John Kerr Elementary Primary School
536 Jefferson St
Winchester VA, 22601, Winchester City County
Phone: 540-662-3945
Ranking:
(798 out of 1,459, bottom 45%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: Winchester City Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | |||||||
Total Students: | 324 | 359 | 338 | 353 | 333 | 327 | 329 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1.5% | 10 | 3.1% | 6 | 1.8% |
Kindergarten: | 68 | 21.0% | 71 | 19.8% | 67 | 19.8% | 78 | 22.1% | 63 | 18.9% | 58 | 17.7% | 62 | 18.8% |
Grade 1: | 57 | 17.6% | 60 | 16.7% | 75 | 22.2% | 71 | 20.1% | 73 | 21.9% | 61 | 18.7% | 75 | 22.8% |
Grade 2: | 66 | 20.4% | 76 | 21.2% | 74 | 21.9% | 79 | 22.4% | 57 | 17.1% | 76 | 23.2% | 61 | 18.5% |
Grade 3: | 67 | 20.7% | 73 | 20.3% | 72 | 21.3% | 55 | 15.6% | 75 | 22.5% | 63 | 19.3% | 62 | 18.8% |
Grade 4: | 62 | 19.1% | 75 | 20.9% | 50 | 14.8% | 70 | 19.8% | 60 | 18.0% | 59 | 18.0% | 63 | 19.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 157 | 48.5% | 171 | 47.6% | 163 | 48.2% | 161 | 45.6% | 161 | 48.3% | 157 | 48.0% | 176 | 53.5% |
Female: | 167 | 51.5% | 188 | 52.4% | 175 | 51.8% | 192 | 54.4% | 161 | 48.3% | 151 | 46.2% | 145 | 44.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.8% | 11 | 3.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 7 | 2.2% | 8 | 2.2% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 5 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.8% |
Hispanic: | 81 | 25.0% | 92 | 25.6% | 85 | 25.1% | 83 | 23.5% | 62 | 18.6% | 49 | 15.0% | 57 | 17.3% |
Black: | 18 | 5.6% | 23 | 6.4% | 17 | 5.0% | 15 | 4.2% | 46 | 13.8% | 42 | 12.8% | 45 | 13.7% |
White: | 190 | 58.6% | 203 | 56.5% | 193 | 57.1% | 203 | 57.5% | 214 | 64.3% | 219 | 67.0% | 217 | 66.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 28 | 8.6% | 31 | 8.6% | 32 | 9.5% | 37 | 10.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 114 | 35.2% | 132 | 36.8% | 116 | 34.3% | 117 | 33.1% | 117 | 35.1% | 97 | 29.7% | 102 | 31.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 20 | 6.2% | 11 | 3.1% | 11 | 3.3% | 13 | 3.7% | 10 | 3.0% | 11 | 3.4% | 17 | 5.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.55 | 13.91 | 13.52 | 16.05 | 15.86 | 15.60 | 13.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
SOL | ||||||
2005 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 77% |
2006 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 82% | 84% |
2007 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 78% | 81% |
2008 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 84% |
2009 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 86% |
2010 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 85% | 84% |
2011 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 85% | 83% |
2012 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 86% |
2013 | English Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 70.5% | 72.5% |
2005 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 83% | 90% |
2006 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 85% | 91% |
2007 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 87% | 93% |
2008 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84% | 93% |
2009 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 86% | 93% |
2010 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 93% |
2011 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 76% | 85% |
2012 | History | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 85% | 88% |
2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 88% | 90% |
2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90% | 89% |
2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 84% | 89% |
2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | 89% |
2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 89% | 91% |
2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | 91% |
2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 54% | 64% |
2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 58.5% | 65.3% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 82% | 89% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 86% | 90% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 80% | 88% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 88% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | 88% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 82% | 91% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 81% | 89% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 83% | 89% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73% | 83.6% |
2006 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 78% | 87% |
2007 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 78% | 87% |
2008 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87% | 88% |
2009 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 98% | 92% | 88% |
2010 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 87% | 88% |
2011 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79% | 87% |
2012 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 84% | 88% |
2013 | English Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 61.7% | 70.1% |
2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 71% | 78% |
2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75% | 81% |
2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 81% | 84% |
2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 87% | 87% |
2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 83% | 88% |
2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82% | 89% |
2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 65% | 70% |
2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 57.5% | 74.7% |
2005 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 79% | 85% |
2006 | English Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 78% | 87% |
2005 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 67% | 80% |
2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 75% | 83% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 66% | 81% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71% | 85% |
2005 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 85% | 91% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 75% | 89% |
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* John Kerr Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.