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What's the one class at Brookside Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303001429
Brookside Elementary School
199 Brookside Dr, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 887-2012 · Jessamine County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
C+
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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
14.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
303 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
49.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Brookside Elementary School
Brookside Elementary School's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Elementary School this school | 515 | 58.8% | 42.7% |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| Strode Station Elementary School Winchester | 542 | 59.4% | 37.8% |
| Creekside Elementary Georgetown | 574 | 57.3% | 33.3% |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| West Broadway Elementary School Madisonville | 486 | 60.7% | 38.1% |
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 Brookside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jessamine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #367 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #399 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #351 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #221 of 744 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #266 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #198 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #486 of 721 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #236 of 437 | N/A |
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
515
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 806
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 515 | 35.9 | 14.3:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 40.1 | 13.4:1 | 61% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 37 | 13.2:1 | 57% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 35.4 | 16.4:1 | 56% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 60% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 64% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 19 | 34.4:1 | 43% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 806 | 39 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookside Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (580 to 515); teachers up 1% (35.4 to 35.9).
About Brookside Elementary School
Brookside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in Nicholasville, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 515 students, in grades 1 through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
Brookside Elementary School is one school in a 13-school district, Jessamine County, which enrolls 8,331 students.
Brookside Elementary School's enrollment is 66% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Jessamine County residents are about 87% White. By the diversity index, Brookside Elementary School comes in at 53%.
Teachers at Brookside Elementary School total 35.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 59%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Brookside Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.2% at Brookside Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.7%.
In the county around the school, Jessamine County, median household income is about $74,576, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Brookside Elementary School is among the 14 public schools in Jessamine County.
The shortest distance from Brookside Elementary School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Hattie C. Warner Elementary School. The five-mile area around Brookside Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Brookside Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Brookside Elementary School as Town: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Brookside Elementary School went from 487 students to 515. The ratio was 13.2:1 in 2020-21 and 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in Nicholasville
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other Brookside Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 12 states are named Brookside Elementary. Brookside Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 18.
- Brookside ElementaryRAMSEY, MN · 779 students
- Brookside ElementaryBeaumont, CA · 691 students
- Brookside ElementaryOak Park, CA · 556 students
- Brookside ElementaryGastonia, NC · 512 students
- Brookside ElementaryDracut, MA · 487 students
Nearby schools
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School0.2 mi · 570
- Jessamine Early Learning Village0.2 mi · 785
- Nicholasville Elementary School0.7 mi · 465
- West Jessamine Middle School1.1 mi · 887
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School1.1 mi · 542
- West Jessamine High School1.5 mi · 1,272
Frequently asked questions
About Brookside Elementary SchoolHow large is Brookside Elementary School?
Brookside Elementary School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 01-05.
Is Brookside Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookside Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Brookside Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Brookside Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brookside Elementary School?
At Brookside Elementary School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Brookside Elementary School in?
Brookside Elementary School is part of Jessamine County.
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