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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000144
Brooks Elementary School
1430 Brooks Hill Road, Brooks, KY 40109 · (502) 869-2000 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
313 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
26.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Where Brooks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #610 of 669 | #11 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #618 of 668 | #11 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #622 of 674 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #342 of 744 | #7 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #193 of 674 | #1 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #236 of 674 | #1 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #274 of 721 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #202 of 437 | #3 of 9 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
444
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 591
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 444 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 66% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 77% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 30 | 14.6:1 | 63% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 34.3 | 15.0:1 | 71% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 534 | 33 | 16.2:1 | 70% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 27 | 18.7:1 | 74% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 20 | 28.8:1 | 41% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 591 | 31 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooks Elementary School.
About Brooks Elementary School
Brooks Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Brooks, Kentucky. A total of 444 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Bullitt County oversees Brooks Elementary School and 23 other schools, with 13,007 students in total.
Roughly 71% of students at Brooks Elementary School are White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Bullitt County residents are about 91% White. Brooks Elementary School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Brooks Elementary School, 32 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 13.9:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Bullitt County is 20 points.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Brooks Elementary School's results are 14.3 points below predicted: 24.5% against 38.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bullitt County show that the median household income is $80,558, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Brooks Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in the county.
Maryville Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 24.5% average proficiency ranks 6th among 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Brooks Elementary School was 439 in 2020-21 and 444 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Maryville Elementary School1.7 mi · 359
- Coral Ridge Elementary2.5 mi · 567
- Overdale Elementary School2.5 mi · 390
- Freedom Elementary School2.6 mi · 606
- North Bullitt High School2.7 mi · 1,178
- Hebron Middle School2.8 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Brooks Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Brooks Elementary School?
Brooks Elementary School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brooks Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooks Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Brooks Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Brooks Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brooks Elementary School?
At Brooks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Brooks Elementary School public or private?
Brooks Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bullitt County.
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