Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027000118
Bossier Elementary School
1000 Traffic Street, Bossier City, LA 71111 · (318) 549-6350 · Bossier Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
12.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
209 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
17.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -14.0pp since 2022
Math
18.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are down about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 9.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 7.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Bossier Elementary School
Bossier Elementary School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier Elementary School this school | 239 | 87.4% | 13.2% |
| Alton Elementary School Slidell | 208 | 85.6% | 32.2% |
| Foundation Preparatory Academy New Orleans | 274 | 90.9% | N/A |
| Fifth Ward Elementary School Reserve | 306 | 86.9% | 15.3% |
| Julia B. Maitland School Morgan City | 199 | 85.4% | 27.8% |
| Westminster Elementary School Baton Rouge | 208 | 84.1% | 20.3% |
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 Bossier Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #540 of 583 | #18 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #464 of 582 ▲ 79 | #17 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #555 of 587 ▲ 23 | #19 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #110 of 540 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #614 of 714 | #20 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #176 of 655 | #2 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #270 of 655 | #13 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #168 of 705 | #2 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #178 of 436 | #8 of 14 |
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
239
-9 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 239 | 19.8 | 12.1:1 | 87% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 227 | 20.7 | 11.0:1 | 86% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 93% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 20 | 12.4:1 | 63% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 22.5 | 13.1:1 | 80% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 305 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 99% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 95% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 91% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 21 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bossier Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (295 to 239); teachers down 12% (22.5 to 19.8).
About Bossier Elementary School
In Bossier City, Louisiana, Bossier Elementary School is a small elementary school. It enrolled 239 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Louisiana average about 453 students each.
A total of 34 schools make up Bossier Parish, with 22,233 students enrolled.
Black students make up a majority at Bossier Elementary School, at 64%. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% White. For comparison, the population of Bossier Parish is roughly 24% Black. Bossier Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.1:1, with 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 87%. That is 34 points above the 53% average for public schools in Bossier Parish.
The allk12 Grade for Bossier Elementary School is F. Compared with Louisiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 4% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Bossier Elementary School would score about 21.3%. It scores 13.2%, 8.1 points below that figure.
Bossier Parish has about 129,789 residents, and the median household income is $69,617, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Bossier Parish has 34 public schools and roughly 22,233 students.
The next-closest public school is Bossier High School, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Bossier Elementary School is behind the 19.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment is down 4% from 2020-21, when Bossier Elementary School had 248 students, to 2024-25, when it had 239.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bossier Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,789
Census ACS
Median income
$69,617
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bossier Parish
- Airline High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Benton High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Haughton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Parkway High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Haughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 students
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
Other schools in Bossier City
- Airline High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Parkway High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Cope Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Bossier High SchoolHigh · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Bossier High School0.5 mi · 654
- Central Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Plantation Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 518
- Rusheon Middle School1.8 mi · 583
- Cherokee Park Elementary School2.0 mi · 282
- Caddo Parish Magnet High School2.0 mi · 869
Frequently asked questions
About Bossier Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bossier Elementary School?
Bossier Elementary School enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bossier Elementary School serve?
Bossier Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bossier Elementary School have?
Bossier Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Bossier Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bossier Elementary School are roughly 7% White, 21% Hispanic, 64% Black, 9% Two or more.
Is Bossier Elementary School public or private?
Bossier Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bossier Parish.
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