The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in English language arts. The lowest is 26% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Greenacres Middle School
Greenacres Middle School serves grades six through eight in Bossier City, part of the Bossier Parish school system. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. The student body is diverse, with a roughly even split between Black and white students and sizable Asian and Hispanic populations. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school is large enough to offer a typical middle school experience in terms of class sections and peer groups, but not so large that a student might feel lost in the crowd.
State assessment results from the LEAP 2025 exams show that, in English language arts, a modest share of students met the proficiency standard. In math, the share was notably lower, a pattern that holds true in science as well. Social studies proficiency landed between the two. The school had full participation in testing. Because this is the most recent single year of data available, there is no multi-year trend to examine, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a continuation, an improvement, or a decline relative to prior years. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how this year’s performance compares with past years and what strategies are in place for math and science instruction.
The school environment is shaped by its setting on Airline Drive, a major commercial corridor in a city that blends residential neighborhoods with retail and industrial zones. Bossier City is a car-dependent, sprawling community of mostly flat terrain. It sits on the east bank of the Red River, directly across from its larger sister city Shreveport. The local economy is anchored by Barksdale Air Force Base, three riverboat casinos, and manufacturing in petroleum and wood products. Housing in the area has seen modest recent appreciation, and rents have risen somewhat. The context is one of steady growth, with the city continuing to expand its boundaries and infrastructure. For families, this means a range of older and newer housing stock within a reasonable distance of the school.
No recent district-level changes were found in publicly reported sources that would directly affect a parent’s experience of Greenacres Middle School. The district brief did not identify any major boundary shifts, program launches, or leadership transitions. That does not mean nothing is happening, only that nothing rose to the level of a lasting, parent-facing announcement in the search results.
For a family considering this school, the peer environment is shaped by the economic diversity reflected in the free-lunch rate and the racial and ethnic mix of the student body. The building is a regular middle school with a full range of grade-level courses, but the data provided did not include any information about advanced course offerings, electives, or special programs such as gifted or STEM tracks. A parent interested in those details would need to contact the school directly to learn what is available. Similarly, there is no data on student discipline, chronic absenteeism, teacher experience, or class size from the sources available here.
The neighborhood comparison tool, which normally positions this school relative to others in the same county, could not produce a ranking because only one district in Bossier Parish serves middle school students. That means there is no direct local benchmark to say whether these proficiency rates are higher or lower than nearby middle schools outside the parish. What the data shows is a school where a majority of students are not yet reaching the state’s proficiency bar in math and science, where ELA and social studies are somewhat stronger, and where the overall picture is one of a school in a community with a stable if not high-flying economy, serving a population with a high share of economic need. Families who place a premium on test scores should look closely at the specific supports the school offers for struggling students in math and science. Families who value a diverse, economically mixed peer group will find that here.
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