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Airline High School

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Airline High School ranks 129 th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 325 Louisiana High Schools

Better than 60% of Louisiana high schools

Summary

Airline High School in Bossier City, LA, is a large public school serving 1,855 students in grades 8-12 within the Bossier Parish district, which holds a 3-star rating. The school itself earns a 3-star rating, placing it in the 60th percentile statewide, and it stands out as a consistent middle-of-the-road performer. It significantly outperforms nearby schools like Northwood High School (24th percentile) and Woodlawn High School (2nd percentile), but it is clearly outranked by its district rival, Benton High School (90th percentile, 5-star rating).

A key strength is Airline’s strong graduation rate of 92.1%, well above the state average of 85.0%, and a low dropout rate of 1.1%. The school excels in English Language Arts, with 75% of students proficient in English II, but struggles in STEM subjects like Geometry (59% proficiency) and Biology (58% proficiency), which lag behind the district average of 66%. The most pressing concern is a chronic absenteeism rate of 39.8%, nearly double the state average of 22.5% and far higher than Benton High’s 27.3%. This high rate is a red flag, as it often predicts lower academic performance and higher dropout risk, even though the school’s graduation metrics remain strong.

Airline serves a moderately diverse student body, with over half (55.7%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a higher poverty rate than Benton High’s 26.6%. The school performs well for White and Multi-racial students (4-star ratings) but struggles with Asian and Military Connected students (2-star ratings), and there is an achievement gap for low socioeconomic status students. Addressing the chronic absenteeism crisis would be the most impactful step to improve overall performance and close these gaps, making Airline a solid choice for families who prioritize strong graduation rates and English proficiency, but one that requires attention to attendance and STEM support.

1,855

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,844

Per pupil spending ?

55.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2801 Airline Drive
Bossier City, LA 71111

(318) 549-5080

District: Bossier Parish

Feeder schools for Airline High School:

Elementary:	Apollo Elementary School
	Meadowview Elementary School
	Plantation Park Elementary School
	Stockwell Place Elementary School
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	W.T. Lewis Elementary School
Middle:	Cope Middle School
	Greenacres Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.7%

White:

36.8%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Louisiana average (85%)

✓Above the Louisiana median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% Louisiana)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bossier Parish's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

Louisiana avg62%

129^th of 325

Louisiana public high schools ?

Top 40%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Bossier Parish

37^th of 116Bossier Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	129 of 325	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.4	118 of 329	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	126 of 333	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	90 of 321	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	92 of 326	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	81 of 322	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	81 of 313	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	78 of 302	74.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.3	89 of 297	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	62.2	117 of 297	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.2	82 of 312	73.7%	★★★★☆
2014	64.3	106 of 309	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.5	89 of 312	71.5%	★★★★☆
2012	71.8	77 of 310	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.6	112 of 300	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.5	104 of 297	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.4	80 of 301	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	71.0	64 of 291	78.0%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	76 of 290	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	100 of 260	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.8	78 of 256	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.5	102 of 260	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	67 of 252	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	80 of 256	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	68 of 243	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	67 of 233	71.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.6	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	11 of 22	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	10 of 24	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	25 of 57	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.2	33 of 59	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	25 of 50	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	12 of 34	64.7%	★★★★☆
2022	45.4	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.4	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	134 of 313	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	121 of 308	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	135 of 308	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	113 of 308	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	120 of 311	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.7	116 of 288	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	106 of 292	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	59 of 125	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.2	53 of 120	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	48 of 113	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	53 of 107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	30 of 103	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	37 of 92	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	16 of 78	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	151 of 321	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.5	151 of 323	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	174 of 328	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	130 of 321	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	122 of 322	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	113 of 285	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	127 of 301	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	109 of 311	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	98 of 313	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	104 of 315	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	75 of 306	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	73 of 301	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	61 of 292	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.9	64 of 291	78.0%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	15 of 23	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	7 of 18	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	4 of 14	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	14 of 67	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	15 of 66	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	24 of 63	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	13 of 50	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.8	21 of 47	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	20 of 39	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.0	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	67 of 168	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	72 of 170	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	59 of 165	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	27 of 138	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	35 of 139	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	25 of 135	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	16 of 122	86.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	43 of 244	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	75.4	51 of 245	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	37 of 248	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	16 of 250	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.0	26 of 245	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	39 of 249	84.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2026)82nd percentile+22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)60th percentile~ school

Female (2026)57th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2026)35th percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2026)27th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2025-2026) ?

English II75%+8 vs state

English I73%+7 vs state

Algebra I70%+5 vs state

Geometry59%~ state avg

U.S. History59%+4 vs state

Biology58%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (2026)	LEAP Geometry (2026)	LEAP English II (2026)	LEAP U.S. History (2026)	LEAP English I (2026)	LEAP Biology (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	LEAP Geometry End of Course	LEAP English II End of Course	LEAP U.S. History End of Course	LEAP English I End of Course	LEAP Biology End of Course	Total
Airline High School	Public	8-12	2801 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5080	1,855	98	18.8	55.7%	682 (36.8%)	810 (43.7%)	221 (11.9%)	62 (3.3%)	3 (0.2%)	8 (0.4%)	69 (3.7%)	62.5	129^th of 325 public high schools	60.3%		62.4	118^th of 329 public high schools	64.1%	11	70.0	59.0	75.0	59.0	73.0	58.0	$12,844
Bossier High School	Public	8-12	777 Bearkat Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6680	654	39	16.5	80.9%	70 (10.7%)	355 (54.3%)	197 (30.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.4%)	15.2	276^th of 325 public high schools	15.1%		9.2	296^th of 329 public high schools	10.0%	20	38.0	39.0	39.0		36.0	46.0	$16,451
Caddo Parish Magnet High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Viking Drive	Shreveport	71101	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 221-2501	869	61	14.2	25.1%	445 (51.2%)	205 (23.6%)	76 (8.7%)	95 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.4%)								(n/a)					99.0		$15,848
Booker T. Washington High	Public	9-12	2104 Milam Street	Shreveport	71103	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-2186	722	47	15.3	86.1%	5 (0.7%)	692 (95.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	5.6	311^th of 325 public high schools	4.3%		1.8	321^st of 329 public high schools	2.4%	10	25.0		37.0	8.0	38.0		$17,033
C.E. Byrd High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3201 Line Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 869-2567	1,517	76	20.0	42.7%	721 (47.5%)	620 (40.9%)	107 (7.1%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.5%)	71.4	82^nd of 325 public high schools	74.8%		71.7	71^st of 329 public high schools	78.4%	11	68.0	65.0	79.0	67.0	76.0	68.0	$13,379
Green Oaks Performing Arts Academy	Public	9-12	2550 Thomas E. Howard Drive	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 425-3411	308	36	8.5	85.7%	0 (0.0%)	307 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33.1	219^th of 325 public high schools	32.6%		9.3	295^th of 329 public high schools	10.3%	76	58.0	40.0	43.0	68.0	48.0	43.0	$23,532
Benton High School	Public	8-12	449 Fairburn Avenue	Benton	71006	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2580	1,515	81	18.6	26.6%	1,121 (74.0%)	230 (15.2%)	87 (5.7%)	23 (1.5%)	7 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	43 (2.8%)	84.8	32^nd of 325 public high schools	90.2%		85.1	27^th of 329 public high schools	91.8%	5	75.0	82.0	86.0	76.0	86.0	77.0	$13,086
Captain Shreve High School	Public	9-12	6115 East Kings Highway	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-7137	1,658	94	17.6	52.7%	483 (29.1%)	1,025 (61.8%)	70 (4.2%)	28 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.0%)	51.2	167^th of 325 public high schools	48.6%		57.2	141^st of 329 public high schools	57.1%	26	71.0	45.0	68.0	52.0	69.0	54.0	$12,864
Caddo Career & Technical Center	Public	9-12	5950 Union Avenue	Shreveport	71108	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 636-5150	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwood High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5939 Old Mooringsport Road	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 929-3513	989	56	17.5	54.3%	501 (50.7%)	380 (38.4%)	73 (7.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.7%)	26.1	247^th of 325 public high schools	24.0%		29.8	228^th of 329 public high schools	30.7%	19	34.0	49.0	50.0	40.0	52.0	48.0	$14,507

Frequently Asked Questions about Airline High School

What schools feed into Airline High School?

Airline High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Apollo Elementary School
Elementary : Meadowview Elementary School
Elementary : Plantation Park Elementary School
Elementary : Stockwell Place Elementary School
Elementary : W.T. Lewis Elementary School
Middle : Cope Middle School
Middle : Greenacres Middle School

What district is Airline High School in?

Bossier Parish

Is Airline High School a good school?

Airline High School ranks 129^th of 325 Louisiana high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Airline High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,855 students attended Airline High School.

What is the racial makeup of Airline High School?

Students at Airline High School are 44% African American, 37% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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