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If you had an hour of school board time for Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRARD COUNTY·NCES 210216000454
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
279 North Camp Dick Rd, Lancaster, KY 40444 · (859) 792-6136 · Garrard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A-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
15.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
265 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Based on grade levels within Garrard County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
64.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
59.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 65 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School this school | 446 | 59.4% | 57.1% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Shepherdsville | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| Oran P Lawler Elementary School Leitchfield | 470 | 59.1% | 50.9% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hodgenville | 482 | 61.0% | 38.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Cecilia | 463 | 58.1% | 43.2% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
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 Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #131 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #120 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #114 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #338 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #484 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #479 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #477 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.4% | #102 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
446
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
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 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 59% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 29.9 | 18.7:1 | 57% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 30 | 17.1:1 | 42% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 51% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 17 | 25.8:1 | 66% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (560 to 446); teachers down 6% (29.9 to 28).
About Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Lancaster, Kentucky. Enrollment is 446 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is one of 5 schools in Garrard County, which enrolls 2,503 students in total.
The large majority of students at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School, 91%, are White. The next largest groups are 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School comes in at 17%.
The count of teachers at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is 28 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. The school counts 265 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%.
allk12 grades Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Garrard County, median household income is about $63,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Garrard County number 6 and enroll about 2,503.
Nearby, Danville High School is about 6.5 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (437) and 2024-25 (446).
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Garrard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,568
Census ACS
Median income
$63,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,503 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrard County
- Garrard County High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Garrard Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Paint Lick Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Garrard County High SchoolHigh · 792 students
- Garrard Middle SchoolMiddle · 543 students
- Lancaster Elementary SchoolElementary · 462 students
- Garrard County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Danville High School6.5 mi · 492
- Anchor Academy6.5 mi · 34
- Burgin Independent School6.6 mi · 525
- John W. Bate Middle School6.7 mi · 358
- Garrard Middle School6.7 mi · 543
- Kentucky School for the Deaf6.9 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Camp Dick Robinson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School?
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School serve?
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School have?
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School?
Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School is overseen by Garrard County in Garrard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.