📍 1700 Airline Drive, Bossier City, Bossier Parish, 71112
R. V. Kerr Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bossier City, Bossier Parish. The school has 415 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bossier Parish school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
R. V. Kerr Elementary School enrolls 415 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 236 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 21% |
| White | 71 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
363 of the school's 415 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
R. V. Kerr Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district LA-40, state senate district 37, state house district 8.
R. V. Kerr Elementary School is one of 34 schools in Bossier Parish, based in Benton, Louisiana. The district serves 22,224 students district-wide and employs 1,309 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 415 students, R. V. Kerr Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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