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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 453
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOSSIER PARISH·NCES 220027000138
Sun City Elementary School
4230 Van Deeman Street, Bossier City, LA 71112 · (318) 549-7000 · Bossier Parish
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Louisiana public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Louisiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
243 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 70%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 111 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 128 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 24% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
LEAP 2025 2025-26 . % Mastery+English Language Arts
52.0%
LA avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2022
Math
37.0%
LA avg 34.2% . -10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the LEAP 2025, Louisiana's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Louisiana schools, those numbers are about 42 and 34. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 10 points.
LEAP 2025 results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 47.0% |
% Mastery+, all students and all tested grades.
Source: LEAP 2025. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on LA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Louisiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Louisiana's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sun City Elementary School
Sun City Elementary School's state test result (41.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun City Elementary School this school | 492 | 49.4% | 41.2% |
| A.C. Steere Elementary School Shreveport | 443 | 46.5% | 41.0% |
| Honey Island Elementary School Slidell | 607 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| Spanish Lake Primary School Geismar | 480 | 46.3% | 65.5% |
| Stockwell Place Elementary School Bossier City | 496 | 44.0% | 65.7% |
| Whispering Forest Elementary School Slidell | 453 | 54.1% | 45.8% |
Matched among Louisiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sun City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Louisiana | In Bossier Parish |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #204 of 583 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #256 of 582 ▼ 94 | #10 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #156 of 587 ▲ 22 | #9 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #140 of 540 | #5 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #268 of 714 | #10 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #400 of 655 | #12 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #82 of 655 | #4 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #618 of 705 | #13 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #256 of 436 | #10 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
-89 (-15%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 492 | 35.4 | 13.9:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 37.3 | 15.0:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | 55% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 36% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 35% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 583 | 33 | 17.7:1 | 20% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 612 | 34 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sun City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (567 to 492); teachers up 14% (31 to 35.4).
About Sun City Elementary School
Federal records list Sun City Elementary School as an elementary school in Bossier City, Louisiana. The school counted 492 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 3.
Sun City Elementary School is among 34 schools run by Bossier Parish, which serves 22,233 students.
The share of White students at Sun City Elementary School is 51%, a majority. The remaining students are 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Bossier Parish is about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 65, compared with 70 nationally.
Sun City Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.9 students per teacher, from 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 14.0:1 average for elementary schools in Louisiana. Lunch program data show 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 Grade, Sun City Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Louisiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Sun City Elementary School, the prediction is 48.8% and the result is 41.2%.
Census data for Bossier Parish show the median household earns about $69,617 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Bossier Parish number 34, with about 22,233 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Elm Grove Middle School, is the closest to Sun City Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 28.4% proficiency; Sun City Elementary School posts 41.2%.
Sun City Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 89 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 17.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Bossier Parish at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,789
Census ACS
Median income
$69,617
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bossier Parish
- Airline High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Benton High SchoolHigh · 1,515 students
- Haughton High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Parkway High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Haughton Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 students
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
Other schools in Bossier City
- Airline High SchoolHigh · 1,855 students
- Parkway High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Elm Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Apollo Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Cope Middle SchoolMiddle · 752 students
- Bossier High SchoolHigh · 654 students
Nearby schools
- Elm Grove Middle School0.1 mi · 916
- Bellaire Elementary School1.0 mi · 406
- Riverside Elementary School2.2 mi · 404
- Shreve Island Elementary School2.6 mi · 579
- Curtis Elementary School2.6 mi · 441
- Magnolia School of Excellence2.8 mi · 1,430
Frequently asked questions
About Sun City Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sun City Elementary School?
Sun City Elementary School enrolls approximately 492 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does Sun City Elementary School serve?
Sun City Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Sun City Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Sun City Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sun City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sun City Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 13% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Sun City Elementary School?
Sun City Elementary School is overseen by Bossier Parish in Bossier Parish.
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