T.L. Rodes Elementary School

Located at 4670 East Highway 80, in Haughton, Louisiana, T.L. Rodes Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that works with 542 students (grades pre-K through 1), run under Bossier Parish.

Bossier Parish runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 22,233 students. T.L. Rodes Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, T.L. Rodes Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Bossier Parish as a whole.

Looking at school resources, T.L. Rodes Elementary School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at T.L. Rodes Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bossier Parish put median household income runs about $69,617, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bossier Parish runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), of which T.L. Rodes Elementary School is one.

Platt Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around T.L. Rodes Elementary School.

T.L. Rodes Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T.L. Rodes Elementary School has shrank 23%, going from 706 students in 2018 to 542 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.