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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
14.2:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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 →
Schools most like Bremen Elementary School
Bremen Elementary School's state test result (42.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen Elementary School this school | 369 | 61.5% | 42.0% |
| Green County Intermediate School Greensburg | 372 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| Highland Elementary School Staffordsville | 392 | 63.3% | 53.6% |
| Harlan Elementary School Harlan | 335 | 61.2% | 51.9% |
| Summit Elementary School Ashland | 425 | 62.4% | 42.1% |
| Dry Ridge Elementary Dry Ridge | 400 | 63.5% | 42.7% |
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 Bremen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #378 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #448 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #286 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #478 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #232 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #516 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #442 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #289 of 437 |
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
369
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 369 | 26.1 | 14.2:1 | 62% (227) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 24.9 | 14.1:1 | 65% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 28.1 | 13.1:1 | 64% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 63% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 25.1 | 16.0:1 | 60% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 62% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 58% (216) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 23 | 18.2:1 | 61% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bremen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (401 to 369); teachers up 4% (25.1 to 26.1).
About Bremen Elementary School
Bremen Elementary School sits in Bremen, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 369 students enrolled.
Bremen Elementary School is among 9 schools run by Muhlenberg County, which serves 4,846 students.
The share of students at Bremen Elementary School who are White is 93%. Other groups make up 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Muhlenberg County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
The school's 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. At Bremen Elementary School, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is in line with the 62% average for public schools in Muhlenberg County.
Bremen Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.2%.
In Muhlenberg County, home to about 30,591 people, the median household earns about $51,927 a year, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Bremen Elementary School shares Muhlenberg County with 10 other public schools.
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary is about 4.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Bremen Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 368 to 369. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other Bremen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bremen Elementary. Bremen Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Bremen Elementary SchoolBremen, OH · 354 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.