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First Baptist Church School

533 Ockley Drive, Shreveport, LA, 71106-0711 -

School Notes Overview:

First Baptist Church School is dedicated to academic excellence in an atmosphere where Christian love and understanding nurtures the development of the whole child. We believe in the importance of positive and personal relationships among the student's family, his church, his school faculty and the community. These relationships allow each student to grow physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and socially so he can realize his potential in God's world....

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School Overview:

	First Baptist Church School
School Membership(s)	Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
Religious Affiliation	Baptist
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
Parish	Caddo Parish, LA
Student Body
Total Students	290 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(LA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	7%	27%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 66 students
	Kind - 32 students
	Grade 1 - 30 students
	Grade 2 - 29 students
	Grade 3 - 20 students
	Grade 4 - 25 students
	Grade 5 - 21 students
	Grade 6 - 28 students
	Grade 7 - 23 students
	Grade 8 - 16 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	32 teachers
	This School	(LA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:9	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	176 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	7 hours

School Notes:

First Baptist Church School is dedicated to academic excellence in an atmosphere where Christian love and understanding nurtures the development of the whole child. We believe in the importance of positive and personal relationships among the student's family, his church, his school faculty and the community. These relationships allow each student to grow physically, spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and socially so he can realize his potential in God's world.
Profile last updated: 01/18/2007

In the News:

Church 'lifting up' those affected by bus crash (The Shreveport Times)
posted on July 14, 2009 at 07:11:48 am
Members of First Baptist Church of Shreveport rallied together at a prayer vigil Monday evening for the passengers of a church bus that crashed near Meridian and the family members of those who were injured in Sunday's crash.
Church holds bus-crash vigil (The News-Star)
posted on July 14, 2009 at 06:25:00 am
SHREVEPORT — Members of First Baptist Church of Shreveport rallied together at a prayer vigil Monday evening for the passengers of a church bus that crashed near Meridian, Miss., and the family members of those injured in Sunday's crash.
Community briefs: Rep. Jane Smith to speak to Rotary Club (The Shreveport Times)
posted on July 9, 2009 at 09:53:16 am
State Rep. Jane Smith will be the guest speaker when the Bossier City Rotary Club meets at noon today. She will speak about the recent legislative session that ended in June.
Spelling bee champion wins again (The Shreveport Times)
posted on February 22, 2009 at 08:03:19 am
Reigning regional champ Joshua Ursua spelled "taciturnity" correctly Saturday for another chance in the National Spelling Bee.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (71106)	School Zip (71106)	(LA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	33,234 people	4,464,238 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	34%	16%
Population Average Age	36 years old	34 years old
Average Household size	2.7 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$35,426	$34,494
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.6 rooms	5.2 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	42 years old	41 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	69% / 31%	61% / 39%