Sun City Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Bossier City, Louisiana

Sun City Elementary School in Bossier City, Louisiana enrolled 492 students in 2024-25 with 35.4 full-time teachers, 13.9 students per teacher against the Louisiana elementary-school median of 13.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Louisiana: 42.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

567 students in 2022-23, 560 students in 2023-24, 492 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.0 to 35.4.

Students enrolled at Sun City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 560, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235672023-245602024-25492
Students enrolled at Sun City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 560, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235672023-245602024-25492
Students enrolled at Sun City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 560, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235672023-245602024-25492
Students enrolled at Sun City Elementary School by school year2022-23: 567, 2023-24: 560, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235672023-245602024-25492
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2356733.017.2
2023-2456037.315.0
2024-2549235.413.9

13.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Louisiana elementary schools

Among the 682 Louisiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Louisiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 39.1; This school 13.9; state median 13.3.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 13.9state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 593 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sun City Elementary School enrolled 593 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 593 of the 593 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions10
  • Chronically absent13.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

51.4% of students were White, 25.6% Black, 13.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White51.4%
  2. Black25.6%
  3. Hispanic13.0%
  4. Two or more races7.3%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Sun City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Louisiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtLouisiana
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%49%42.4%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%41% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Bossier City

13 public elementary schools in Bossier City report 2024-25 enrollment; Sun City Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Apollo Elementary School75614.155.8%
Legacy Elementary School56015.323.4%
W.T. Lewis Elementary School55817.038.7%
Plantation Park Elementary School51813.286.9%
Stockwell Place Elementary School49614.633.1%
Sun City Elementary School49213.944.7%
Curtis Elementary School44116.749.7%
Meadowview Elementary School44012.277.7%

All public schools in Bossier City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sun City Elementary School

  1. Bellaire Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 406 students, 12.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Riverside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 404 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
  3. Compare Sun City Elementary School with Bellaire Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Bossier Parish spends per student$13,381 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,381
  5. The largest public schools in LouisianaSun City Elementary School is the number 262 by size of 685 Louisiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#262 of 685
  6. Louisiana schools by students per teacher13.9 students per teacher here against the Louisiana median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sun City Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Sun City Elementary School?
    492 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 567 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bossier City, LA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sun City Elementary School?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Louisiana median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sun City Elementary School a Title I school?
    Sun City Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Sun City Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Sun City Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 42.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Louisiana. Louisiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sun City Elementary School in?
    Bossier Parish, NCES district ID 2200270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 220027000138 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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