Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUHLENBERG COUNTY·NCES 210008101072
Bremen Elementary School
5000 Main St, Bremen, KY 42325 · (270) 525-6686 · Muhlenberg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
227 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
52.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
42.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
369
-32 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.0:1
% White
93%
was 95%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Bremen Elementary School
Bremen Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary-level community in Bremen, Kentucky, operated by Muhlenberg County, works with 369 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
Bremen Elementary School is one of 9 schools operated by Muhlenberg County, a district that enrolls 4,846 students overall.
Demographically, Bremen Elementary School logs that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Muhlenberg County as a whole.
In terms of school funding signals, Bremen Elementary School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Bremen Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bremen Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.2%, the actual is 42.0%, a residual of -0.2 points.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Muhlenberg County) records that median household income runs about $51,927, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Bremen Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Muhlenberg County (combined enrollment of about 4,846 students).
Nearest neighbor: Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary, around 4.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Bremen Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.
Bremen Elementary School operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 369 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.
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Muhlenberg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,591
Census ACS
Median income
$51,927
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,846 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muhlenberg County
- Muhlenberg County High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Muhlenberg County Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Greenville Elementary SchoolElementary · 620 students
- Muhlenberg South ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Muhlenberg South Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- Central City ElementaryElementary · 406 students
Nearby schools
- Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary4.1 mi · 115
- Central City Elementary6.0 mi · 406
- Longest Elementary9.6 mi · 404
- The Renaissance Center9.7 mi · 90
- Muhlenberg County High School9.8 mi · 1,123
- Livermore Elementary School10.4 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Bremen Elementary SchoolHow large is Bremen Elementary School?
Bremen Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bremen Elementary School serve?
Bremen Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bremen Elementary School have?
Bremen Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Bremen Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bremen Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Bremen Elementary School?
Bremen Elementary School is overseen by Muhlenberg County in Muhlenberg County.
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