Bend Gate Elementary School

Bend Gate Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized primary school in Henderson, Kentucky, run under Henderson County. Current enrollment sits at 421 students spanning grades K through 5.

Across the 13 schools in Henderson County (6,707 students total), Bend Gate Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bend Gate Elementary School shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 14% multiracial, 14% Black, 11% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bend Gate Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.9%; this one delivers 50.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Henderson County shows median household earnings sit near $58,851, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Henderson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,707 students), of which Bend Gate Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bend Gate Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 491 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.