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What's one thing Haughton Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027002450
Haughton Elementary School
395 South Elm Street, Haughton, LA 71037 · (318) 549-7400 · Bossier Parish
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
326 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
49%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
57.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2022
Math
46.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -8.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 57 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 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 8 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
% 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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Haughton Elementary School
Haughton Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haughton Elementary School this school | 618 | 52.8% | 47.0% |
| Tanglewood Elementary School Baton Rouge | 622 | 55.5% | N/A |
| Gillis Elementary School Lake Charles | 650 | 53.7% | 47.0% |
| North Lewis Elementary School New Iberia | 488 | 55.9% | 43.8% |
| Loreauville Elementary School Loreauville | 679 | 51.0% | 49.3% |
| Mire Elementary School Rayne | 662 | 54.4% | 44.3% |
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 Haughton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #131 of 583 | #6 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #163 of 582 ▼ 58 | #8 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #103 of 587 ▲ 59 | #6 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #181 of 540 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #134 of 714 | #3 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #339 of 655 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.8% | #344 of 655 | #15 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #595 of 705 | #10 of 20 |
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
618
-32 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 618 | 45.9 | 13.5:1 | 53% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 45.5 | 14.7:1 | 57% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 36.7 | 17.9:1 | 61% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 650 | 35 | 18.6:1 | 30% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Haughton Elementary School.
About Haughton Elementary School
Students in Haughton, Louisiana, attend Haughton Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 618 students. That compares with an average of about 453 students for elementary schools in Louisiana.
Haughton Elementary School is run by Bossier Parish, whose 34 schools enroll 22,233 students.
Of every 100 students at Haughton Elementary School, about 68 are White. It is also 21% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
For every teacher at Haughton Elementary School, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Louisiana is similar, at 14.0:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 53%. The average for public schools in Bossier Parish is similar, at 53%.
Haughton Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 64% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
The model predicts 46.4% for a school in Louisiana with Haughton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Haughton Elementary School posts 47.0%.
The county, Bossier Parish, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $69,617, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 34 public schools and about 22,233 students.
Haughton High School sits about 0.9 miles from Haughton Elementary School. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Haughton Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Haughton Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 18.6 in 2020-21 to 13.5 in 2024-25.
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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 Haughton
- Haughton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Haughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 students
- T.L. Rodes Elementary SchoolElementary · 542 students
- Platt Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Nearby schools
- Haughton High School0.9 mi · 1,360
- Haughton Middle School1.9 mi · 993
- T.L. Rodes Elementary School3.9 mi · 542
- Platt Elementary School4.0 mi · 459
- Princeton Elementary School4.6 mi · 491
- Doyline High School6.1 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Haughton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Haughton Elementary School?
Haughton Elementary School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Haughton Elementary School serve?
Haughton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Haughton Elementary School have?
Haughton Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Haughton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Haughton Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 7% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Haughton Elementary School public or private?
Haughton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bossier Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.