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Alumni: what's one memory from Boonesborough Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372002481
Boonesborough Elementary
1342 Boonesborough Road, Richmond, KY 40475 · (859) 387-8400 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
157 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 10 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
23%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Boonesborough Elementary
Boonesborough Elementary's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonesborough Elementary this school | 406 | 38.7% | 61.3% |
| Ryland Heights Elementary School Covington | 443 | 40.9% | 61.9% |
| Piner Elementary School Morning View | 354 | 41.5% | 52.2% |
| Heritage Elementary Waddy | 387 | 41.6% | 60.8% |
| Hanson Elementary School Hanson | 532 | 41.4% | 63.8% |
| Donald E. Cline Elementary School Cold Spring | 398 | 33.7% | 65.4% |
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 Boonesborough Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #91 of 669 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #130 of 668 | #1 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #85 of 674 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #421 of 744 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #295 of 674 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #414 of 674 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.7% | #672 of 721 | #12 of 12 |
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
406
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 406 | 28 | 14.5:1 | 39% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 27 | 15.6:1 | 43% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 39% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 39% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boonesborough Elementary.
About Boonesborough Elementary
Richmond, Kentucky, is home to Boonesborough Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 406 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 20 schools in Madison County totals 11,132 students.
At Boonesborough Elementary, 87% of students are White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Madison County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boonesborough Elementary scores 23%.
The school had 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 39%. The average for public schools in Madison County is 55%.
Boonesborough Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Test results at Boonesborough Elementary are 10.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (61.3% actual, 50.6% predicted).
Madison County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $63,351 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Boonesborough Elementary shares Madison County with 26 other public schools.
Boonesborough Elementary is about 5.2 miles from White Hall Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Boonesborough Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Boonesborough Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Boonesborough Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- B. Michael Caudill Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn R Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Nearby schools
- White Hall Elementary School5.2 mi · 364
- Glenn R Marshall Elementary School5.6 mi · 480
- B. Michael Caudill Middle School5.6 mi · 517
- Bellevue Transitional School6.7 mi · 11
- Madison County Day Treatment6.7 mi · 15
- Daniel Boone Elementary School6.7 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Boonesborough ElementaryHow many students attend Boonesborough Elementary?
Boonesborough Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
Is Boonesborough Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boonesborough Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Boonesborough Elementary have?
Boonesborough Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Boonesborough Elementary?
Student demographics at Boonesborough Elementary are roughly 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Boonesborough Elementary public or private?
Boonesborough Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.