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Enrollment
583
Middle
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 440
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027000137
Rusheon Middle School
2401 Old Minden Road, Bossier City, LA 71112 · (318) 549-6610 · Bossier Parish
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Louisiana public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 41.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
471 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 35% |
Student demographics
59%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
25.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +10.0pp since 2022
Math
11.0%
LA avg 34.2% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 10 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| 2024-25 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of LA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Rusheon Middle School
Rusheon Middle School's state test result (12.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusheon Middle School this school | 583 | 80.8% | 12.0% |
| Oaklawn Middle School Houma | 596 | 84.9% | 25.8% |
| Carencro Middle School Carencro | 585 | 77.6% | 20.7% |
| Park Forest Middle School Baton Rouge | 445 | 74.4% | 9.3% |
| Riser Middle School West Monroe | 410 | 81.0% | 15.3% |
| Natalbany Middle Tickfaw | 347 | 81.6% | 13.8% |
Matched among Louisiana middle 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 Rusheon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #197 of 213 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #186 of 210 ▲ 12 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #175 of 213 ▲ 20 | #7 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #41 of 197 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #62 of 220 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #138 of 195 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #73 of 195 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #64 of 214 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.0% | #15 of 40 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
583
+68 (+13%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 583 | 39.7 | 14.7:1 | 81% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 47.1 | 12.9:1 | 83% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 38.1 | 15.7:1 | 86% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 30 | 17.7:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 85% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 77% (395) |
| 2000-01 | 742 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 64% (474) |
| 1990-91 | 663 | 38 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rusheon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (530 to 583); teachers up 32% (30 to 39.7).
About Rusheon Middle School
Rusheon Middle School sits in Bossier City, Louisiana, and is classified as a middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend, and enrollment is 583 students. The typical figure for middle schools in Louisiana is about 440 students.
Bossier Parish has 22,233 students in 34 schools, and Rusheon Middle School is one of those schools.
A majority of students at Rusheon Middle School, 54%, are Black. Next come 32% Hispanic, 11% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 24% Black. Rusheon Middle School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 14.7:1 comes from the school's 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 41.0:1 average for middle schools in Louisiana is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 81% of students at Rusheon Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Bossier Parish, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Rusheon Middle School is D. Compared with Louisiana public middle schools, the school scored higher than 8% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for Rusheon Middle School is 26.1%. It actually posts 12.0%, which is 14.1 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Louisiana schools.
Federal survey data for Bossier Parish show that median household income is about $69,617, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Bossier Parish, serving about 22,233 students.
Of nearby public schools, R. V. Kerr Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 12.0% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
Rusheon Middle School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 583 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 515. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (16.1:1).
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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 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
- R. V. Kerr Elementary School0.6 mi · 367
- Central Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 431
- Waller Elementary School0.9 mi · 424
- Bossier High School1.4 mi · 654
- Greenacres Middle School1.5 mi · 543
- Plantation Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 518
Frequently asked questions
About Rusheon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rusheon Middle School?
Rusheon Middle School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 06-08.
Is Rusheon Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rusheon Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rusheon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rusheon Middle School is approximately 14.7:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rusheon Middle School?
Rusheon Middle School reports a student body of 11% White, 32% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rusheon Middle School?
Rusheon Middle School is overseen by Bossier Parish in Bossier Parish.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.