C.E. Byrd High School Yellow Jackets | |
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Address | |
3201 Line Avenue , 71104 United States | |
Information | |
School type | Public with magnet program |
Established | 1925 |
Founder | Clifton Ellis Byrd |
School board | Caddo Parish |
Principal | Jerry Badgley |
Teaching staff | 120 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,185 (2016–17)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 18:1 |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Nickname | Yellow Jackets |
Rival | Airline Vikings Captain Shreve Gators Evangel Eagles |
Website | www.cebyrd.com |
C. E. Byrd High School | |
Location | 3201 Line Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana |
Coordinates | 32°28′49″N 93°44′43″W / 32.48031°N 93.74541°W |
Area | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
Built | 1924 |
Built by | Stewart McGehee Construction Co. |
Architect | Edward F. Neild |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival, Other, Jacobean Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 91000704[2] |
Added to NRHP | June 10, 1991 |
C. E. Byrd, a Blue Ribbon School, is a high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.[3] In continuous operation since its establishment in 1925, C. E. Byrd is also the eighth-largest high school in the United States of America as of February 2019.[4][failed verification] Byrd students come from its neighborhood or throughout the entire school district through its selective math/science magnet program.[3]