📍 4680 East Highway 80, Haughton, Bossier Parish, 71037
Platt Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Haughton, Bossier Parish. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Platt Elementary School enrolls 556 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 363 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 75 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 556 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 255 qualify for free lunch and 55 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Platt Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 36, state house district 9.
Platt Elementary School is one of 34 schools in Bossier Parish, based in Benton, Louisiana. The district serves 22,224 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Platt Elementary School is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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