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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Caldwell County Elementary School?
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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALDWELL COUNTY·NCES 210084000170
Caldwell County Elementary School
105 Education Dr, Princeton, KY 42445 · (270) 365-8030 · Caldwell County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
223 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 3 | 129 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Caldwell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Caldwell County Elementary School
Caldwell County Elementary School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell County Elementary School this school | 386 | 57.8% | 47.3% |
| Trigg County Intermediate School Cadiz | 416 | 57.9% | 36.7% |
| North Warren Elementary Smiths Grove | 436 | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| Westside Elementary School Cynthiana | 360 | 56.1% | 43.9% |
| Hager Elementary School Ashland | 344 | 57.3% | 49.0% |
| Southside Elementary School Cynthiana | 409 | 55.5% | 40.7% |
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 Caldwell County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #278 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #153 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #373 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #456 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #586 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #331 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #507 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #174 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
386
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 386 | 22.8 | 17.0:1 | 58% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 22.3 | 17.2:1 | 52% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 25.3 | 16.0:1 | 56% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 63% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 26.3 | 17.4:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 61% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 24 | 18.9:1 | 63% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 496 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 48% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caldwell County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (457 to 386); teachers down 14% (26.3 to 22.8).
About Caldwell County Elementary School
Caldwell County Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Princeton, Kentucky. It enrolled 386 students in grades 3 through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
The Caldwell County system has 4 schools and 1,879 students.
About 82% of the student body at Caldwell County Elementary School is White. Other students are 12% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Caldwell County Elementary School is 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.0:1. This ratio sits 1.6 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. For comparison, public schools in Caldwell County average 60%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Caldwell County Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Caldwell County Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.3% is 3.7 points above the 43.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Caldwell County has about 12,618 residents, and the median household income is $59,583, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Caldwell County Elementary School, Caldwell County has 4 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Caldwell County High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Caldwell County Elementary School ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 47.3% versus a 45.5% average.
The federal government classifies Caldwell County Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment has fallen by 23 students since 2020-21, to 386.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,618
Census ACS
Median income
$59,583
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Caldwell County
- Caldwell County High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Caldwell County Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Caldwell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
Other schools in Princeton
- Caldwell County High SchoolHigh · 561 students
- Caldwell County Primary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Caldwell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 400 students
- Caldwell County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Caldwell County High School0.2 mi · 561
- Caldwell County Primary School0.2 mi · 532
- Caldwell County Middle School0.2 mi · 400
- Lyon County Middle School10.5 mi · 210
- Lyon County Elementary School10.6 mi · 485
- Lyon County High School10.6 mi · 292
Frequently asked questions
About Caldwell County Elementary SchoolHow large is Caldwell County Elementary School?
Caldwell County Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Caldwell County Elementary School serve?
Caldwell County Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Caldwell County Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Caldwell County Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Caldwell County Elementary School?
Student demographics at Caldwell County Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is Caldwell County Elementary School in?
Caldwell County Elementary School is part of Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.