Cartmell Elementary

Cartmell Elementary is one of the mid-sized primary schools in Carrollton, Kentucky, operated by Carroll County, with 436 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 4.

Carroll County comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,973 students; Cartmell Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Cartmell Elementary reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Carroll County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Cartmell Elementary records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Cartmell Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Cartmell Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.0%; this one comes in at 23.9%, -18.1 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Carroll County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $56,466 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carroll County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,973 students), Cartmell Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Carroll County High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cartmell Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cartmell Elementary has ticked down 10%, going from 485 students in 2018 to 436 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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