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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 324 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEREA INDEPENDENT·NCES 210048000077
Berea Community Elementary School
2 Pirate Pkwy, Berea, KY 40403 · (859) 986-4065 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
309 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 49 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Berea Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Berea Community Elementary School
Berea Community Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berea Community Elementary School this school | 448 | 69.0% | 43.0% |
| Roby Elementary School Shepherdsville | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
| Nicholasville Elementary School Nicholasville | 465 | 67.7% | 43.6% |
| Junction City Elementary School Junction City | 457 | 68.5% | 62.0% |
| Glenn R Marshall Elementary School Richmond | 480 | 67.7% | 48.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Franklin | 463 | 65.7% | 42.1% |
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 Berea Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #360 of 669 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #396 of 668 | #8 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #341 of 674 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #335 of 744 | #7 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #89 of 674 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.7% | #302 of 674 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #302 of 721 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #122 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
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
448
-42 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 448 | 34.9 | 12.8:1 | 69% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 37.9 | 12.3:1 | 68% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 38.9 | 12.9:1 | 69% (345) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 55% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 39.8 | 13.9:1 | 74% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 64% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 526 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 68% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 20 | 23.6:1 | 53% (251) |
| 1990-91 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Berea Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (554 to 448); teachers down 12% (39.8 to 34.9).
About Berea Community Elementary School
Berea Community Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Berea, Kentucky. A federal count lists 448 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Berea Independent has 3 schools and 971 students.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at Berea Community Elementary School. Enrollment also includes 9% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 4% Black. The school's White share is 9 points below the 89% share among Madison County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Berea Community Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Its 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 69%. For comparison, public schools in Madison County average 55%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Berea Community 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.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Berea Community Elementary School is 3.6 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.0%. Predicted: 39.4%.
Census estimates describe Madison County this way: median household income is about $63,351, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Madison County number 27 and enroll about 12,103.
Berea Community High School is the public school closest to Berea Community Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Berea Community Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Berea Community Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 43.0% versus a 49.1% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 448, 9% below the 490 of 2020-21.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Berea Independent
- Berea Community High SchoolHigh · 309 students
- Berea Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 214 students
Other schools in Berea
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Silver Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Shannon Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Farristown Middle SchoolMiddle · 463 students
- Foley Middle SchoolMiddle · 429 students
Nearby schools
- Berea Community High School0.1 mi · 309
- Berea Community Middle School0.1 mi · 214
- Madison Southern High School0.7 mi · 1,224
- Foley Middle School0.7 mi · 429
- Shannon Johnson Elementary School0.9 mi · 473
- Silver Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Berea Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Berea Community Elementary School?
Berea Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Berea Community Elementary School serve?
Berea Community Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Berea Community Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Berea Community Elementary School.
How diverse is Berea Community Elementary School?
Berea Community Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Berea Community Elementary School?
Berea Community Elementary School is overseen by Berea Independent in Madison County.
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