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Enrollment
651
Elementary
DISTRICT 538 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. TAMMANY PARISH·NCES 220165001267
Bonne Ecole Elementary School
900 Rue Verand, Slidell, LA 70458 · (985) 643-0674 · St. Tammany Parish
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
353 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (101).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
50.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bonne Ecole Elementary School
Bonne Ecole Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonne Ecole Elementary School this school | 651 | 54.2% | 41.5% |
| Lacoste Elementary School Chalmette | 621 | 55.2% | 43.5% |
| Joseph J. Davies Elementary School Meraux | 593 | 57.8% | 49.0% |
| Dutchtown Primary School Geismar | 541 | 51.8% | 65.3% |
| Cypress Cove Elementary School Slidell | 593 | 49.6% | N/A |
| Galvez Primary School Prairieville | 783 | 50.8% | 57.8% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bonne Ecole Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In St. Tammany Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #201 of 583 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #168 of 582 ▲ 6 | #9 of 23 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #196 of 587 ▼ 11 | #13 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #180 of 540 | #2 of 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #105 of 714 | #6 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #195 of 655 | #19 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #145 of 655 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #583 of 705 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #229 of 436 | #4 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
651
+89 (+16%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 698
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 651 | 53.3 | 12.2:1 | 54% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 737 | 53.2 | 13.9:1 | 57% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 42.2 | 18.1:1 | 55% (419) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 34 | 16.5:1 | 56% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 42.3 | 18.2:1 | 44% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 767 | 61 | 12.6:1 | 54% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 53 | 13.9:1 | 47% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 20% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonne Ecole Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (770 to 651); teachers up 26% (42.3 to 53.3).
About Bonne Ecole Elementary School
Bonne Ecole Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Slidell, Louisiana. It serves 651 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Louisiana is roughly 453 students; this school is 44% bigger than that.
St. Tammany Parish oversees Bonne Ecole Elementary School and 54 other schools, with 35,956 students in total.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Bonne Ecole Elementary School. Other students are 23% Black, 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 74% White share among all St. Tammany Parish residents. By the diversity index, Bonne Ecole Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Staffing totals 53.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Louisiana average 14.0:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 54%. The 44% average for public schools in St. Tammany Parish is 10 points lower.
allk12 grades Bonne Ecole Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Louisiana public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 45.3% for Bonne Ecole Elementary School. The school posts 41.5%, 3.8 points below the prediction.
Among St. Tammany Parish residents, median household income is about $81,202, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 56 public schools in St. Tammany Parish, with a combined enrollment of about 36,212.
The next-closest public school is Slidell High School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Bonne Ecole Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 41.5% versus a 32.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 562 in 2020-21 and 651 in 2024-25, a rise of 89 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.5:1 to 12.2:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Bonne Ecole Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
St. Tammany Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
272,421
Census ACS
Median income
$81,202
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
36,212 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Tammany Parish
- Mandeville High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Covington High SchoolHigh · 1,600 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Joseph B. Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,480 students
- Fontainebleau High SchoolHigh · 1,451 students
Other schools in Slidell
- Slidell High SchoolHigh · 1,654 students
- Northshore High SchoolHigh · 1,518 students
- Salmen High SchoolHigh · 1,091 students
- W.L. Abney ElementaryElementary · 936 students
- Little Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 847 students
- Henry Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Slidell High School0.4 mi · 1,654
- Florida Avenue Elementary School0.8 mi · 440
- Slidell Junior High School1.0 mi · 724
- Glynn H. Brock Elementary School1.7 mi · 345
- St. Tammany Junior High School1.7 mi · 686
- Little Oak Middle School1.7 mi · 847
Frequently asked questions
About Bonne Ecole Elementary SchoolHow large is Bonne Ecole Elementary School?
Bonne Ecole Elementary School enrolls approximately 651 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bonne Ecole Elementary School serve?
Bonne Ecole Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bonne Ecole Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bonne Ecole Elementary School is approximately 12.2:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bonne Ecole Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bonne Ecole Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 14% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Bonne Ecole Elementary School?
Bonne Ecole Elementary School is overseen by St. Tammany Parish in St. Tammany Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.