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Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

2101 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748 · (270) 358-4112 · Larue County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Kentucky public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools

Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
294 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7215%
Grade 17916%
Grade 29119%
Grade 38518%
Grade 47215%
Grade 58317%

This year's kindergarten class (72) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
43290%
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
163%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
61%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
245%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24851%
Female
23449%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School→LaRue County Middle School→LaRue County High School
Based on grade levels within LaRue County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
43.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.

Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School this school48261.0%38.9%
Lewisburg Elementary School
Lewisburg
50061.2%40.8%
Oran P Lawler Elementary School
Leitchfield
47059.1%50.9%
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
Lancaster
44659.4%57.1%
Benton Elementary School
Benton
52862.3%50.1%
Ballard County Elementary School
Barlow
44460.6%40.0%
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
38.9%#435 of 669
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
37.3%#442 of 668
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.3%#458 of 674
Enrollment
ranked largest first
482#268 of 744
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.0:1#490 of 674
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.3%#455 of 674
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
61.0%#453 of 721
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.5%#302 of 437
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
482
+60 (+14%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548230.216.0:161% (294)
2023-2447030.715.3:159% (276)
2022-2345129.215.4:153% (238)
2020-214223113.6:156% (238)
2017-185213514.9:163% (327)
2015-165443515.5:162% (336)
2010-114933314.9:163% (310)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (521 to 482); teachers down 14% (35 to 30.2).

About Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Students in Hodgenville, Kentucky, attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. There are 482 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.

LaRue County runs Abraham Lincoln Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 2,448 students in total.

A large majority of enrollment at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is White, at 90%. It is also 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Among Larue County residents, the White share is about 91%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 61%. Public schools in Larue County average a similar 58%.

Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.4% for Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. The school posts 38.9%, 3.5 points below the prediction.

In Larue County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $67,067, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 2,448, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School among them.

LaRue County High School is the nearest public school to Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is behind the 44.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 7.

Federal data place Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

The school's enrollment increased 14% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 13.6 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Larue County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
15,107
Census ACS
Median income
$67,067
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,448 students

Quick facts

School name
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
District
LaRue County
Address
2101 Lincoln Farm Road, Hodgenville, KY 42748
Phone
(270) 358-4112
County
Larue County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
482
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
16.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
294 (61%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
210318002044
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in LaRue County
Other schools in Hodgenville
Other Abraham Lincoln Elementary schools

21 other US public schools in 11 states are named Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 22.

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Frequently asked questions

About Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Abraham Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?
At Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LaRue County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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