Southwood High School
9000 Walker Rd
Shreveport LA, 71118, Caddo County
Phone: 318-686-9512
Ranking: 
(265 out of 296, bottom 10%)*
(265 out of 296, bottom 10%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Caddo Parish School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 79 | 79 | 82 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,414 | 1,407 | 1,425 | |||
| Grade 9: | 387 | 27.4% | 388 | 27.6% | 344 | 24.1% |
| Grade 10: | 380 | 26.9% | 368 | 26.2% | 463 | 32.5% |
| Grade 11: | 324 | 22.9% | 362 | 25.7% | 319 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 323 | 22.8% | 289 | 20.5% | 299 | 21.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 709 | 50.1% | 710 | 50.5% | 700 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 697 | 49.3% | 689 | 49.0% | 721 | 50.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.4% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.5% | 15 | 1.1% | 16 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 1.3% | 17 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Black | 867 | 61.3% | 794 | 56.4% | 800 | 56.1% |
| White: | 516 | 36.5% | 573 | 40.7% | 590 | 41.4% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 627 | 44.3% | 517 | 36.7% | 521 | 36.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 99 | 7.0% | 106 | 7.5% | 102 | 7.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.89 | 17.80 | 17.40 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| GEE | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 41% | 50% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 54% | 58% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 56% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 39% | 51% | 57% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 51% | 55% | 64% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 47% | 55% | 65% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 55% | 69% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 50% | 65% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 58% | 60% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 49% | 56% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 36% | 51% | 60% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 54% | 62% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 42% | 62% | 64% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 37% | 56% | 62% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 38% | 57% | 65% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 32% | 54% | 63% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 46% | 56% | 64% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 53% | 60% | 66% |
| iLEAP | ||||||
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 53% | 52% | 58% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 62% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 52% | 58% | 65% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 9th Grade | % met std | 47% | 58% | 64% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 46% | 47% | 57% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 39% | 52% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 47% | 54% | 64% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 9th Grade | % met std | 37% | 55% | 65% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 69.2% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 29.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,235.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $36,438.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,330.0 |
* Southwood High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.