C. E. Byrd High School
C. E. Byrd, a Blue Ribbon School, is a high school in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. 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. Byrd students come from its neighborhood or throughout the entire school district through its selective math/science magnet program.
| C.E. Byrd High School Yellow Jackets | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
3201 Line Avenue Shreveport , Louisiana 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) |
| 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 | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Location | 3201 Line Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Coordinates | 32°28′49″N 93°44′43″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 |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1991 |
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