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Best kept secret at Bend Gate Elementary School?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY·NCES 210271000571
Bend Gate Elementary School
920 Bend Gate Rd, Henderson, KY 42420 · (270) 831-5040 · Henderson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
15.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
251 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Bend Gate Elementary School
Bend Gate Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bend Gate Elementary School this school | 421 | 59.6% | 50.2% |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| West Broadway Elementary School Madisonville | 486 | 60.7% | 38.1% |
| Bardstown Primary School Bardstown | 434 | 55.5% | N/A |
| Ft Wright Elementary School Covington | 469 | 56.1% | 62.8% |
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 Bend Gate Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #226 of 669 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #157 of 668 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #240 of 674 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #391 of 744 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #434 of 674 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #151 of 674 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #473 of 721 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #186 of 437 | #6 of 7 |
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
421
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 521
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 421 | 27.2 | 15.5:1 | 60% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 30.2 | 14.1:1 | 61% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 425 | 30.2 | 14.1:1 | 58% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 29.6 | 16.6:1 | 64% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 65% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 32 | 16.9:1 | 62% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 17 | 30.2:1 | 34% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 521 | 24 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bend Gate Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (491 to 421); teachers down 8% (29.6 to 27.2).
About Bend Gate Elementary School
This page covers Bend Gate Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Henderson, Kentucky. It educates 421 students in kindergarten through 5.
Bend Gate Elementary School is one school in Henderson County, a system of 13 schools with 6,707 students.
White students make up a majority at Bend Gate Elementary School, at 59%. Other students are 14% multiracial, 14% Black, and 11% Hispanic. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Henderson County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bend Gate Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.5:1. That is close to the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Bend Gate 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.
Bend Gate Elementary School is 7.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.2% versus 42.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Henderson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,851, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, Henderson County has 13 public schools and roughly 6,707 students.
Nearest public school: Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center, about 2.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bend Gate Elementary School at 3rd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 421, starting from 411.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,707 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henderson County
- Henderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Spottsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- South Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- South Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- East Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 377 students
Nearby schools
- Thelma B. Johnson Early Learning Center2.1 mi · 358
- Henderson County North Middle School2.4 mi · 670
- The Central Academy2.6 mi · 269
- Henderson County High School2.7 mi · 1,852
- East Heights Elementary School3.0 mi · 377
- Henderson County South Middle School3.5 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Bend Gate Elementary SchoolHow large is Bend Gate Elementary School?
Bend Gate Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bend Gate Elementary School serve?
Bend Gate Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bend Gate Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Bend Gate Elementary School.
How diverse is Bend Gate Elementary School?
Bend Gate Elementary School reports a student body of 59% White, 11% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Bend Gate Elementary School?
Bend Gate Elementary School is overseen by Henderson County in Henderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.