Campbellsville Elementary School

Campbellsville Elementary School is an elementary-level community of substantial scale in Campbellsville, Kentucky, overseen by Campbellsville Independent, works with 695 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Campbellsville Elementary School sits 65% above that benchmark.

Campbellsville Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Campbellsville Independent, a district that works with 1,360 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Campbellsville Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 15% multiracial, 12% Black, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Taylor County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Campbellsville Elementary School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Campbellsville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 38.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Taylor County) shows that median household earnings sit near $60,456, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Taylor County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,064 students), of which Campbellsville Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Taylor County Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Campbellsville Elementary School at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 41.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Over the past 7-year window. Campbellsville Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 22% since 2018, when it stood at 570 (now 695). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Campbellsville Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.