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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001817
Buckner Elementary School
4307 BROWN BLVD., Buckner, KY 40010 · (502) 222-3712 · Oldham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
99 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
22%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
68.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
70.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Buckner Elementary School
Buckner Elementary School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Elementary School this school | 620 | 16.0% | 68.7% |
| Harmony Elementary School Goshen | 584 | 14.6% | 57.6% |
| Kenwood Station Elementary School Crestwood | 626 | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Crestwood | 594 | 21.4% | 58.8% |
| Woodfill Elementary School Fort Thomas | 444 | 14.2% | 68.9% |
| Bloom Elementary Louisville | 533 | 22.1% | 62.6% |
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 Buckner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Oldham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #32 of 669 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #36 of 668 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #64 of 674 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #90 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #391 of 674 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.3% | #424 of 674 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #712 of 721 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #52 of 233 | 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
620
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 620 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 659 | 39 | 16.9:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2022-23 | 649 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 14% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 45 | 13.5:1 | 15% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 34.8 | 15.2:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 14% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 25 | 24.8:1 | 15% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (530 to 620); teachers up 18% (34.8 to 41).
About Buckner Elementary School
Buckner Elementary School, located in Buckner, Kentucky, is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 620 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Oldham County enrolls 12,038 students in 19 schools, including Buckner Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Buckner Elementary School is White, at 88%. It is also 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. Among Oldham County residents, the White share is about 87%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 22%.
The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 16% of the student body.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Buckner Elementary School outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Buckner Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Kentucky is predicted to score 59.0%. Buckner Elementary School scores 68.7%, 9.7 points above that line.
The school is in Oldham County, where the median household earns about $122,497 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Buckner Elementary School shares Oldham County with 22 other public schools.
Oldham County Preschool is the nearest public school to Buckner Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Buckner Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Buckner Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Buckner Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 608 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 620. Students per teacher increased from 13.5 in 2020-21 to 15.1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Buckner Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Oldham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,257
Census ACS
Median income
$122,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,038 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oldham County
- Oldham County High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- North Oldham High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Oldham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- North Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
Other schools in Buckner
- Oldham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Oldham County PreschoolElementary · 178 students
- Buckner Alternative High SchoolCombined · 50 students
- The Robert L. Arvin Education CenterHigh
Other Buckner Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Buckner Elementary. Buckner Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- BUCKNER ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MO · 327 students
Nearby schools
- Oldham County Preschool0.0 mi · 178
- Oldham County Middle School0.1 mi · 768
- Oldham County High School0.3 mi · 1,547
- Buckner Alternative High School0.3 mi · 50
- Centerfield Elementary School2.7 mi · 519
- LaGrange Elementary School3.4 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Buckner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Buckner Elementary School?
Buckner Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades KG-05.
Is Buckner Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buckner Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Buckner Elementary School have?
Buckner Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Buckner Elementary School?
Student demographics at Buckner Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckner Elementary School?
Buckner Elementary School is overseen by Oldham County in Oldham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.