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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY·NCES 210099000188
Cartmell Elementary
1708 Highland Ave, Carrollton, KY 41008 · (502) 732-7085 · Carroll County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
14.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
271 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 133 | 31% |
| Grade 3 | 153 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 34% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Cartmell Elementary→Carroll County Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Carroll County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
29.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
22.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Cartmell Elementary
Cartmell Elementary's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmell Elementary this school | 436 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Graves County Central Elementary Mayfield | 480 | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| Mount Sterling Elementary School Mount Sterling | 464 | 64.9% | 43.4% |
| Meadow Lands Elementary School Owensboro | 479 | 62.4% | 44.5% |
| Overdale Elementary School Louisville | 390 | 65.6% | 39.9% |
| Morgantown Elementary School Morgantown | 610 | 62.8% | 45.5% |
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 Cartmell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #615 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #619 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #605 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #361 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #299 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #281 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #434 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #253 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
436
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 436 | 30 | 14.5:1 | 62% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 62% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 59% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 70% (297) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | 29 | 16.7:1 | 72% (348) |
| 2015-16 | 459 | 29 | 15.8:1 | 72% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 72% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 22 | 13.6:1 | 85% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 36 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cartmell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (485 to 436); teachers up 3% (29 to 30).
About Cartmell Elementary
Cartmell Elementary is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Carrollton, Kentucky. It had 436 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 2 through 4.
The district for Cartmell Elementary is Carroll County, with 5 schools and 1,973 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cartmell Elementary is 77% White. Next come 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 30 full-time-equivalent teachers at Cartmell Elementary, giving a ratio of 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 271 students, or 62%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Cartmell Elementary earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 23.9%, is 18.1 points below the 42.0% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Looking at the county, Carroll County, median household income comes to about $56,466, about 11% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The county's public schools total 8, with about 1,973 students.
Cartmell Elementary's nearest public school is Carroll County High School (about 0.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Cartmell Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Cartmell Elementary in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Enrollment went from 427 in 2020-21 to 436 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,954
Census ACS
Median income
$56,466
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County
- Carroll County High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Carroll County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Kathryn Winn PrimaryElementary · 233 students
- Carroll Co Childhood Development CenterElementary · 171 students
- iLead Academy SchoolHigh
Other schools in Carrollton
- Carroll County High SchoolHigh · 578 students
- Carroll County Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Kathryn Winn PrimaryElementary · 233 students
- Carroll Co Childhood Development CenterElementary · 171 students
- Carroll County Area Technology CenterHigh
- iLEAD AcademyHigh
Nearby schools
- Carroll County High School0.1 mi · 578
- Carroll Co Childhood Development Center1.0 mi · 171
- Kathryn Winn Primary1.0 mi · 233
- Carroll County Middle School1.3 mi · 555
- Switzerland Co Senior High School5.7 mi · 459
- Switzerland Co Middle School5.8 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Cartmell ElementaryHow many students attend Cartmell Elementary?
Cartmell Elementary enrolls approximately 436 students in grades 02-04.
Is Cartmell Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cartmell Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Cartmell Elementary?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Cartmell Elementary.
How diverse is Cartmell Elementary?
Cartmell Elementary reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cartmell Elementary?
Cartmell Elementary is overseen by Carroll County in Carroll County.
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