Caddo Parish Public Schools, Louisiana

Caddo Parish Public Schools
Shreveport, Louisiana
District details
Superintendent: Dr. Theodis Lamar Goree Jr.
# of school board members: 12 partisan
Website: Link

Caddo Parish Public Schools is a school district in Louisiana. In the 2011-2012 school year, Caddo Parish was the third-largest school district in Louisiana and served 41,667 students.

About the district

Caddo Parish Public Schools is located in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.

Caddo Parish Public Schools lies in northwestern Louisiana in Caddo Parish. The seat of parish government is Shreveport. Caddo Parish was home to approximately 254,887 residents according to 2013 estimates by the United States Census Bureau.

Demographics

Caddo Parish slightly overperformed compared to the rest of Louisiana in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 22 percent of Caddo Parish residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 21.4 percent for Louisiana as a whole. The median household income for the parish was $40,497 compared to $44,673 statewide. The poverty rate in the parish was 19.3 percent compared to 18.7 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Caddo Parish (%)	Louisiana (%)
White	48.8	63.5
Black or African American	48.0	32.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.5	0.8
Asian	1.2	1.7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.1	0.1
Two or More Races	1.4	1.5
Hispanic or Latino	2.7	4.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Caddo Parish
Year	Democratic Vote	Republican Vote
2012	58,042	52,459
2008	55,536	52,228
2004	54,292	51,739
2000	47,530	46,807

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Superintendent

This information is updated as we become aware of changes. Please contact us with any updates.

The superintendent of Caddo Parish Public Schools is Dr. Theodis Lamar Goree Jr. He was appointed to the position in October 2013. Prior to this position, Goree had worked as a math teacher in Cobb County School District in Georgia and Fort Worth Independent School District in Texas. He also worked as a principal at Fort Worth and at Mansfield Independent School District. He also served as an assistant superintendent and area superintendent at Mansfield.

Goree earned his B.A. in management from Morehouse College. He earned his master's degree and Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of Texas at Arlington.

School board elections

Caddo Parish Public Schools is overseen by a school board comprised of 12 partisan members who are elected to represent geographical districts for four-year terms. Note that the partisan affiliation in the table below represents the affiliation which the officeholder held in his or her most recent election

Caddo Parish School Board
Member	District	Partisan Affiliation	Assumed Office	Term Ends
Steve Riall	District 1	Republican	2011	2022
Jasmine R. Green	District 2	Democratic	2011	2022
Lloyd Thompson	District 3	Democratic	2018	2022
Don Little	District 4	Republican	2018	2022
Bonita Douzart	District 5	Democratic	2015	2022
Mary A. Trammel	District 6	Democratic	2011	2022
Raymond E. Green	District 7	Democratic	2015	2022
Denee Locke	District 8	Republican	2015	2022
Barry F. Rachal	District 9	Republican	2007	2022
Tony Nations	District 10	Republican	2018	2022
John L. Albritton	District 11	Democratic	2015	2022
Dottie H. Bell	District 12	Democratic	2007	2022

This officeholder information was last updated on April 30, 2019. Please contact us with any updates.

Election dates

See also: Caddo Parish Public Schools elections (2014) and Caddo Parish Public Schools elections (2018)

The 12 school board members are elected concurrently by district in partisan elections. This means that regular school board elections are held every four years with all eight members being up for re-election at that time. Additionally, all members are elected by a geographically defined district which they represent. Beginning with terms starting January 2015 or later, any member who, at the end of his or her term, has served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms cannot be re-elected in the following term. However, they can be re-elected following a one term break. School board candidates in Louisiana are elected by majority vote, which means the winner must receive more than 50 percent of the votes cast. Candidates who are unopposed at the end of a candidate filing period are considered elected as of that date.

Twelve seats were up for general election on November 4, 2014. A runoff election for three seats was held December 6, 2014. The next regular school board election was held in November 2018.

Public participation in board meetings

The Caddo Parish School Board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings on their website:

“	How to Address The School Board IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE SCHOOL BOARD, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE STEPS: Write your name, address and phone number on the form provided on the table before the meeting begins. When your name is called, step to the microphone and make your remarks to the entire board. Limit your comments to no more than five minutes. If several visitors ask to speak on the same issue, the board may ask groups to consolidate their comments and/or to limit comments to three minutes. It is the board's policy not to respond individually to members of the audience. When appropriate, the board may refer concerns to the staff to be addressed. It is the board's policy to resolve concerns closest to their origins. Parents are encouraged to talk first with teachers, then principals, then central office administrators to address their concerns.	”
—Caddo Parish Public Schools (2014)

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Caddo Parish school district had an average of $357,018,000 in revenue and $357,437,048 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $73,087,857 in outstanding debt. The district retired $4,561,905 of its debt and issued $8,892,714 in new debt each year on average.

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal Year	Local		State		Federal		Revenue Total
	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue	Total	% of Revenue

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1993	$77,679,000	35.80%	$117,671,000	54.24%	$21,609,000	9.96%	$216,959,000
1994	$80,033,000	36.06%	$118,757,000	53.51%	$23,145,000	10.43%	$221,935,000
1995	$83,931,000	35.81%	$123,739,000	52.79%	$26,715,000	11.40%	$234,385,000
1996	$86,514,000	36.45%	$123,377,000	51.98%	$27,470,000	11.57%	$237,361,000
1997	$89,450,000	36.22%	$129,290,000	52.35%	$28,218,000	11.43%	$246,958,000
1998	$115,388,000	40.45%	$140,664,000	49.31%	$29,232,000	10.25%	$285,284,000
1999	$119,252,000	39.94%	$149,970,000	50.23%	$29,333,000	9.82%	$298,555,000
2000	$123,651,000	40.05%	$154,561,000	50.06%	$30,568,000	9.90%	$308,780,000
2001	$132,132,000	40.92%	$158,906,000	49.21%	$31,880,000	9.87%	$322,918,000
2002	$128,613,000	38.95%	$165,071,000	49.99%	$36,552,000	11.07%	$330,236,000
2003	$131,127,000	37.91%	$173,038,000	50.02%	$41,741,000	12.07%	$345,906,000
2004	$135,528,000	37.02%	$183,261,000	50.06%	$47,283,000	12.92%	$366,072,000
2005	$148,335,000	39.37%	$180,753,000	47.97%	$47,689,000	12.66%	$376,777,000
2006	$165,085,000	40.70%	$187,599,000	46.25%	$52,901,000	13.04%	$405,585,000
2007	$170,486,000	40.67%	$195,268,000	46.58%	$53,415,000	12.74%	$419,169,000
2008	$176,821,000	39.47%	$216,580,000	48.34%	$54,595,000	12.19%	$447,996,000
2009	$192,543,000	39.24%	$235,325,000	47.96%	$62,785,000	12.80%	$490,653,000

2010	$192,493,000	40.23%	$213,750,000	44.68%	$72,179,000	15.09%	$478,422,000
2011	$203,328,000	41.67%	$206,617,000	42.34%	$77,995,000	15.98%	$487,940,000
2012	$204,444,000	40.61%	$227,474,000	45.18%	$71,514,000	14.21%	$503,432,000
2013	$205,283,000	43.49%	$206,001,000	43.64%	$60,771,000	12.87%	$472,055,000
Avg.	$141,053,143	39.10%	$171,793,905	48.89%	$44,170,952	12.01%	$357,018,000

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

• Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
• Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
• Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
• Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
• Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services

Expenditures by Category
Fiscal Year	Instruction		Support Services		Capital Spending		Debt & Gov. Payments		Other		Budget Total
	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget	Total	% of Budget

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1993	$119,195,000	56.12%	$81,266,000	38.26%	$7,873,000	3.71%	$3,207,000	1.51%	$860,000	0.40%	$212,401,000
1994	$125,507,000	57.27%	$82,471,000	37.63%	$8,852,000	4.04%	$1,678,000	0.77%	$634,000	0.29%	$219,142,000
1995	$132,081,000	57.07%	$85,121,000	36.78%	$11,688,000	5.05%	$1,807,000	0.78%	$735,000	0.32%	$231,432,000
1996	$135,412,000	57.05%	$88,282,000	37.19%	$11,205,000	4.72%	$1,602,000	0.67%	$854,000	0.36%	$237,355,000
1997	$141,937,000	57.15%	$91,368,000	36.79%	$12,674,000	5.10%	$1,454,000	0.59%	$947,000	0.38%	$248,380,000
1998	$156,757,000	57.45%	$99,434,000	36.44%	$14,231,000	5.22%	$1,291,000	0.47%	$1,153,000	0.42%	$272,866,000
1999	$163,939,000	55.54%	$104,829,000	35.51%	$23,485,000	7.96%	$1,844,000	0.62%	$1,096,000	0.37%	$295,193,000
2000	$170,855,000	54.56%	$107,076,000	34.19%	$32,180,000	10.28%	$2,019,000	0.64%	$1,006,000	0.32%	$313,136,000
2001	$178,553,000	55.55%	$113,215,000	35.22%	$25,915,000	8.06%	$2,720,000	0.85%	$1,009,000	0.31%	$321,412,000
2002	$193,684,000	57.27%	$118,467,000	35.03%	$21,779,000	6.44%	$3,112,000	0.92%	$1,175,000	0.35%	$338,217,000
2003	$198,522,000	56.57%	$125,405,000	35.74%	$23,012,000	6.56%	$2,749,000	0.78%	$1,241,000	0.35%	$350,929,000
2004	$201,038,000	56.01%	$128,782,000	35.88%	$25,414,000	7.08%	$2,432,000	0.68%	$1,241,000	0.35%	$358,907,000
2005	$206,128,000	55.65%	$137,394,000	37.09%	$22,623,000	6.11%	$2,939,000	0.79%	$1,318,000	0.36%	$370,402,000
2006	$211,422,000	52.30%	$149,631,000	37.01%	$38,577,000	9.54%	$3,331,000	0.82%	$1,306,000	0.32%	$404,267,000
2007	$220,648,000	51.82%	$159,689,000	37.50%	$39,692,000	9.32%	$4,381,000	1.03%	$1,426,000	0.33%	$425,836,000
2008	$239,982,000	53.90%	$166,453,000	37.38%	$32,447,000	7.29%	$5,128,000	1.15%	$1,251,000	0.28%	$445,261,000
2009	$254,255,000	53.07%	$180,933,000	37.76%	$37,187,000	7.76%	$5,558,000	1.16%	$1,177,000	0.25%	$479,110,000

2010	$265,778,000	53.38%	$188,835,000	37.93%	$33,535,000	6.74%	$5,347,000	1.07%	$4,376,000	0.88%	$497,871,000
2011	$265,217,000	54.00%	$188,192,000	38.32%	$29,285,000	5.96%	$5,017,000	1.02%	$3,393,000	0.69%	$491,104,000
2012	$281,104,000	54.16%	$198,417,000	38.23%	$33,451,000	6.45%	$4,923,000	0.95%	$1,112,000	0.21%	$519,007,000
2013	$252,386,000	53.25%	$187,754,000	39.61%	$28,544,000	6.02%	$4,365,000	0.92%	$901,000	0.19%	$473,950,000
Avg.	$195,923,810	55.20%	$132,524,476	36.93%	$24,459,476	6.64%	$3,185,905	0.87%	$1,343,381	0.37%	$357,437,048

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal Year	Retired	Issued	Outstanding

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1993	$1,480,000	$0	$33,035,000
1994	$1,980,000	$0	$31,055,000
1995	$2,154,000	$0	$28,901,000
1996	$2,340,000	$0	$26,561,000
1997	$2,525,000	$0	$24,036,000
1998	$2,705,000	$0	$21,331,000
1999	$3,445,000	$20,000,000	$37,886,000
2000	$3,635,000	$20,000,000	$54,251,000
2001	$4,170,000	$8,000,000	$58,081,000
2002	$4,829,000	$3,500,000	$56,752,000
2003	$5,660,000	$1,400,000	$52,492,000
2004	$6,335,000	$6,140,000	$52,297,000
2005	$7,120,000	$33,860,000	$79,037,000
2006	$3,240,000	$20,000,000	$95,797,000
2007	$3,645,000	$20,000,000	$112,152,000
2008	$4,250,000	$15,781,000	$123,683,000
2009	$5,023,000	$17,359,000	$136,019,000

2010	$6,725,000	$0	$129,294,000
2011	$6,998,000	$0	$122,296,000
2012	$8,576,000	$20,707,000	$134,427,000
2013	$8,965,000	$0	$125,462,000
Avg.	$4,561,905	$8,892,714	$73,087,857

Teacher salaries

Caddo Parish Public Schools employs over 5,600 staff members, including 101 National Board Certified teachers. Teacher salaries are categorized based on higher education achievement, professional development and years of service. A teacher with a bachelor's degree can earn higher salaries by pursuing graduate courses with raises at credit intervals. The salary schedule also accounts for graduate degrees by providing higher starting salaries and greater potential salaries.

The following table details the salary schedule for Caddo Parish school teachers for the 2014-2015 school year:

Salary structure
Degree level	Minimum salary ($)	Maximum salary ($)
Base salary	41,967	56,198
M.A.	44,007	58,238
M.A. + 30	45,027	59,258
Specialist	46,047	60,278
Doctorate	47,067	61,298

Schools in Caddo Parish Public Schools

Enrollment

Caddo Parish Public Schools served 41,667 students in the 2011-2012 school year. The district does not publicly archive enrollment data.

District schools

Caddo Parish Public Schools operates 70 schools listed below in alphabetical order:

Caddo Parish Public Schools
School Name
A. C. Steere
Alexander Learning Center
Arthur Circle
Atkins Technology
Barret Paideia Academy
Blanchard
Booker T. Washington
Broadmoor Laboratory
C.E. Byrd
Caddo Career & Technology Center
Caddo Heights Math/Science
Caddo Magnet High
Caddo Middle Career & Technology
Caddo Middle Magnet
Caddo Ombudsman East
Caddo Ombudsman North
Caddo Ombudsman South
Caddo Ombudsman West
Captain Shreve
Cherokee Park
Claiborne Fundamental
CPSB Adult Education
Creswell
Donnie Bickham
E. B. Williams Stoner Hill
Eden Gardens Fundamental
Eighty-First Street ECE
Fair Park College Prep
Fairfield Elementary Magnet
Forest Hill
Green Oaks Performing Arts
Herndon Magnet
Huntington
J.S. Clark
Job Corps Opportunity Center
Judson Fundamental
Keithville
Lakeshore
Midway Prof. Development
Mooretown Prof. Development
Mooringsport
North Caddo Magnet
North Highlands
Northside
Northwood
Oak Park MicroSociety
Oil City Magnet
Pathways in Education
Pine Grove
Queensborough
Ridgewood
Riverside
Shreve Island
Shreveport Academic Recovery 1
Shreveport Academic Recovery 2
South Highlands Magnet
Southern Hills
Southwood
Summer Grove
Summerfield
Sunset Acres
Timmons, J. P. Elementary
Turner Elem/6th Grade Academy
University
Vivian Elementary/ Middle Magnet
Walnut Hill
Werner Park
Westwood
Woodlawn Leadership
Youree Drive Middle Advanced Placement Magnet

Academic performance

Louisiana administers three main sets of tests: DIBELS Next, iLEAP and End-of-Course tests. Additionally, districts are given a letter ranking of A-F based on performance across all grades of students.

DIBELS Next

DIBELS Next is the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills test which is administered to K-3 students statewide. The test places students into one of three categories. Those who meet the benchmark levels are placed in the "core" category, indicating they only need core reading curriculum going forward. The other two categories indicate students who need "strategic" or "intensive" intervention in reading education. The following chart outlines the percentage of students in Acadia Parish Schools in each of the categories:

DIBELS Next results
Testing date	Kindergarten			1st grade			2nd grade			3rd grade
	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)	Core (%)	Strategic (%)	Intensive (%)
Spring 2013	67	19	14	56	15	29	60	18	22	50	15	34
Fall 2012	51	20	30	61	14	25	62	11	27	57	11	32
Spring 2012	62	22	16	54	14	32	52	18	31	44	18	39
Fall 2011	51	19	31	62	13	24	61	13	26	57	12	31

iLEAP and LEAP

Louisiana 3rd through 8th grade students statewide are tested annually in English language arts, mathematics, science and social studies. These tests are called iLEAP and LEAP. On both tests, students can earn the following scores:

“	Advanced: A student demonstrates superior performance in the subject. Mastery: A student demonstrates competency of challenging subject matter and is well prepared for the next level of schooling. Basic: A student demonstrates only fundamental knowledge and skills in the subject. Approaching Basic: A student only partially demonstrates the fundamental knowledge and skills of the subject. Unsatisfactory: A student does not demonstrate the fundamental knowledge and skills.	”
—Louisiana Department of Education website (2014)

The following table highlights the district's scores for the iLEAP and LEAP in the 2013-2014 school year:

'LEAP and iLEAP results, 2013-2014
English:
	3rd grade	4th grade	5th grade	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
Advanced (%)	6	5	5	5	7	4
Mastery (%)	20	23	20	20	15	17
Basic (%)	35	41	40	39	39	36
Approaching Basic (%)	19	18	22	19	22	30
Unsatisfactory (%)	20	13	13	19	16	12
Math:
	3rd grade	4th grade	5th grade	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
Advanced (%)	10	10	5	7	7	5
Mastery (%)	16	21	13	12	9	5
Basic (%)	38	35	51	41	46	41
Approaching Basic (%)	20	16	16	22	18	23
Unsatisfactory (%)	17	18	16	18	20	26
Science:
	3rd grade	4th grade	5th grade	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
Advanced (%)	5	4	4	4	5	3
Mastery (%)	16	12	15	16	20	15
Basic (%)	38	43	44	36	31	35
Approaching Basic (%)	24	30	25	29	25	29
Unsatisfactory (%)	17	11	12	15	19	18
Social studies:
	3rd grade	4th grade	5th grade	6th grade	7th grade	8th grade
Advanced (%)	2	≤1	5	9	8	2
Mastery (%)	14	12	12	14	15	15
Basic (%)	45	47	48	37	36	37
Approaching Basic (%)	21	24	22	25	23	24
Unsatisfactory (%)	19	17	13	15	18	21

End-of-course tests

High school students in Louisiana take end-of-course tests in algebra I, geometry, English II and III, biology and U.S. history. The students receive one of the following four scores on each test:

“	Excellent: A student demonstrates superior performance of the course content. Good: A student demonstrates mastery of course content and is well prepared for the next level of coursework in the subject. Fair: A student demonstrates only the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of coursework in the subject. Needs Improvement: A student does not demonstrate the fundamental knowledge and skills needed for the next level of coursework in the subject.	”
—Louisiana Department of Education website (2014)

In the 2013-2014 school year, 53 percent of students taking end-of-course tests across all subjects in the district earned a good or excellent. This was up two percent from 51 percent in 2012-2013.

District letter grade

Louisiana uses a letter grade system of A through F to describe school performance scores. The table on the right outlines the district's letter score by year. The scores are based on the following measurements:

A-F Letter Grade Results
Year	Performance score	Letter grade
2014	79.4	C
2013	79.4	C

“	Elementary schools (K-6): 100 percent of the school grade is based on student achievement on annual assessments in English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind. Middle schools (7-8): 95 percent of the school grade is based on student achievement on annual assessments with the final 5 percent based on credits earned through the end of students’ 9th grade year. Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind. High schools (9-12): Half of the school grade is based on student achievement (25 percent on the ACT and 25 percent on End-of-Course assessments). Half of the school grade is based on graduation (25 percent on the graduation index, which rewards achievements like Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate exam credit, and 25 percent on the cohort graduation rate, the percentage of students graduating in four years). Schools may also earn points for significant improvement with students who are academically behind.	”

Issues

Board term limits

On November 6, 2012, Caddo Parish voters elected by over 67 percent to instate term limits. Terms won in the 2014 election were the first to be affected by the change. Starting with terms that began on or after January 1, 2015, any member who, at the end of his or her term, has served more than two and one-half terms in the last three consecutive terms cannot be re-elected in the following term. However, they can be re-elected following the one term break. The limit does not apply retroactively to incumbents, thus allowing them to potentially serve up to 12 more years.

Parishwide School District Local Option Term Limits Proposition (2012)
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		72,982	79.03%
No		19,362	20.97%

Ballot text:

“	LOCAL OPTION ELECTION Within Caddo Parish School District: Shall the number of terms of office that any member of the school board may serve be limited to three consecutive four-year terms?	”
—Louisiana Secretary of State's website (2014)

Contact information

Caddo Parish Public Schools
1961 Midway Avenue
P.O. Box 32000
Shreveport, LA 71130-2000
Phone: 318-603-6300

See also

Louisiana	School Board Elections	News and Analysis
List of school districts in Louisiana School board elections in Louisiana Public education in Louisiana	School board elections, 2025 Louisiana school board elections, 2025	School board election data analysis, 2024 United States school shootings, 1990-present

External links

Suggest a link

• Caddo Parish Public Schools
• Shreveport, Louisiana
• Caddo Parish, Louisiana
• Louisiana Department of Education
• Louisiana School Boards Association (LSBA)

Footnotes