John Kerr Elementary

John Kerr Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Winchester, Virginia, one of the schools within Winchester City Public Schools, with 583 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.

Winchester City Public Schools runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 4,362 students. John Kerr Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John Kerr Elementary logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, Winchester city as a whole is about 62% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), John Kerr Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Winchester city indicate median household earnings sit near $63,974, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John Kerr Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Winchester city (combined enrollment of about 5,235 students).

The closest other public school is James Wood Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John Kerr Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 557 students in 2018 compared to 583 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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