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What's one thing Cedar Grove Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000146
Cedar Grove Elementary
1900 Cedar Grove Road, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 · (502) 869-3800 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-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
17.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
257 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Cedar Grove Elementary
Cedar Grove Elementary's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove Elementary this school | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Cecilia | 463 | 58.1% | 43.2% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
| North Butler Elementary Morgantown | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| North Warren Elementary Smiths Grove | 436 | 58.7% | 45.6% |
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 Cedar Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #345 of 669 | #4 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #347 of 668 | #5 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #301 of 674 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #350 of 744 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #584 of 674 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.6% | #443 of 674 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #501 of 721 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #192 of 437 | #2 of 9 |
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
441
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 47% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 46% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 28.9 | 17.7:1 | 50% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 28 | 18.4:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 634 | 18 | 35.2:1 | 45% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 30 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (513 to 441); teachers down 10% (28.9 to 26).
About Cedar Grove Elementary
Cedar Grove Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. School enrollment was 441 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Bullitt County is made up of 24 schools with 13,007 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Cedar Grove Elementary, with 89% of enrollment. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Bullitt County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. By the diversity index, Cedar Grove Elementary comes in at 21%.
The school reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.0 students per teacher. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 58%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Bullitt County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades Cedar Grove Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Cedar Grove Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 43.9%. Predicted: 43.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bullitt County show that median household income is about $80,558, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 26 public schools operate in Bullitt County, serving about 13,007 students.
Nearest public school: Bullitt Central High School, about 1.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Cedar Grove Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 43.9% versus a 30.4% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (433) and 2024-25 (441).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Shepherdsville
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Hebron Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Shepherdsville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Roby Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
Other Cedar Grove Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Cedar Grove Elementary. Cedar Grove Elementary is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolTOMS RIVER, NJ · 931 students
- Cedar Grove ElementarySmyrna, TN · 856 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryWilliamston, SC · 596 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolEllenwood, GA · 531 students
- Cedar Grove Elementary SchoolLIVINGSTON, TX · 513 students
Nearby schools
- Bullitt Central High School1.6 mi · 1,293
- Roby Elementary School1.7 mi · 434
- Bullitt Alternative Center1.8 mi · 34
- Shepherdsville Elementary2.4 mi · 538
- Bullitt Lick Middle School2.5 mi · 423
- Bernheim Middle School4.4 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar Grove ElementaryHow large is Cedar Grove Elementary?
Cedar Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cedar Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cedar Grove Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cedar Grove Elementary is approximately 17.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cedar Grove Elementary?
Cedar Grove Elementary reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Cedar Grove Elementary public or private?
Cedar Grove Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bullitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.