John Kerr Elementary

John Kerr Elementary is one of the public schools in Winchester, Virginia. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It offers pre-K through 4 and has 583 students enrolled.

Enrollment across the 7 schools in Winchester City Public Schools totals 4,362 students.

The biggest share of students at John Kerr Elementary, 39%, is White. The next largest groups are 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Winchester city overall, about 62% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.

Based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, John Kerr Elementary has a ratio of 14.9:1. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Virginia is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 83%. The average for public schools in Winchester city is similar, at 82%.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.4% for John Kerr Elementary. The school posts 61.2%, 4.2 points below the prediction.

The school is in Winchester city, where median household income comes to about $63,974, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Winchester city's 8 public schools enroll about 5,235 students and include John Kerr Elementary.

Of the public schools around it, John Kerr Elementary is closest to James Wood Middle, about 0.4 miles away. John Kerr Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John Kerr Elementary at 4th of 9.

For locale, NCES codes John Kerr Elementary as City: Small.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 513 to 583, a 14% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 12.8:1 in 2020-21 to 14.9:1 in 2024-25.

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