Airline High School, Bossier City LA

Original Research by School Decision on Airline High School

Airline High School is a regular public school in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving grades eight through twelve. It is part of the Bossier Parish school system. The school is large, with an enrollment that skews toward the upper grades. The student body is racially diverse: roughly two-fifths of students are Black, two-fifths are white, and the remainder includes Hispanic students and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and other groups. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a reflection of the economic mix in the area.

The city of Bossier City sits on the east bank of the Red River, directly across from Shreveport. It grew from a river landing and railroad town into a city shaped by Barksdale Air Force Base, the casino and tourism industry, and manufacturing. The local economy includes large employers such as the air base, several riverboat casinos, and the school system itself. The housing market here is moderately priced relative to national averages, and rents have been rising. The city’s layout is car-dependent, with sprawling residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors.

The school itself is the only high school in its attendance zone, and a parent considering Airline will find that much of the publicly reported academic data does not directly speak to its performance. The state testing results available in the data cover grades three through eight, whereas Airline serves grades eight through twelve. No eighth graders are enrolled according to the data, and there are no state assessment results for the high school grades. That means a reader cannot reach conclusions about proficiency in math, English, or other subjects from the usual state tests. Similarly, no graduation rate was reported in the data provided, nor are there figures on chronic absenteeism or discipline. These gaps are notable, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about its academic outcomes, graduation rates, and postsecondary readiness.

The data also does not describe the school’s course offerings, Advanced Placement or dual-enrollment programs, career and technical education pathways, or extracurricular activities. It is not possible from this information to assess the breadth of the academic program. The school’s website would be the next logical step for a family wanting to understand what is available.

Bossier Parish, the district, showed no recent parent-relevant changes in the public record that was searched. The district brief came back empty on topics like boundary adjustments, program launches, or policy shifts. That likely means nothing major has been publicly reported recently, but it does not rule out smaller changes.

For a family, Airline High School presents as a large, comprehensive high school in a mid-sized city with a mixed economy. The student population is economically diverse and racially varied. The absence of published test scores and graduation data for the school’s own grade levels means that evaluating academic strength requires direct inquiry. The school’s size suggests it may offer a range of activities and courses, but that is an inference, not a certainty from the record. A parent should plan to visit, talk to current families, and request specifics on curriculum, college-going rates, and support for students who need extra help.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

94.0%Cohort of 422 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

355 schools plotted. 10 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 449%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 541%

School 41% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 639%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 733%

School 33% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 821%

School 21% · district not reported

▲ 6 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 544%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 644%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 745%

School 45% · district not reported

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 847%

School 47% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median

Science

Grade 325%

School 25% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 437%

School 37% · district not reported

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 622%

School 22% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 732%

School 32% · district not reported

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 835%

School 35% · district not reported

▲ 20 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 335%

School 35% · district not reported

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 434%

School 34% · district not reported

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 628%

School 28% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 739%

School 39% · district not reported

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 844%

School 44% · district not reported

▲ 29 pts above state median

This schoolBossier Parish, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.