Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY·NCES 210072000139
Ben Johnson Elementary School
13598 S. Hwy 259, Mc Daniels, KY 40152 · (270) 756-3070 · Breckinridge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- C+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
14.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
153 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Based on grade levels within Breckinridge County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
36.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Ben Johnson Elementary School
Ben Johnson Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Johnson Elementary School this school | 232 | 65.9% | 38.5% |
| Inez Elementary School Inez | 233 | 65.2% | 42.9% |
| Livermore Elementary School Livermore | 232 | 66.8% | 31.6% |
| Cannonsburg Elementary School Ashland | 272 | 66.5% | 40.2% |
| Joe Harrison Carter Tompkinsville | 260 | 66.2% | 49.9% |
| Fordsville Elementary School Fordsville | 245 | 68.2% | 58.5% |
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 Ben Johnson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #440 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #463 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #540 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #648 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #217 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.0% | #490 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #372 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #296 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 2024-25Enrollment
232
+14 (+6%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 232 | 16.5 | 14.1:1 | 66% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 225 | 17.5 | 12.9:1 | 53% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 42% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | 13 | 16.8:1 | 51% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 13.4 | 18.7:1 | 62% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 61% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 175 | 11 | 15.9:1 | 62% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 199 | 12 | 16.6:1 | 65% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 12 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ben Johnson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (251 to 232); teachers up 23% (13.4 to 16.5).
About Ben Johnson Elementary School
Ben Johnson Elementary School serves students in Mc Daniels, Kentucky, as a small elementary school. The school's 232 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Breckinridge County is the local district for Ben Johnson Elementary School. It runs 6 schools with 2,677 students.
Federal enrollment data show Ben Johnson Elementary School is 91% White. Other groups include 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Ben Johnson Elementary School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 14.1:1 comes from the school's 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The lunch program counts 66% of students at Ben Johnson Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Breckinridge County, the average is 57%.
allk12 grades Ben Johnson Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Ben Johnson Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 40.5%. Ben Johnson Elementary School scores 38.5%, 2.0 points below that line.
Breckinridge County has about 20,881 residents, and the median household income is $55,843, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. In all, Breckinridge County has 9 public schools and roughly 5,362 students.
The closest public school, Oran P Lawler Elementary School, is about 9.4 miles from Ben Johnson Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within ten miles. By average proficiency, Ben Johnson Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Ben Johnson Elementary School grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 218 to 232 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.1:1) than in 2020-21 (16.8:1).
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Breckinridge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,881
Census ACS
Median income
$55,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,362 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Breckinridge County
- Breckinridge County High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Hardinsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Irvington Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Custer Elementary SchoolElementary · 178 students
Nearby schools
- Oran P Lawler Elementary School9.4 mi · 470
- H W Wilkey Elementary School9.5 mi · 504
- Grayson Co. Alternative Education9.5 mi · 19
- Grayson County High School9.5 mi · 1,180
- Grayson County Middle School9.6 mi · 837
- Breckinridge County High School11.2 mi · 875
Frequently asked questions
About Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolHow large is Ben Johnson Elementary School?
Ben Johnson Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ben Johnson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ben Johnson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ben Johnson Elementary School have?
Ben Johnson Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ben Johnson Elementary School?
At Ben Johnson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ben Johnson Elementary School?
Ben Johnson Elementary School is overseen by Breckinridge County in Breckinridge County.
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