Calvert City Elementary School

Set in Calvert City, Kentucky, Calvert City Elementary School is a cozy elementary school, run under Marshall County. It caters to 294 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% below the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Marshall County comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 4,302 students; Calvert City Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Calvert City Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). Beyond that, the school reports 3% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Marshall County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Marshall County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Calvert City Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Marshall County put the typical household earns roughly $65,831 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Marshall County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), of which Calvert City Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is South Livingston Elementary School, roughly 4.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Calvert City Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Calvert City Elementary School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 315 students in 2018 compared to 294 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Calvert City Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.