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Central Park Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

554^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

Central Park Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the Bossier Parish school district, which is ranked 46 out of 118 districts in Louisiana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Park Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Louisiana elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating poor overall performance. The school struggles across various student subgroups, ranking particularly low for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Central Park Elementary also experiences high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.9% to 31.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the Bossier Parish and Louisiana averages. The school's proficiency rates on the LEAP assessments are consistently lower than the Bossier Parish and Louisiana averages, with only 44% proficiency in Mathematics and 50% in English Language Arts in 2024-2025.

When comparing Central Park Elementary to other nearby schools in the Bossier Parish district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Bellaire Elementary, located just 2.67 miles away, outperforms Central Park Elementary across various metrics, including higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and a higher school ranking. The high poverty rates and chronic absenteeism at Central Park Elementary may be contributing factors to the school's low academic performance, and addressing these underlying issues could be crucial in improving student outcomes.

431

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,349

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Central Park Boulevard
Bossier City, LA 71112

(318) 549-6400

District: Bossier Parish

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rusheon Middle School
High:	Bossier High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.8%

Hispanic:

33.2%

White:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (47% vs 65% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg65%

554^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Bossier Parish

46^th of 118Bossier 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
2025	21.9	554 of 666	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	533 of 675	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	628 of 730	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	585 of 727	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	572 of 729	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	602 of 731	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	706 of 728	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	631 of 739	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	607 of 742	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.9	518 of 792	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	18.3	681 of 777	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	601 of 772	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	656 of 764	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	686 of 766	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.0	675 of 736	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.0	649 of 738	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.3	526 of 743	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	520 of 725	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	359 of 501	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	339 of 509	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	426 of 570	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	405 of 562	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	353 of 564	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	404 of 559	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	480 of 547	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	19.7	257 of 281	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	65 of 82	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	70 of 86	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	81 of 97	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	56 of 90	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.2	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.3	43 of 89	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	550 of 633	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	478 of 635	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	574 of 705	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	529 of 701	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	557 of 705	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	590 of 684	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	176 of 207	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	143 of 189	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	219 of 233	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	187 of 220	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	177 of 202	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	133 of 190	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	142 of 168	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	542 of 661	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	515 of 674	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	620 of 723	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	560 of 724	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	535 of 719	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	580 of 697	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	640 of 682	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	514 of 641	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	533 of 651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	624 of 713	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	629 of 712	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	548 of 704	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	584 of 696	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	278 of 296	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	262 of 307	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	207 of 306	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	317 of 333	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	2.8	513 of 518	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2018)9th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-20 vs state

Mathematics44%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Central Park Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6400	431	33	13.2	84.2%	39 (9.0%)	236 (54.8%)	143 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	21.9	554^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.8%		25	533^rd of 675 public elementary schools	21.0%	21	38.0	47.0	54.0	44.0	44.0	56.0	53.0	50.0	$15,349
Waller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Patricia Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6850	424	35	12.1	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	216 (50.9%)	115 (27.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	15.4	605^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.6	644^th of 675 public elementary schools	4.6%	39	40.0	25.0	26.0	30.0	41.0	49.0	67.0	51.0	$16,479
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6560	367	32	11.5	81.5%	66 (18.0%)	197 (53.7%)	83 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	29.8	497^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.4%		34.9	472^nd of 675 public elementary schools	30.1%	25	34.0	53.0	51.0	45.0	62.0	59.0	56.0	59.0	$18,222
Bossier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Traffic Street	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6350	239	20	12.0	87.4%	16 (6.7%)	152 (63.6%)	49 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	3.2	660^th of 666 public elementary schools	0.9%		19.7	565^th of 675 public elementary schools	16.3%	95	41.0	22.0		25.0	18.0	31.0	26.0	24.0	$20,771
Plantation Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Plantation Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5700	518	39	13.1	90.3%	40 (7.7%)	359 (69.3%)	86 (16.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	23.8	538^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.2%		44.9	398^th of 675 public elementary schools	41.0%	140	53.0	47.0	44.0	48.0	45.0	53.0	59.0	50.0	$14,689
Shreve Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	836 Sewanne Place	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 869-2335	579	44	13.1	61.1%	188 (32.5%)	304 (52.5%)	50 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	60	299^th of 666 public elementary schools	55.1%		55.7	328^th of 675 public elementary schools	51.4%	29	66.0	68.0	63.0	66.0	60.0	75.0	76.0	69.0	$16,334
Creswell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Creswell Avenue	Shreveport	71104	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 222-5935	325	29	11.2	81.5%	26 (8.0%)	215 (66.2%)	68 (20.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.6%)	4.3	656^th of 666 public elementary schools	1.5%		9.5	633^rd of 675 public elementary schools	6.2%	23	37.0		23.0	27.0	35.0	35.0	28.0	32.0	$20,815
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1310 Bellaire Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-6300	406	32	12.7	57.1%	216 (53.2%)	118 (29.1%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)								(n/a)	78.0			78.0	74.0			74.0	$16,432
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4312 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5640	440	36	12.1	81.6%	40 (9.1%)	211 (48.0%)	145 (33.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	13.3	615^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.7%		19.1	572^nd of 675 public elementary schools	15.3%	43	44.0	35.0	33.0	38.0	46.0	52.0	47.0	48.0	$15,797
A.C. Steere Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4009 Youree Drive	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 865-5675	443	34	13.0	46.5%	228 (51.5%)	125 (28.2%)	56 (12.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	73.1	187^th of 666 public elementary schools	71.9%		66.1	254^th of 675 public elementary schools	62.4%	67	87.0		58.0	75.0	70.0	81.0	80.0	78.0	$16,874

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Park Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Central Park Elementary School?

Students at Central Park Elementary School are 55% African American, 33% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Central Park Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Central Park Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rusheon Middle School
High : Bossier High School

How many students attend Central Park Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Central Park Elementary School.

What district is Central Park Elementary School in?

Bossier Parish

Is Central Park Elementary School a good school?

Central Park Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Louisiana elementary schools.

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