R. V. Kerr Elementary School

R. V. Kerr Elementary School is an elementary campus of intimate scale in Bossier City, Louisiana, operated by Bossier Parish, enrolling 367 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 34 schools in Bossier Parish (22,233 students total), R. V. Kerr Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, R. V. Kerr Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Black (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 23% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, R. V. Kerr Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.0:1 average. Roughly 81% of students at R. V. Kerr Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bossier Parish runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), R. V. Kerr Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bossier Parish indicate the typical household earns roughly $69,617 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), R. V. Kerr Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Rusheon Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 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), R. V. Kerr Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 17.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 30%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 367 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 27% to 18% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the R. V. Kerr Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.