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How has Auburn Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
760
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOGAN COUNTY·NCES 210354001543
Auburn Elementary School
221 College St, Auburn, KY 42206 · (270) 542-4181 · Logan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL760 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
363 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 47% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Auburn Elementary School→Logan County High School
Based on grade levels within Logan County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
52.2%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
52.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Auburn Elementary School
Auburn Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Elementary School this school | 760 | 47.8% | 49.5% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 689 | 46.6% | 56.0% |
| Freedom Elementary School Shepherdsville | 606 | 45.9% | 33.2% |
| Barry Hahn Primary School Brandenburg | 807 | 42.1% | 61.5% |
| Taylorsville Elementary School Taylorsville | 661 | 52.6% | 40.1% |
| White's Tower Elementary School Independence | 675 | 42.4% | 49.5% |
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 Auburn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #245 of 669 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #202 of 668 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.2% | #290 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 760 | #24 of 744 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #625 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #365 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #608 of 721 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #179 of 233 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
760
+125 (+20%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 578
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 760 | 43.1 | 17.6:1 | 48% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 54% (383) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 47 | 14.7:1 | 51% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 49% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 41 | 18.0:1 | 49% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 45 | 16.2:1 | 53% (389) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 46 | 16.2:1 | 52% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 578 | 27 | 21.4:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Auburn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (737 to 760); teachers up 5% (41 to 43.1).
About Auburn Elementary School
Auburn Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Auburn, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 760 students, in pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Logan County is the district for Auburn Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 3,443 students.
The large majority of students at Auburn Elementary School, 85%, are White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Auburn Elementary School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Auburn Elementary School is 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, lower than at this school. About 48% of students, or 363, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Logan County is 9 points.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Auburn Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 47.3% for a school in Kentucky with Auburn Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Auburn Elementary School posts 49.5%.
Auburn Elementary School is located in Logan County, where median household income is about $60,382, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 14 public schools in Logan County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,422.
The school nearest to Auburn Elementary School is Chandlers Elementary School, at a distance of about 7.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Auburn Elementary School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Auburn Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Auburn Elementary School went from 635 students to 760. The ratio was 15.5:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,986
Census ACS
Median income
$60,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,422 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Logan County
- Logan County High SchoolHigh · 918 students
- Lewisburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 500 students
- Chandlers Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Olmstead Elementary SchoolElementary · 398 students
- Adairville Elementary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- The AcademyHigh · 69 students
Other Auburn Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Auburn Elementary. Auburn Elementary School is the largest of the 9.
- Auburn Elementary SchoolAuburn, GA · 678 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolSalem, OR · 592 students
- Auburn ElementaryRiner, VA · 544 students
- Auburn ElementaryAuburn, CA · 501 students
- Auburn Elementary SchoolAUBURN, MI · 474 students
Nearby schools
- Chandlers Elementary School7.2 mi · 454
- The Academy7.5 mi · 69
- Logan County High School7.5 mi · 918
- R E Stevenson Elementary School10.2 mi · 459
- Rockfield Elementary10.3 mi · 674
- Russellville High School10.7 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Auburn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Auburn Elementary School?
Auburn Elementary School enrolls approximately 760 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Auburn Elementary School serve?
Auburn Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Auburn Elementary School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Auburn Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Auburn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Auburn Elementary School are roughly 85% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Auburn Elementary School in?
Auburn Elementary School is part of Logan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.