Summary:
The 20 elementary schools in the Bossier Parish school district serve grades from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade, with the district itself ranking in the 68th percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating.
The district is home to three standout 5-star schools that rank among the best in Louisiana: Stockwell Place Elementary School (ranked 23rd in the state), Legacy Elementary School (24th), and Kingston Elementary School (29th). These schools boast exceptional proficiency rates, with Stockwell Place and Legacy both achieving 91% in Math and Kingston reaching 90%. At the other end of the spectrum, Waller Elementary School (ranked 642nd), Bossier Elementary School (590th), and Meadowview Elementary School (576th) face significant challenges, with Waller posting the district's lowest Math proficiency at 28% and Bossier Elementary recording the lowest ELA (44%) and Social Studies (26%) scores. A notable success story is W.T. Lewis Elementary School, which improved its state ranking by 146 places over two years, jumping from the 64th to the 86th percentile.
Key metrics reveal a district average of 66% proficiency in Math, 76% in ELA, and 62% in Social Studies, though chronic absenteeism is a concern at 27.9%—higher than the state average of 22.5%. The data shows a strong link between socioeconomic factors and performance: the top-performing schools have the lowest percentages of students receiving free or reduced lunch (Kingston at 24.74%, Legacy at 30.71%), while struggling schools like Plantation Park Elementary School (90.35%) and Bossier Elementary (87.45%) have the highest. Chronic absenteeism is also starkly divided, with Bossier Elementary at 47.7% compared to Kingston's 13.5%. Interestingly, student-teacher ratios do not correlate strongly with success, as top-performing Stockwell Place has a ratio of 14.6:1 while struggling Waller has a lower ratio of 12.1:1. Additionally, some schools like Curtis Elementary and Meadowview show a decline in proficiency from 3rd to 5th grade, suggesting a need for targeted upper-grade support.
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