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John Kerr Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
427 Meadow Branch Ave
Winchester, VA 22601
Phone
(540) 662-3945
District
Winchester City Public Schools
County
WINCHESTER CITY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
526
Classroom Teachers
38

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Virginia

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.8% of all VA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

John Kerr Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
58%
68%
68%
66%
47%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
64%
71%
63%
73%
65%
70%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 65 12.4%
Kindergarten 100 19.0%
Grade 1 104 19.8%
Grade 2 98 18.6%
Grade 3 87 16.5%
Grade 4 72 13.7%
Total 526 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 45.2% 38.8% 48.2%
Black 10.5% 11.3% 23.2%
Hispanic 41.2% 46.1% 20.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 3.1% 8.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.7% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.0% 77.3% 54.2%
Free lunch eligible 77.0% 77.3% 52.1%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 28,103 8,683,619
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 3,057.0 216
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.5% 33.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 25.8%
65 OR OLDER 16.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,217 3,289,776
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 7.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.0% 91.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 32.3% 41.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.7% 26.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 22.4% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.2% 12.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.9% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 8.2% 7.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,819 $37,641,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $774 $3,303,000 4.2%
Staff $1,199 $5,117,000 6.5%
General Administration $264 $1,127,000 1.4%
School Administration $910 $3,886,000 5.0%
Operation $1,502 $6,409,000 8.2%
Transportation $481 $2,055,000 2.6%
Other $290 $1,236,000 1.6%
Total Support $5,420 $23,133,000 29.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,071 $17,373,000 22.2%
Total Expenditures $18,310 $78,147,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,373 $10,552,865,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $758 $955,427,000 5.0%
Staff $1,079 $1,360,547,000 7.1%
General Administration $220 $277,323,000 1.4%
School Administration $795 $1,002,496,000 5.2%
Operation $1,221 $1,539,444,000 8.0%
Transportation $601 $757,130,000 4.0%
Other $254 $320,067,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,929 $6,212,434,000 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,880 $2,369,342,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $15,182 $19,134,641,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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