 school year offer a clear picture of academic performance. In English language arts, about one in five students scored at the proficient level or above. In math, the share was somewhat lower. Science results were lower still, with fewer than one in ten students reaching proficiency. Social studies proficiency fell between math and science. These are numbers that place the school well below state averages, and a parent may want to talk with the school about how it supports students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks. Participation rates on the state assessments were at full attendance, so the results reflect nearly the entire tested population. Because the multi-year trend data contains only a single year, there is no way to tell from this data whether performance is moving up or down over time.
The school serves grades PK through 5, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no high school course access measures apply. Data on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, chronic absenteeism, and staffing ratios were not provided. A parent looking for that information would need to ask the school or district directly.
Shreveport, where the school sits, faces well-documented economic challenges. The city's population has been declining for years, driven by the loss of oil-industry jobs and the closure of a major General Motors plant. The local economy has been pivoting toward healthcare, logistics, and gaming, and the I-20 Cyber Corridor initiative aims to build a technology sector, but poverty rates remain high. Housing in the area around the school is very affordable by national standards, though home values have been falling recently. The school's neighborhood is car-dependent, with limited pedestrian infrastructure outside of the downtown core. For a family weighing this school, the academic attainment numbers are the central story. The school serves a high-needs population, and the proficiency rates across all tested subjects are low. A parent would want to understand what academic interventions and support structures are in place, and whether the school has seen any recent improvement efforts at the district level — the district brief did not identify any recent policy or program changes in Caddo Parish, so that information would need to come directly from the school or district administration.
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