Waller Elementary School

1130 Patricia Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112

464 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Waller Elementary School, located on Patricia Drive in Bossier City, Louisiana, is a public elementary school serving students within the Bossier Parish School District. As a foundational educational institution in the community, the school is dedicated to fostering both academic achievement and personal development for its young learners, typically serving students from kindergarten through fifth grade.

The school environment at Waller Elementary emphasizes a supportive atmosphere where educators work to build core competencies in subjects such as literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies. By integrating extracurricular activities and a focus on community values, the school aims to prepare its students for a successful transition to middle school while maintaining a strong commitment to the educational standards set by the state of Louisiana.

464

Total Students

29.8

Full-Time Teachers

15.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

71.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Waller Elementary School
Demographic	Student Count
White	88
Hispanic	112
Black	229
Asian	6
Two or More	26
Pacific Islander	3

Black
229 (49.4 %)
Hispanic
112 (24.1 %)
White
88 (19.0 %)
Two or More
26 (5.6 %)
Asian
6 (1.3 %)
Pacific Islander
3 (0.6 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Bossier Parish
Phone:	(318)549-6850
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	464
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	29.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	311
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	19

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 60

Kindergarten 89

Grade 1 62

Grade 2 72

Grade 3 65

Grade 4 58

Grade 5 58