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R. V. Kerr Elementary School

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R. V. Kerr Elementary School ranks 497 th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

497^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 666 Louisiana Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Louisiana elementary schools

Summary

R. V. Kerr Elementary School is a public elementary school in Bossier City, Louisiana, serving 345 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Bossier Parish school district.

The school has consistently underperformed compared to the Bossier Parish and Louisiana state averages in both Mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's Mathematics proficiency rate was 45%, compared to 65% for Bossier Parish and 60% for Louisiana. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 59%, compared to 72% for Bossier Parish and 70% for Louisiana. Additionally, R. V. Kerr Elementary has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.9% to 40.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Bossier Parish district, R. V. Kerr Elementary generally underperforms. For instance, Apollo Elementary School, W.T. Lewis Elementary School, and Bellaire Elementary School all have higher academic proficiency rates and better overall performance ratings than R. V. Kerr. However, there are a few exceptions, such as Bossier Elementary School and Waller Elementary School, which also struggle with low academic proficiency rates and poor overall performance ratings, similar to R. V. Kerr.

367

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,222

Per pupil spending ?

81.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Airline Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112

(318) 549-6560

District: Bossier Parish

Students who attend R. V. Kerr Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rusheon Middle School
High:	Bossier High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

53.7%

Hispanic:

22.6%

White:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Louisiana average (52% vs 65% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg68%

Louisiana avg65%

497^th of 666

Louisiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 16Elementary Schools in the Bossier Parish

46^th of 118Bossier Parish among Louisiana districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	497 of 666	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	472 of 675	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	545 of 730	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	544 of 727	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	406 of 729	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.0	599 of 731	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	621 of 728	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.8	548 of 739	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	544 of 742	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.6	479 of 792	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.0	384 of 777	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.2	420 of 772	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	481 of 764	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.4	514 of 766	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.2	442 of 736	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.5	410 of 738	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.7	427 of 743	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.7	330 of 725	54.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	340 of 501	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	274 of 509	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	422 of 570	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	385 of 562	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	205 of 564	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	425 of 559	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	450 of 547	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	22.3	246 of 281	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2021	23.4	67 of 75	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	77 of 89	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	545 of 633	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	438 of 635	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	517 of 705	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	551 of 701	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	417 of 705	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	583 of 684	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	91 of 207	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.1	77 of 189	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	181 of 233	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	153 of 220	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	125 of 202	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	9.6	184 of 190	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	451 of 661	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	443 of 674	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	536 of 723	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	547 of 724	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.0	424 of 719	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.9	596 of 697	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	599 of 682	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	375 of 641	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	454 of 651	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	544 of 713	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	513 of 712	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	356 of 704	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	573 of 696	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2018	42.5	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	31.9	209 of 296	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.8	250 of 307	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	250 of 306	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Louisiana percentile	Rating
2023	27.2	424 of 518	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	359 of 517	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	301 of 522	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	491 of 517	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	485 of 516	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2018)25th percentile+10 vs school

White (2023)18th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2018)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2021)11th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Louisiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%-11 vs state

Mathematics45%-15 vs state

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Schools Near R. V. Kerr Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				LEAP Mathematics (2025)				LEAP English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	LEAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	LEAP Mathematics 4th Grade	LEAP Mathematics 5th Grade	LEAP Mathematics All Grades	LEAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	LEAP English Language Arts All Grades	Total
R. V. Kerr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Airline Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6560	367	32	11.5	81.5%	66 (18.0%)	197 (53.7%)	83 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	29.8	497^th of 666 public elementary schools	25.4%		34.9	472^nd of 675 public elementary schools	30.1%	25	34.0	53.0	51.0	45.0	62.0	59.0	56.0	59.0	$18,222
Waller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Patricia Drive	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6850	424	35	12.1	77.8%	70 (16.5%)	216 (50.9%)	115 (27.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	15.4	605^th of 666 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.6	644^th of 675 public elementary schools	4.6%	39	40.0	25.0	26.0	30.0	41.0	49.0	67.0	51.0	$16,479
Central Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Central Park Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6400	431	33	13.2	84.2%	39 (9.0%)	236 (54.8%)	143 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	21.9	554^th of 666 public elementary schools	16.8%		25	533^rd of 675 public elementary schools	21.0%	21	38.0	47.0	54.0	44.0	44.0	56.0	53.0	50.0	$15,349
Meadowview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4312 Shed Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5640	440	36	12.1	81.6%	40 (9.1%)	211 (48.0%)	145 (33.0%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	13.3	615^th of 666 public elementary schools	7.7%		19.1	572^nd of 675 public elementary schools	15.3%	43	44.0	35.0	33.0	38.0	46.0	52.0	47.0	48.0	$15,797
Plantation Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2410 Plantation Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-5700	518	39	13.1	90.3%	40 (7.7%)	359 (69.3%)	86 (16.6%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	23.8	538^th of 666 public elementary schools	19.2%		44.9	398^th of 675 public elementary schools	41.0%	140	53.0	47.0	44.0	48.0	45.0	53.0	59.0	50.0	$14,689
Bellaire Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1310 Bellaire Boulevard	Bossier City	71112	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-6300	406	32	12.7	57.1%	216 (53.2%)	118 (29.1%)	30 (7.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.4%)								(n/a)	78.0			78.0	74.0			74.0	$16,432
Bossier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Traffic Street	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	Yes	(318) 549-6350	239	20	12.0	87.4%	16 (6.7%)	152 (63.6%)	49 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.2%)	3.2	660^th of 666 public elementary schools	0.9%		19.7	565^th of 675 public elementary schools	16.3%	95	41.0	22.0		25.0	18.0	31.0	26.0	24.0	$20,771
Shreve Island Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	836 Sewanne Place	Shreveport	71105	Caddo Parish	Caddo Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 869-2335	579	44	13.1	61.1%	188 (32.5%)	304 (52.5%)	50 (8.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	60	299^th of 666 public elementary schools	55.1%		55.7	328^th of 675 public elementary schools	51.4%	29	66.0	68.0	63.0	66.0	60.0	75.0	76.0	69.0	$16,334
Apollo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Viking Drive	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 549-6010	756	53	14.1	61.1%	299 (39.6%)	274 (36.2%)	90 (11.9%)	33 (4.4%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.1%)	56.6	322^nd of 666 public elementary schools	51.7%		59.6	293^rd of 675 public elementary schools	56.6%	29	63.0	62.0	56.0	61.0	69.0	78.0	69.0	71.0	$14,324
W.T. Lewis Elementary School	Public	K-5	4701 Modica Lott Road	Bossier City	71111	Bossier Parish	Bossier Parish	No	No	No	No	(318) 759-2100	558	33	16.9	43.2%	269 (48.2%)	175 (31.4%)	58 (10.4%)	25 (4.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	72.9	191^st of 666 public elementary schools	71.3%		67.4	243^rd of 675 public elementary schools	64.0%	52	77.0	75.0	64.0	72.0	79.0	82.0	71.0	78.0	$13,264

Frequently Asked Questions about R. V. Kerr Elementary School

What district is R. V. Kerr Elementary School in?

Bossier Parish

Is R. V. Kerr Elementary School a good school?

R. V. Kerr Elementary School ranks 497^th of 666 Louisiana elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of R. V. Kerr Elementary School attend?

Students who attend R. V. Kerr Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rusheon Middle School
High : Bossier High School

How many students attend R. V. Kerr Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended R. V. Kerr Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of R. V. Kerr Elementary School?

Students at R. V. Kerr Elementary School are 54% African American, 23% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Two or more races.

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