Enrollment
290
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY·NCES 210402001023
Calhoun Elementary School
755 Main St, Calhoun, KY 42327 · (270) 273-3264 · McLean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL290 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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
16.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
132 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 21 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as 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 16% · 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
Calhoun Elementary School→McLean County Middle School
Based on grade levels within McLean County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
60.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Calhoun Elementary School
Calhoun Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun Elementary School this school | 290 | 45.5% | 55.3% |
| Campbell Elementary School Raceland | 313 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Dixon Elementary School Dixon | 285 | 44.2% | 50.0% |
| Campbellsburg Elementary School Campbellsburg | 331 | 47.7% | 29.4% |
| Grant's Lick Elementary School Alexandria | 326 | 44.5% | 61.2% |
| Whitesville Elementary School Whitesville | 363 | 45.7% | 51.4% |
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 Calhoun Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #152 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #113 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #184 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 290 | #585 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #547 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #518 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #622 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #139 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
290
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 290 | 17.6 | 16.5:1 | 46% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 19.6 | 14.7:1 | 55% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 20.5 | 15.1:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 21.9 | 16.1:1 | 49% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 22 | 17.1:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 53% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 278 | 12 | 23.2:1 | 50% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (352 to 290); teachers down 20% (21.9 to 17.6).
About Calhoun Elementary School
Calhoun Elementary School is a small elementary school located in Calhoun, Kentucky. Enrollment stands at 290 students, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 31% below the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Calhoun Elementary School is one school in McLean County, a system of 6 schools with 1,387 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Calhoun Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. McLean County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Calhoun Elementary School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Calhoun Elementary School outscored 72%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Calhoun Elementary School is 7.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (55.3% versus 48.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
For McLean County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $65,596 a year, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Calhoun Elementary School, McLean County has 6 public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, McLean County Alternative Center, is the closest to Calhoun Elementary School. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Calhoun Elementary School. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Calhoun Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Calhoun Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 290, compared with 301 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.5:1.
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McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,114
Census ACS
Median income
$65,596
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County
- McLean County High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- McLean County Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Livermore Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
- Marie Gatton Phillips ElementaryElementary · 115 students
- McLean County Alternative CenterHigh · 2 students
Other schools in Calhoun
- McLean County High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- McLean County Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- McLean County Alternative CenterHigh · 2 students
Other Calhoun Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Calhoun Elementary. Calhoun Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolCalhoun, GA · 922 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolCalhoun, LA · 420 students
- Calhoun ElementaryCalhoun, TN · 317 students
- CALHOUN ELEM.CALHOUN, MO · 58 students
Nearby schools
- McLean County Alternative Center0.1 mi · 2
- McLean County High School1.5 mi · 427
- McLean County Middle School1.7 mi · 321
- Livermore Elementary School7.6 mi · 232
- Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary9.1 mi · 115
- Southern Oaks Elementary School11.3 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun Elementary SchoolHow large is Calhoun Elementary School?
Calhoun Elementary School enrolls approximately 290 students in grades PK-05.
Is Calhoun Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Calhoun Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Calhoun Elementary School have?
Calhoun Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Calhoun Elementary School?
Student demographics at Calhoun Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun Elementary School?
Calhoun Elementary School is overseen by McLean County in McLean County.
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