Austin Tracy Elementary School

Austin Tracy Elementary School is a small elementary school in Lucas, Kentucky, overseen by Barren County. The school enrolls 346 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Barren County, which oversees 11 schools and 4,908 students, Austin Tracy Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Austin Tracy Elementary School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at Austin Tracy Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Austin Tracy Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Across the wider county, Barren County reports that median household income runs about $50,628, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Austin Tracy Elementary School is one of 21 public schools in Barren County (combined enrollment of about 7,749 students).

Temple Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 11.0 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Austin Tracy Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

Austin Tracy Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 42%: 243 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.