W.T. Lewis Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Bossier City, Louisiana
W.T. Lewis Elementary School in Bossier City, Louisiana enrolled 558 students in 2024-25 with 32.8 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 66% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 48% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%
639 students in 2022-23, 592 students in 2023-24, 558 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.4 to 32.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 639 | 30.4 | 21.0 |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 36.2 | 16.4 |
| 2024-25 | 558 | 32.8 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 92 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools
Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 585 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection W.T. Lewis Elementary School enrolled 585 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 585 of the 585 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent15.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.2% of students were White, 31.4% Black, 10.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White48.2%
- Black31.4%
- Hispanic10.4%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Asian4.5%
- American Indian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at W.T. Lewis Elementary School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 66% | 49% | 42.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 48% | 41% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Bossier City
13 public elementary schools in Bossier City report 2024-25 enrollment; W.T. Lewis Elementary School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Elementary School | 756 | 14.1 | 55.8% |
| Legacy Elementary School | 560 | 15.3 | 23.4% |
| W.T. Lewis Elementary School | 558 | 17.0 | 38.7% |
| Plantation Park Elementary School | 518 | 13.2 | 86.9% |
| Stockwell Place Elementary School | 496 | 14.6 | 33.1% |
| Sun City Elementary School | 492 | 13.9 | 44.7% |
| Curtis Elementary School | 441 | 16.7 | 49.7% |
| Meadowview Elementary School | 440 | 12.2 | 77.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about W.T. Lewis Elementary School
- Meadowview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 440 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Stockwell Place Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 496 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
- Compare W.T. Lewis Elementary School with Meadowview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Bossier Parish spends per student$13,381 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,381
- The largest public schools in LouisianaW.T. Lewis Elementary School is the number 188 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#188 of 685
- Louisiana schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about W.T. Lewis Elementary School
How many students attend W.T. Lewis Elementary School?
558 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 639 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bossier City, LA.What is the student-teacher ratio at W.T. Lewis Elementary School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is W.T. Lewis Elementary School a Title I school?
W.T. Lewis Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at W.T. Lewis Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at W.T. Lewis Elementary School scored proficient or above: 66% in reading in 2021-22 and 48% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is W.T. Lewis Elementary School in?
Bossier Parish, NCES district ID 2200270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220027002074 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.