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Schools in Greenwood · Caddo Parish School District

Greenwood’s public schools outscore 58% of Louisiana districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Greenwood, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 25% of students in Greenwood’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Louisiana average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Louisiana, not nationally.

#119of 162 Louisiana townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Louisiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

34%

▼ 8 pts vs LA 42%

2021–22

Math proficiency

25%

▼ 7 pts vs LA 32%

2021–22

Graduate on time

77%

▼ 6 pts vs LA 83%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.8K

▼ 5% vs LA $15.6K

FY2024

Students per teacher

14.1

LA 13.6 · larger classes

Schools in town

29,621 students on the public path

In brief

Greenwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 183 Louisiana towns with household incomes within a quarter of Greenwood’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 58% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 25% in math, against 42% and 32% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

77% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83% across Louisiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,782 per student, against $15,623 across Louisiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

33 elementary schools, then 12 middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Greenwood’s grade

B Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 58% of Louisiana school districts, #119 of 162 Louisiana towns. Both inputs trail the Louisiana average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Louisiana school districts we grade (197)Better than 58%

Lower resultsHigher results

Louisiana towns with similar household incomes (183)Better than 20%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,680 test results and a graduating class of 3,095 could put Greenwood anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Greenwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,632 in math, 17,728 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Greenwood, with each school’s own grade.

33 schools teach K in Greenwood’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Walnut Hill Elementary/Middle School

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Greenwood’s public schools outscore 58% of Louisiana districts

Greenwood’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

33 elementary schools, then 12 middle and ten high schools

What’s behind Greenwood’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well below the state in reading

Greenwood vs. its neighbors

Every school in Greenwood

Questions about Greenwood’s schools

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