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Rusheon Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 447 Louisiana Middle Schools

Better than 7% of Louisiana middle schools

Summary

Rusheon Middle School is a public middle school in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving 608 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Bossier Parish school district, which is ranked 46 out of 118 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rusheon Middle School consistently underperforms the Bossier Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24% of Rusheon students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 65% in Bossier Parish and 60% statewide. Similarly, in ELA, Rusheon's proficiency rate was 48%, while Bossier Parish and Louisiana scored 72% and 70%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom quartile of Louisiana middle schools for several demographics.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Elm Grove Middle School and Cope Middle School in Bossier Parish, Rusheon Middle School is underperforming academically. The analysis also includes several high-performing magnet schools in the Caddo Parish district, such as Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School and Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School, which demonstrate much higher academic achievement compared to Rusheon Middle School.

583

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,120

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2401 Old Minden Road
Bossier City, LA 71112

(318) 549-6610

District: Bossier Parish

Students who attend Rusheon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Bossier High School

Feeder schools for Rusheon Middle School:

Elementary:	Bossier Elementary School
	Central Park Elementary School
	R. V. Kerr Elementary School
	Waller Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.4%

Hispanic:

31.7%

White:

11.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (57% vs 64% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Louisiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg70%

Louisiana avg64%

417^th of 447

Louisiana public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle 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	9.3	417 of 447	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	414 of 449	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	424 of 465	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	435 of 460	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	427 of 459	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	402 of 449	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	365 of 411	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.5	389 of 437	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	363 of 435	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.4	395 of 482	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.7	368 of 470	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	363 of 457	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	350 of 442	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.7	346 of 412	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	295 of 408	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.4	302 of 425	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.5	271 of 413	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.5	285 of 396	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	311 of 344	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	310 of 333	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	345 of 360	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	344 of 360	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	335 of 352	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	307 of 338	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	280 of 313	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	13.4	158 of 170	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	45 of 48	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	53 of 56	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	48 of 48	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	43 of 55	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.4	13 of 38	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	8 of 26	69.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	382 of 415	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	371 of 415	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	407 of 444	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	419 of 441	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	412 of 441	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	375 of 418	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	141 of 155	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	137 of 152	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	128 of 163	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	147 of 163	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	112 of 153	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	110 of 128	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	83 of 118	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	409 of 437	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	407 of 444	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	423 of 459	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	435 of 458	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	419 of 455	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	392 of 430	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	341 of 403	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	370 of 414	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	393 of 426	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	401 of 443	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	414 of 442	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	410 of 442	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	388 of 418	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	29.8	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	13.3	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	31 of 33	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	12.9	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	198 of 206	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	196 of 202	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	287 of 316	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	273 of 320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	337 of 352	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	359 of 362	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	348 of 358	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	318 of 350	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	244 of 338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2018)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)7th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+37 vs state

English Language Arts48%-22 vs state

Mathematics24%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				LEAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 7th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 8th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	LEAP Algebra I End of Course	Total
Rusheon Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Old Minden Road	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6610	583	40	14.6	80.8%	64 (11.0%)	317 (54.4%)	185 (31.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9.3	417^th of 447 public middle schools	6.7%		10.4	414^th of 449 public middle schools	7.8%	3	21.0	37.0		24.0	51.0	47.0	44.0	48.0	100.0	$17,120
Greenacres Middle School	Public	6-8	2220 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6210	543	40	13.7	70.7%	126 (23.2%)	280 (51.6%)	79 (14.5%)	37 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.3%)	45.1	257^th of 447 public middle schools	42.5%		52.1	227^th of 449 public middle schools	49.4%	30	49.0	56.0	45.0	51.0	67.0	68.0	73.0	69.0		$15,722
Cope Middle School	Public	6-8	4814 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-5380	752	47	15.8	58.5%	266 (35.4%)	330 (43.9%)	101 (13.4%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (4.8%)	53.5	212^th of 447 public middle schools	52.6%		53.5	222^nd of 449 public middle schools	50.6%	10	61.0	59.0	55.0	59.0	75.0	66.0	68.0	69.0	100.0	$13,920
Elm Grove Middle School	Public	6-8	4301 Panther Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2400	916	58	15.7	50.3%	517 (56.4%)	225 (24.6%)	94 (10.3%)	14 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.7%)	63.4	166^th of 447 public middle schools	62.9%		66.4	153^rd of 449 public middle schools	65.9%	13	66.0	64.0	53.0	63.0	78.0	73.0	77.0	76.0		$14,235
Youree Dr. Middle Advanced Placement Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	6008 Youree Drive	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-5324	992	57	17.3	62.1%	239 (24.1%)	641 (64.6%)	53 (5.3%)	22 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	39.9	277^th of 447 public middle schools	38.0%		47.6	249^th of 449 public middle schools	44.5%	28	51.0	48.0	32.0	45.0	67.0	68.0	74.0	70.0		$14,630
AmiKiDs Caddo	Public, Charter	6-8	1807 San Jacinto St	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 364-5287	60	0	6000.0	93.3%	2 (3.3%)	52 (86.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)	10.0			6.0			6.0			$6,702
Fair Park Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3222 Greenwood Road	Shreveport	71109	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	Yes	No	No	Yes	(318) 635-8181	469	2	201.2	91.9%	5 (1.1%)	440 (93.8%)	18 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	4.7	431^st of 447 public middle schools	3.6%		5.5	431^st of 449 public middle schools	4.0%			20.0	18.0		45.0	33.0	43.0	40.0		$16,872
Caddo Parish Middle Magnet School	Public, Magnet	6-8	7635 Cornelious Drive	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	Yes	No	No	(318) 868-6588	977	59	16.6	23.3%	565 (57.8%)	249 (25.5%)	50 (5.1%)	71 (7.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.1%)								(n/a)	99.0			99.0	100.0			100.0		$13,955
Caddo Middle Career and Technology School	Public	6-8	6310 Clift Street	Shreveport	71106	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 868-2753	336	28	12.0	84.2%	6 (1.8%)	316 (94.0%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	2	441^st of 447 public middle schools	1.3%		6.9	423^rd of 449 public middle schools	5.8%	18		18.0	14.0		35.0	25.0	33.0	31.0		$20,226
Linear/Northside Middle School	Public	6-8	1845 Linear St.	Shreveport	71107	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 221-3896	259	22	11.9	92.7%	4 (1.5%)	247 (95.4%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8.8	420^th of 447 public middle schools	6.0%		12	408^th of 449 public middle schools	9.1%	12					39.0	53.0	41.0	43.0		$19,356

Frequently Asked Questions about Rusheon Middle School

What district is Rusheon Middle School in?

Bossier Parish

Is Rusheon Middle School a good school?

Rusheon Middle School ranks in the bottom 6.7% of Louisiana middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rusheon Middle School?

Students at Rusheon Middle School are 54% African American, 32% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Rusheon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Rusheon Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Rusheon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Rusheon Middle School usually go on to attend Bossier High School

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