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Enrollment
475
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001597
Camden Station Elementary School
6401 W Hwy 146, Crestwood, KY 40014 · (502) 241-1271 · Oldham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL475 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- C+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
13.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
111 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 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
34%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
62.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Camden Station Elementary School
Camden Station Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Station Elementary School this school | 475 | 23.4% | 55.9% |
| Bloom Elementary Louisville | 533 | 22.1% | 62.6% |
| Clays Mill Elementary School Lexington | 527 | 27.1% | 74.9% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Crestwood | 594 | 21.4% | 58.8% |
| R C Hinsdale Elementary School Edgewood | 555 | 27.6% | 61.3% |
| MT. Washington Elementary Mount Washington | 577 | 25.3% | 44.0% |
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 Camden Station Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Oldham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #146 of 669 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #183 of 668 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #135 of 674 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 475 | #282 of 744 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #161 of 674 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #304 of 674 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.4% | #705 of 721 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #349 of 437 | #6 of 7 |
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
475
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 23% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 33.7 | 14.7:1 | 22% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 41.7 | 12.0:1 | 21% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 40 | 12.1:1 | 19% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 32.1 | 15.5:1 | 22% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 18% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 21% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 16% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 29 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camden Station Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (497 to 475); teachers up 9% (32.1 to 35).
About Camden Station Elementary School
In Crestwood, Kentucky, part of Oldham County, Camden Station Elementary School is an elementary school. It teaches 475 students in kindergarten through 5.
Camden Station Elementary School is one school in a 19-school district, Oldham County, which enrolls 12,038 students.
White students are 80% of those enrolled at Camden Station Elementary School. Other reported shares: 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 34% means there is a 34% chance two randomly chosen students at Camden Station Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Camden Station Elementary School, there are about 13.6 students; the school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 23%. The average for public schools in Oldham County is similar, at 23%.
On the allk12 Grade, Camden Station Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 63% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Camden Station Elementary School is -0.3 points: 55.9% actual, 56.3% predicted.
For Oldham County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $122,497 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Oldham County number 23, with about 12,038 students.
Camden Station Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is South Oldham Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Camden Station Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 nearby schools, at 55.9% versus a 57.0% average.
Federal data place Camden Station Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Camden Station Elementary School enrolled 485; in 2024-25, 475. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 13.6:1.
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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 Crestwood
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kenwood Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Locust Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- East Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- South Oldham Middle School0.1 mi · 848
- South Oldham High School0.2 mi · 1,304
- Kenwood Station Elementary School0.2 mi · 626
- Crestwood Elementary School0.6 mi · 538
- Liberty Academy0.6 mi · 72
- Centerfield Elementary School3.4 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Camden Station Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Camden Station Elementary School?
Camden Station Elementary School enrolls approximately 475 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Camden Station Elementary School serve?
Camden Station Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Camden Station Elementary School have?
Camden Station Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Camden Station Elementary School?
At Camden Station Elementary School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Camden Station Elementary School public or private?
Camden Station Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oldham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.