Herndon Magnet School

Regular School · Belcher, LA

Herndon Magnet School is a regular school school in Belcher, Louisiana, serving grades KG–08 with 701 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

701

Teachers (FTE)

43.8

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	519	74%
Black or African American	114	16%
Two or more races	39	6%
Hispanic/Latino	19	3%
Asian	8	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	0%
Total enrollment	701	324M / 377F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	56.0% +26.5pp	29.5%	489
Reading Proficiency	69.0% +28.3pp	40.7%	489
Science Proficiency	41.0%	—	488

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.37 grade levels

Math

-0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

2 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

12.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	701	100%

Contact & Location

11845 Gamm Road

Belcher, LA 71004

Phone: (318)221-7676

District

Caddo Parish

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,082

District enrollment: 36,147

Other Schools in District

A.C. Steere Elementary School Elementary
Atkins Technology Elementary School Elementary
Bethune/Oak Park Elementary Elementary
Blanchard Elementary School Elementary
Broadmoor STEM Academy Elementary
Caddo Heights Math/Science Elementary School Elementary
Cherokee Park Elementary School Elementary
Claiborne Fundamental Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 71004) → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Louisiana teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

220030000165

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD