Kiker Elementary School

Bernice Kiker Elementary School is an elementary school in the Austin Independent School District school boundary.
History
Kiker Elementary school was built in 1992. The school is named after Bernice Kiker who was the first female principle in Austin ISD. She was born in Dublin, Texas. She died at the age of 91 on May 28th 1995. The served as a principle for 21 years until she retired in 1970. She was the principle at Travis Heights most of her career. She was the vice principle of that school for 3 years prior to being principle. Her Alma Matter was at Southern Methodist University and received her M.A. from Colorado.
Kiker is rated an exemplary school and is recognized for its standardized test scores. It is also a NCEA Higher Performing School by the National Center for Educational Achievement (NCEA).
Kiker was also recognized by AISD in 2010, with Gold Performance Awards in:
- Attendance Rate for the 2008-2009 school year
- Commended Performance in Reading ELA/Math/Writing/Science, Spring 2010 TAKS
- Comparable Improvement in Math, Spring 2010 TAKS
 
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