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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Camargo Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 210425001057
Camargo Elementary School
4307 Camargo Rd, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 · (859) 497-8776 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% 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.
- 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
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
435 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Camargo Elementary School
Camargo Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camargo Elementary School this school | 597 | 72.9% | 39.5% |
| London Elementary School London | 592 | 74.3% | 65.1% |
| Adair County Elementary School Columbia | 550 | 71.1% | 43.3% |
| Adair County Primary Center Columbia | 604 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Owingsville Elementary School Owingsville | 535 | 74.2% | 37.6% |
| Metcalfe County Elementary School Edmonton | 648 | 76.4% | 37.9% |
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 Camargo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #429 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #495 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #396 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #121 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #387 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #475 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.9% | #221 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.7% | #70 of 233 |
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
597
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 579
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 597 | 39.5 | 15.1:1 | 73% (435) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 40.5 | 14.6:1 | 73% (432) |
| 2022-23 | 576 | 39.7 | 14.5:1 | 64% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 35 | 16.6:1 | 62% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 37.1 | 14.1:1 | 73% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 75% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 81% (571) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 85% (523) |
| 1990-91 | 579 | 37 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camargo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (525 to 597); teachers up 6% (37.1 to 39.5).
About Camargo Elementary School
Camargo Elementary School serves students in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, as a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 597 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
Montgomery County is the local district for Camargo Elementary School. It runs 8 schools with 4,442 students.
Most students at Camargo Elementary School are White: 91% of enrollment. Other students are 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Montgomery County is about 92% White. By the diversity index, Camargo Elementary School comes in at 17%.
Federal staffing data show 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Camargo Elementary School and a ratio of 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 15.4:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 73% of enrollment. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Montgomery County.
allk12 grades Camargo Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In Kentucky, Camargo Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.5% actual against a predicted 38.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, median household income is about $56,396, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Camargo Elementary School is among the 9 public schools in Montgomery County.
The next-closest public school is McNabb Middle School, about 4.3 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Camargo Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Camargo Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 581 in 2020-21 and 597 in 2024-25, a rise of 16 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.6:1 to 15.1:1.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,395
Census ACS
Median income
$56,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,442 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Other schools in Mount Sterling
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- McNabb Middle School4.3 mi · 928
- Montgomery County High School4.4 mi · 1,345
- The Sterling School4.5 mi · 64
- Mount Sterling Elementary School4.7 mi · 464
- Gateway Children's Services5.2 mi · 17
- Mapleton Elementary School6.0 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Camargo Elementary SchoolHow large is Camargo Elementary School?
Camargo Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
Is Camargo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Camargo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Camargo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Camargo Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camargo Elementary School?
At Camargo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Camargo Elementary School?
Camargo Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery County in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.