Parkway High School

2010 Colleen Drive, Bossier City LA, 71112 | Bossier Parish School District | 318-759-2200
  • grades 8-12
  • students 1296
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 80% 22% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 22 in Bossier City
  • Ranked #0 of 1754 in Louisiana
Proficiency Averages
68%Bossier City
66%Louisiana

Parkway High School is a school servicing grades 8 to 12 and is located in the district of "Bossier Parish School District" in Bossier City, LA. There are a total of 1,296 students and 70 teachers at Parkway High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Parkway High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 80.0%, which is 22% higher than the Louisiana average.

Parkway High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1296
Teachers70
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment307
Taking some courses287
Taking some courses (not tests)18
Passing some courses33
Passing no courses240

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Parkway High School, there are a total of 307 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 287 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All70%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School70%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All90%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School90%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Parkway High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictLouisianaNational
White 66.4% 59.5% 49.4% 51.1%
Black 20.5% 27.6% 41.4% 15.9%
Asian 2.4% 1.6% 1.5% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3% 6.8% 4.9% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.1% 0.5% 0.9% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.3% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.7% 3.7% 1.7% 3.1%

Bossier City demographics profile

StatisticBossier CityLouisianaNational
Population68,2864,648,794328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,55710891
Median age34.836.237.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%52%55%
Speak English92%92%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in Bossier City

IndexBossier CityLouisianaNational
Completed 8th grade84.9%80.2%84.3%
Completed high school83.6%78.5%83.0%
Completed some college60.5%49.9%59.4%
Completed associate degree34.2%28.6%38.5%
Completed bachelors25.4%23.0%30.3%
Completed masters8.9%7.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree2.0%2.6%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.0%1.3%
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Source: The Parkway High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.