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Sun City Elementary School

Summary:

Sun City Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades K-3 in Bossier City, Louisiana, part of the Bossier Parish school district. With a diverse student population and strong academic performance, Sun City stands out among its peers, though it faces challenges in maintaining its statewide ranking and addressing the increasing percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Sun City Elementary has a more diverse student body compared to nearby schools, with a racial makeup of 52.2% White, 22.22% African American, 11.82% Hispanic, and 3.53% Asian. Academically, the school outperforms the state average in proficiency rates for LEAP tests in Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Social Studies across all grades. In 3rd grade, Sun City's proficiency rates are also higher than the Bossier Parish district in these subjects. However, the school's performance for White students and special education students is lower, ranking in the bottom half of the state.

Compared to nearby schools, Central Park Elementary and Waller Elementary have significantly lower academic performance, while Bellaire Elementary, less than a mile away, outperforms Sun City in Mathematics and English Language Arts. Schools in the neighboring Caddo Parish district, such as Shreve Island Elementary and A.C. Steere Elementary, also demonstrate higher academic achievement than Sun City in many areas. Despite maintaining a 4-star rating, Sun City's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, suggesting the need to further investigate the factors contributing to the academic disparities within the region.


Detail:

Public K-3

 4230 Van Deeman Street
       Bossier City, LA  71112

(318) 549-7000

District: Bossier Parish

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,520 Help


Students who attend Sun City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Elm Grove Middle School
High:    Parkway High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.0 Help
Number of students:  560

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.6%
African American:
25.7%
Hispanic:
12.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sun City Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 64.87. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Sun City Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), African American (25.7%), Hispanic (12.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sun City Elementary School is 15. 12 elementary schools in the Bossier Parish School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sun City Elementary School is $12,520. 17 elementary schools in the Bossier Parish School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Sun City Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Bossier Parish:

SchoolDigger ranks Bossier Parish 49th of 122 Louisiana school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sun City Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 86.37 69th 725 90.5%
2008 85.83 66th 743 91.1%
2009 81.94 115th 738 84.4%
2010 67.38 273rd 736 62.9%
2011 81.19 127th 766 83.4%
2012 71.87 222nd 764 70.9%
2013 73.15 191st 772 75.3%
2014 70.73 227th 777 70.8%
2015 73.11 201st 792 74.6%
2016 68.66 254th 742 65.8%
2017 73.30 197th 739 73.3%
2018 67.23 186th 728 74.5%
2019 78.99 153rd 731 79.1%
2021 82.60 112th 729 84.6%
2022 49.01 391st 727 46.2%
2023 64.87 274th 730 62.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 72.88 7th 46 84.8%
2021 73.26 10th 45 77.8%
2022 39.92 30th 48 37.5%
2023 38.36 32nd 46 30.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 66.25 87th 333 73.9%
2021 57.53 118th 306 61.4%
2023 31.22 212th 296 28.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.78 316th 682 53.7%
2021 70.14 195th 719 72.9%
2022 37.18 478th 724 34.0%
2023 59.41 299th 723 58.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 77.17 149th 684 78.2%
2021 84.21 90th 705 87.2%
2022 47.17 399th 701 43.1%
2023 67.19 232nd 705 67.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.69 120th 281 57.3%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.55 4th 24 83.3%
2019 56.69 13th 26 50.0%
2022 45.73 21st 30 30.0%
2023 33.92 21st 30 30.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 78.61 149th 696 78.6%
2021 80.07 126th 704 82.1%
2022 46.47 398th 712 44.1%
2023 57.79 328th 713 54.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.97 157th 547 71.3%
2019 77.79 97th 559 82.6%
2021 77.85 81st 564 85.6%
2023 59.82 204th 570 64.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.75 22nd 168 86.9%
2021 84.03 23rd 202 88.6%
2022 45.98 129th 220 41.4%
2023 46.99 131st 233 43.8%
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Rank History for White students at Sun City Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools LA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.59 189th 516 63.4%
2019 75.43 91st 517 82.4%
2021 71.36 132nd 522 74.7%
2022 27.32 431st 517 16.6%
2023 49.92 287th 518 44.6%
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Data source: test scores: Louisiana Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Louisiana Dept of Education

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Open Quote Sun City is a great school. The faculty and staff are always very welcoming when we visit. The teachers provide an excellent education. I would suggest this school to anyone that wants a quality education with a family environment. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Open Quote i agree that there is a lot of negativity in general in the way that the children are spoken to at this school. i understand that there needs to be order and discipline, especially when one teacher has 25+ children in her class, but I am not ok with the way that some of the teachers (usually the monitoring teachers, especially at lunch time) speak to the children. My child is in kindergarten and while I am ok with his/her teacher for this year, I worry about sending him/her there for his/her remaining elementary years. we have taught our child at home all that he/she needs to know for this year and i feel that he/she gets ignored because he/she is not "at risk" or a "problem child". i also agree about the office staff; they are not very attentive.
on the other hand they do accomplish the basics and their overall test scores are above average for the state. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Open Quote Faculties talked to the pupils with sarcasms.
The reception staffs sees you but you are invinsible.They do not know how to established rapport to their visitors. They think they own the school when you go and talked to them.
School nurse talks with sarcasm, do not check kids medication expiration date especially if they are not use everyday which includes your kids medication that only use during emergency situation.
Staff lacks the capability to find the solutions their seems to be complacency. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sun City Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 703 703
1990 536 40 12 6 0 n/a n/a 0 594
1991 534 59 11 7 1 n/a n/a 0 612
1992 579 63 14 11 0 n/a n/a 0 667
1993 563 66 12 12 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1994 560 76 11 13 2 n/a n/a 0 662
1995 552 73 4 9 2 n/a n/a 0 640
1996 552 73 4 9 2 n/a n/a 0 640
1997 573 81 6 10 2 n/a n/a 0 672
1998 528 87 7 13 4 n/a n/a 0 639
1999 503 73 8 11 3 n/a n/a 0 598
2000 512 74 7 10 2 n/a n/a 0 605
2001 485 73 9 14 2 n/a n/a 0 583
2002 481 65 7 12 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2003 481 65 7 12 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2004 468 80 11 16 0 n/a n/a 0 575
2005 452 84 14 25 0 n/a n/a 0 575
2006 502 98 15 25 0 n/a n/a 0 640
2007 478 117 20 24 0 n/a n/a 0 639
2008 498 125 21 36 1 n/a n/a 0 681
2009 506 119 18 29 4 n/a n/a 0 676
2010 482 134 20 44 6 n/a n/a 0 686
2011 358 91 14 18 1 2 19 0 503
2012 369 105 10 28 0 1 32 0 545
2013 375 114 18 28 0 4 50 0 589
2014 373 115 17 23 1 2 53 0 584
2015 374 119 25 27 3 2 0 0 550
2016 332 109 23 33 4 2 33 0 536
2017 351 110 19 32 4 5 36 0 557
2018 346 107 17 55 1 5 36 0 567
2019 368 87 9 48 2 4 38 0 556
2020 380 104 8 47 1 2 40 0 582
2021 349 103 14 58 2 1 54 0 581
2022 341 113 13 56 1 1 58 0 583
2023 296 126 20 67 0 0 58 0 567
2024 289 144 15 68 1 0 43 0 560

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Sun City Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 703 35.0 20.0 7.1
1990 594 34.0 17.4 7.9
1991 612 34.0 18.0 9.2
1992 667 38.0 17.5 11.2
1993 653 38.0 17.2 13.2
1994 662 38.0 17.4 13.4
1995 640 36.0 17.8 11.4
1996 640 36.0 17.8 11.4
1997 672 36.0 18.7 10.9
1998 639 35.0 18.3 11.7
1999 598 36.0 16.6 18.4
2000 605 35.0 17.3 20.2
2001 583 33.0 17.7 20.4
2002 565 33.0 17.1 24.8
2003 565 33.0 17.1 24.8
2004 575 35.6 16.2 24.9
2005 575 34.6 16.6 22.6
2006 640 36.7 17.4 25.2
2007 639 37.8 16.9 27.5
2008 681 39.1 17.4 31.4
2009 676 42.6 15.9 30.6
2010 686 42.0 16.3 37.5
2011 503 31.3 16.0 35.2
2012 545 33.4 16.2 36.9
2013 589 36.2 16.2 37.4
2014 584 35.9 16.2 38.7
2015 550 38.0 14.4 36.2
2016 536 38.0 14.1 39.6
2017 557 30.4 18.2 37.9
2018 567 31.0 18.2 36
2019 556 32.0 17.3 37.8
2020 582 32.0 18.1 42.4
2021 581 33.0 17.6 26.5
2022 583 33.0 17.6 29.7
2023 567 33.0 17.1 55
2024 560 37.2 15.0 50.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Sun City Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 703 35.0 20.0 7.1
1990 594 34.0 17.4 7.9
1991 612 34.0 18.0 9.2
1992 667 38.0 17.5 11.2
1993 653 38.0 17.2 13.2
1994 662 38.0 17.4 13.4
1995 640 36.0 17.8 11.4
1996 640 36.0 17.8 11.4
1997 672 36.0 18.7 10.9
1998 639 35.0 18.3 11.7
1999 598 36.0 16.6 18.4
2000 605 35.0 17.3 20.2
2001 583 33.0 17.7 20.4
2002 565 33.0 17.1 24.8
2003 565 33.0 17.1 24.8
2004 575 35.6 16.2 24.9
2005 575 34.6 16.6 22.6
2006 640 36.7 17.4 25.2
2007 639 37.8 16.9 27.5
2008 681 39.1 17.4 31.4
2009 676 42.6 15.9 30.6
2010 686 42.0 16.3 37.5
2011 503 31.3 16.0 35.2
2012 545 33.4 16.2 36.9
2013 589 36.2 16.2 37.4
2014 584 35.9 16.2 38.7
2015 550 38.0 14.4 36.2
2016 536 38.0 14.1 39.6
2017 557 30.4 18.2 37.9
2018 567 31.0 18.2 36
2019 556 32.0 17.3 37.8
2020 582 32.0 18.1 42.4
2021 581 33.0 17.6 26.5
2022 583 33.0 17.6 29.7
2023 567 33.0 17.1 55
2024 560 37.2 15.0 50.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sun City Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2017 $10,347
2018 $10,800
2019 $10,760
2020 $10,557
2021 $11,600
2022 $12,520

Data source: Louisiana Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sun City Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 153rd of 731 Elementary schoolsRanks 274th of 730 Elementary schools
 16.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sun City Elementary School)7968
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Bossier Parish)7870
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Louisiana)6964
 5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sun City Elementary School)8665
 21%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bossier Parish)7567
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Louisiana)7062
 8%
3rd Grade Social Studies (Sun City Elementary School)6055
 5%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Bossier Parish)5553
 2%
   3rd Grade Social Studies (Louisiana)4744
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students556567
 2%
African American87126
 44.8%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian920
 122.2%
Hispanic4867
 39.6%
Pacific Islander40
 100%
White368296
 19.6%
Two or More Races3858
 52.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.8%55%
 17.3%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Sun City Elementary School

In the 2023-24 school year, 560 students attended Sun City Elementary School.

Students at Sun City Elementary School are 52% White, 26% African American, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Students who attend Sun City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elm Grove Middle School
High : Parkway High School


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