A B Chandler Elementary School
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedWhat this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About A B Chandler Elementary School
Set in Corydon, Kentucky, A B Chandler Elementary School is a cozy elementary-level community, operated by Henderson County. It hosts 256 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% leaner than the state mean of about 421.
Within Henderson County, which oversees 13 schools and 6,707 students, A B Chandler Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, A B Chandler Elementary School reports that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Henderson County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, A B Chandler Elementary School records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting A B Chandler Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, A B Chandler Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of +6.0 points.
In the area at large, census data for Henderson County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,851 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Henderson County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,707 students), A B Chandler Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Cairo Elementary School, around 2.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), A B Chandler Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.6%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 17%: 309 students in 2018 compared to 256 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for A B Chandler Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Henderson County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- Henderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Spottsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Bend Gate Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Cairo Elementary School2.7 mi · 233
- Jefferson Elementary School7.3 mi · 413
- Henderson County South Middle School7.4 mi · 661
- South Heights Elementary School7.6 mi · 413
- The Central Academy8.3 mi · 269
- Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center8.7 mi · 358