Turner Elementary Middle School, Shreveport LA

Original Research by School Decision on Turner Elementary Middle School

Turner Elementary Middle School is a regular public school in Shreveport, Louisiana, serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade. It is part of Caddo Parish Public Schools. The school is relatively large for a PK-8 campus, with an enrollment that fills its grade span from early childhood through the middle school years. The student body is predominantly Black, with a notable share of Hispanic students and a small number of White and multiracial students. A substantial majority of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the high-poverty context of the surrounding neighborhood.

State testing data from the LEAP 2025 assessments, covering the 2024-25 school year, shows that student proficiency across subjects was low. In math, a modest share of students scored at the proficient level or above. Reading and English language arts results were somewhat higher, though still below what many families would consider typical. Science and social studies both returned very low proficiency rates. A parent looking at these numbers should note that the social studies assessment had a change in its cut scores for that year, so the results may not be directly comparable to prior years. The school has only a single year of testing data available in this profile, so there is no trend to evaluate yet.

Because Turner Elementary Middle School does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The data also does not include information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or course access. The school’s staffing and special education or English learner counts were not provided in the profile, so a parent who wants to understand class sizes, teacher experience, or supports for students with disabilities or language needs would need to follow up with the school directly.

Shreveport is the third-most populous city in Louisiana and the commercial and cultural center of the Ark-La-Tex region. Its economy has shifted from oil and manufacturing toward healthcare, logistics, gaming, and technology. The city has faced steady population decline for years, and poverty rates are elevated. Housing remains relatively affordable, and the area is car-dependent with a sprawling layout. The school is located on West 70th Street, in a residential section of the city. Barksdale Air Force Base and several universities are nearby, but these are separate from the immediate neighborhood context.

For a family considering this school, the central takeaway is that Turner Elementary Middle serves a high-poverty community and reports low proficiency rates on state assessments. The school offers the convenience of a single campus that spans early childhood through middle school, which may appeal to families who want their children to stay in one building for many years. However, the academic numbers are weak, and the available data does not paint a picture of a school with strong outcomes in any tested subject. A parent would want to ask the school about its approach to instruction, intervention programs, and what steps are being taken to raise achievement before making a decision.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-811%

School 11% · District 27% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-821%

School 21% · District 35% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · even with county median

Science

Grades 3-87%

School 7% · District 21% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-89%

School 9% · District 23% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

This schoolCaddo Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income11%Higher-income20%9 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income16%Higher-income25%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income44%17 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income12%Higher-income41%29 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income23%Higher-income36%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income25%Higher-income50%25 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income19%Higher-income37%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income8%Higher-income27%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income11%Higher-income25%14 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income8%Higher-income19%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income6%Higher-income29%23 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income12%Higher-income35%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income15%Higher-income22%7 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income9%Higher-income26%17 pp gap