Kingston Elementary School

Located at 349 Fairburn Ave, in Benton, Louisiana, Kingston Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school that teaches 768 students (grades K through 4), run under Bossier Parish. Enrollment runs roughly 70% bigger than the state mean of about 453.

Bossier Parish comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 22,233 students; Kingston Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Kingston Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Black, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Bossier Parish's rate of about 53%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingston Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 70.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bossier Parish) records that median household income runs about $69,617, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bossier Parish's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,233 students), Kingston Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Benton High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingston Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Kingston Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 12%: 685 students in 2018 compared to 768 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.