Bonne Ecole Elementary is located in Slidell, Louisiana, one of twenty-one elementary schools in St. Tammany Parish. It has been fully accredited by the Commission on Elementary Schools and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1981. Bonne Ecole opened its doors in the fall of 1975 as Eighth Ward Elementary School. The school was built in the fastest growing area of the parish, and experienced an increase from 600 to 1,100 students in the first three years. Classes have been held in hallways, the library, gym, and in as many as twenty portables at one time. Since the original building was designed for 500 students, the school plant has seen many changes to accommodate growth, as well as added programs over the past 25 years. In 1977, ten classrooms and a gym were added. In 1991, kindergarten and fifth grade wings were completed. A new addition for special Education and Music was completed in December 2002. A new addition to accomodate 6th grade was completed in the summer of 2007.

During the early years, a playground was not available for the students. Children played on the sidewalks around the school until the always active and supportive PTA, along with community leaders, raised the funds and provided the manpower to clear land and construct the beginnings of a playground. The PTA has continued to upgrade the playground through the purchase of equipment and the construction of safety containment areas. In 1992, in cooperation with the City of Slidell, the PTA, and the St. Tammany Parish School Board, a walking trail was constructed on the campus to further promote fitness. In 1995, a plan was designed for a series of fitness stations to be built along the trail. With funds provided by the PTA, six stations have been installed. In 2002, the PTA purchased two additional large pieces of play equipment for the students.

Bonne Ecole is a public elementary school currently serving 750 students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Students at Bonne Ecole are heterogeneously grouped and instructed in a self-contained setting. Students identified as having special needs are served in a variety of classes: inclusion, gifted resource, reduced numbers, preschool early intervention program, mild/moderate, learning disability resource, and a transitional first grade.

Special programs and clubs available to students at Bonne Ecole include: Just Say No Club, Beta Club, Science Club, Student Council, Jump Rope Club, DARE Program (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), Book Buddies, WBEE (in house television station), Yearbook Club, Band, Chorus, Before and After School Child Care, Reading Renaissance, and tutoring.