Bellaire Elementary School

Set in Bossier City, Louisiana, Bellaire Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community, operated by Bossier Parish. It hosts 406 students across grades pre-K through 3.

Within Bossier Parish, which oversees 34 schools and 22,233 students, Bellaire Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Bellaire Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% Black, 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. By comparison, Bossier Parish as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Bellaire Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Bellaire Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bellaire Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bossier Parish indicate median household earnings sit near $69,617, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bossier Parish's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), Bellaire Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sun City Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bellaire Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bellaire Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 26.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bellaire Elementary School has rose 3%, going from 393 students in 2018 to 406 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 69% to 53%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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