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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027002080
Legacy Elementary School
4830 Swan Lake Road, Bossier City, LA 71111 · (318) 759-2000 · Bossier Parish
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% 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.
- 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
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
172 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (106).
Student demographics
47%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Legacy Elementary School→Benton Intermediate School
Based on grade levels within Bossier Parish. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
74.0%
LA avg 41.8% . -4.0pp since 2022
Math
73.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 5 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Legacy Elementary School
Legacy Elementary School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Elementary School this school | 560 | 30.7% | 67.7% |
| Mandeville Elementary School Mandeville | 508 | 30.5% | 54.5% |
| Marigny Elementary School Mandeville | 422 | 29.1% | N/A |
| Lakewood Elementary School Luling | 501 | 35.5% | 51.2% |
| Herndon Magnet School Belcher | 701 | 34.1% | 64.5% |
| Bayou Community Academy Charter School Thibodaux | 499 | 35.5% | 72.0% |
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 Legacy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #25 of 583 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #20 of 582 ▲ 2 | #2 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #27 of 587 ▲ 10 | #1 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #141 of 540 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #192 of 714 | #5 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #508 of 655 | #17 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #363 of 655 | #17 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #687 of 705 | #19 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.0% | #118 of 436 | #5 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
560
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 750
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 560 | 36.7 | 15.3:1 | 31% (172) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 33% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 32.9 | 18.3:1 | 35% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 14% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 14% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 18% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 12% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (737 to 560); teachers down 8% (40 to 36.7).
About Legacy Elementary School
Legacy Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Bossier Parish in Bossier City, Louisiana. There are 560 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 4. Across elementary schools in Louisiana, the average enrollment is about 453.
Bossier Parish is the district for Legacy Elementary School. It has 34 schools and 22,233 students.
Of every 100 students at Legacy Elementary School, about 71 are White. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The diversity index for Legacy Elementary School is 47%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Legacy Elementary School has 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Louisiana have an average ratio of 14.0:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. For comparison, public schools in Bossier Parish average 53%.
Legacy Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.3% for Legacy Elementary School. The school posts 67.7%, 5.4 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Bossier Parish show that the median household earns about $69,617 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Bossier Parish, 34 public schools serve about 22,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, Kingston Elementary School is closest at about 2.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 67.7% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Legacy Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 560, close to the 550 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.3 students per teacher, compared with 17.2 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Legacy Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Legacy Elementary. Legacy Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOCALA, FL · 753 students
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMACCLENNY, FL · 650 students
- Legacy ElementaryAshburn, VA · 627 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 594 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 579 students
Nearby schools
- Kingston Elementary School2.1 mi · 768
- Benton High School2.5 mi · 1,515
- W.T. Lewis Elementary School3.9 mi · 558
- Benton Middle School4.4 mi · 817
- Benton Intermediate School4.5 mi · 754
- Airline High School4.6 mi · 1,855
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Legacy Elementary School?
Legacy Elementary School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Legacy Elementary School serve?
Legacy Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Legacy Elementary School.
How diverse is Legacy Elementary School?
Legacy Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 9% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Legacy Elementary School in?
Legacy Elementary School is part of Bossier Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.