Platt Elementary School, Haughton LA

Original Research by School Decision on Platt Elementary School

Platt Elementary School serves second and third graders in Haughton, a small, fast-growing town in Bossier Parish situated on the I-20 corridor east of Shreveport-Bossier City. The school is part of the Bossier Parish School District. Because Platt only covers two grade levels, there is no graduation rate to report and no high school programming such as Advanced Placement or career pathways; those offerings sit at the secondary schools students will attend later.

On state assessments, Platt’s results paint a mixed picture. In math, a majority of students met the proficient bar. In English language arts, a similar majority reached proficiency. Performance in social studies was lower, with roughly a third of students scoring proficient. Science results were the softest spot, with just over a quarter of students reaching the proficient level. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports science instruction and whether curriculum changes are planned for that subject. Because only a single year of assessment data was available, there is no trend to report yet.

The school’s enrollment tilts heavily toward white students, with Hispanic students and Black students making up the next largest groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, which makes it difficult to fully assess the school’s population and the range of supports in place. A parent may want to ask the school directly about special education and English learner services.

The town of Haughton is car-dependent and low-density, with residential neighborhoods and highway-oriented commercial development. It is one of the fastest-growing communities in Bossier Parish, and the town’s website emphasizes that growth and development are driving local priorities, including school expansion. Housing values in the area are above the state median, reflecting the town’s desirability. The largest local industries are manufacturing, health care, and food services, and many residents commute to the broader Shreveport-Bossier City metro area for work.

Platt sits inside a district for which we looked for recent parent-relevant changes and found little publicly reported. No district-wide initiatives, boundary shifts, or policy updates were identified in the materials available, so that section is left out rather than guessed at.

For a family deciding whether Platt fits, the picture is one of a focused primary school with solid math and English results, weaker science and social studies scores that warrant inquiry, and a student body that is economically diverse but not highly diverse racially. The school’s limited grade span means it is a transitional step before students move to larger elementary or middle schools in the district. Haughton’s rapid growth suggests the community is investing in its schools, but a parent looking at Platt specifically will want to understand how the school is managing enrollment increases and whether science instruction is receiving renewed attention.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-860%

School 60% · District 40% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-857%

School 57% · District 47% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 12 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-828%

School 28% · District 34% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Social studies

Grades 3-836%

School 36% · District 37% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income66%18 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income48%Higher-income66%18 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income52%Higher-income67%15 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income52%Higher-income67%15 pp gap