Woodlawn Leadership Academy | |
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Address | |
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7340 Wyngate Blvd. , , 71106 United States | |
Coordinates | 32°26′10″N93°46′31″W / 32.436082°N 93.775318°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Established | 1960 |
School district | Caddo Parish School Board |
Teaching staff | 51.50 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Number of students | 789 (2023–2024) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.32 [1] |
Color(s) | Royal Blue and Scarlet |
Athletics conference | LHSAA District 1-4A |
Mascot | Knight |
Nickname | Knights |
Yearbook | Accolade |
Website | https://woodlawn.caddoschools.org/ |
Woodlawn Leadership Academy, formerly Woodlawn High School, is a public senior high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, and a part of the Caddo Parish Public Schools. [2]
The contract for construction of Woodlawn High was given to W. A. McMichael Construction Company in August 1958 with the final cost of construction in 1960 being $2,660,300. [3] The school opened in September 1960 with 1,000 students. [3] Woodlawn High School and the Caddo Parish School Board began integrating during the 1969–70 school year. [4] [5]
Woodlawn Leadership Academy athletics competes in the LHSAA. [6]
Football championships
Boys' Basketball championships
Woodlawn High School produced players that played in the "Big 3" of U.S. professional sports that are Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, and the National Football League. The school has multiple players inducted into professional sports halls-of-fame with players inducted into both the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and Pro Football Hall of Fame. [8]