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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 210381000272

Central Elementary School

115 Jim Goheen Drive, Benton, KY 42025 · (270) 527-0796 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
244 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K245%
Kindergarten6313%
Grade 17015%
Grade 28117%
Grade 38017%
Grade 48418%
Grade 57816%

This year's kindergarten class (63) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).

Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
44994%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
123%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
25754%
Female
22346%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Central Elementary School this school48050.8%53.2%
Lyon County Elementary School
Eddyville
48550.7%48.5%
North Jackson Elementary
Glasgow
53750.8%46.7%
Heath Elementary School
West Paducah
49852.4%62.6%
Emma B. Ward Elementary School
Lawrenceburg
45253.1%45.8%
Creekside Elementary School
Sonora
47452.1%50.0%
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 Central Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Marshall County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.2%#183 of 669#1 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.0%#155 of 668#2 of 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#264 of 674#1 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
480#273 of 744#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.5:1#433 of 674#4 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
12.3%#539 of 674#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
50.8%#585 of 721#6 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.6%#275 of 437N/A
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 2024-25
Enrollment
480
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548031.115.5:151% (244)
2023-2445930.215.2:155% (252)
2022-2348731.715.3:148% (235)
2020-215113216.0:148% (244)
2017-1852533.515.7:152% (275)
2015-165303216.6:148% (252)
2010-114633612.9:148% (221)
2000-014592022.9:138% (176)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (525 to 480); teachers down 7% (33.5 to 31.1).

About Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Kentucky, located in Benton. Federal data show 480 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.

Marshall County has a total of 11 schools and 4,302 students, Central Elementary School among them.

At Central Elementary School, 94% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Marshall County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Central Elementary School scores 12%.

Central Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, with 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school has 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Central Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 70% of Kentucky public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Central Elementary School is 7.0 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 53.2% actual, 46.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.

In Marshall County, home to about 31,743 people, median household income comes to about $65,831, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 12 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,302, Central Elementary School among them.

Central Elementary School's nearest public school is Marshall County High School (about 1.0 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Ranked by average proficiency, Central Elementary School places 1st out of 7 schools in its immediate area.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 511 to 480.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Marshall County at a glance

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Population
31,743
Census ACS
Median income
$65,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,302 students

Quick facts

School name
Central Elementary School
District
Marshall County
Address
115 Jim Goheen Drive, Benton, KY 42025
Phone
(270) 527-0796
County
Marshall County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
480
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
244 (51%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
210381000272
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 42nd largest of the 152.

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Frequently asked questions

About Central Elementary School
How large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of Marshall County.
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