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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELBY COUNTY·NCES 210532001295
Clear Creek Elementary
279 Chapel Hill Rd, Shelbyville, KY 40065 · (502) 633-3452 · Shelby County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
199 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
33.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek Elementary this school | 425 | 46.8% | 29.2% |
| Painted Stone Elementary Shelbyville | 458 | 49.6% | 26.0% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Louisville | 437 | 42.1% | 55.3% |
| Wright Elementary Shelbyville | 489 | 46.6% | 32.8% |
| LaGrange Elementary School La Grange | 450 | 57.3% | 45.2% |
| Garden Springs Elementary School Lexington | 418 | 40.7% | 45.3% |
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 Clear Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #565 of 669 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #556 of 668 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #574 of 674 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #387 of 744 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #235 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #140 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #613 of 721 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #42 of 437 | #1 of 6 |
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
425
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 47% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 27.5 | 15.7:1 | 50% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 42% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 41.2 | 14.4:1 | 44% (262) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 54% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 44 | 15.2:1 | 46% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 10 | 53.4:1 | 57% (306) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 25 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (594 to 425); teachers down 27% (41.2 to 30).
About Clear Creek Elementary
Clear Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Shelbyville, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 425 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 14 schools in Shelby County totals 6,985 students.
By race and ethnicity, Clear Creek Elementary is 52% White. Other reported shares: 31% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 7% Black. That compares with about 80% White among all Shelby County residents. Clear Creek Elementary has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 30 full-time equivalents, or about 14.2 students per teacher. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is higher than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 47%. Across public schools in Shelby County, the average is about the same, 45%.
Clear Creek Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 10% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Clear Creek Elementary is among the bottom 10% of schools in Kentucky. Predicted: 47.6%. Actual: 29.2%.
Clear Creek Elementary is located in Shelby County, where median household income is about $82,604, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Clear Creek Elementary is one of 16 public schools in Shelby County, which together enroll about 6,985 students.
The school nearest to Clear Creek Elementary is Southside Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Within five miles of Clear Creek Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Clear Creek Elementary places 4th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Clear Creek Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 438 to 425.
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,096
Census ACS
Median income
$82,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,985 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shelby County
- Martha Layne Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Marnel C. Moorman SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Shelby County West Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other schools in Shelbyville
- Martha Layne Collins High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Shelby County High SchoolHigh · 1,003 students
- Marnel C. Moorman SchoolElementary · 803 students
- Shelby County West Middle SchoolMiddle · 563 students
- Shelby County East Middle SchoolMiddle · 505 students
- Wright ElementaryElementary · 489 students
Other Clear Creek Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 9 states are named Clear Creek Elementary. Clear Creek Elementary is the 10th largest of the 13.
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolFORT CAVAZOS, TX · 696 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolClear Lake, IA · 685 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolCartersville, GA · 614 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolSANGER, TX · 598 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolEllijay, GA · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Elementary0.4 mi · 412
- Northside Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 228
- Cultivate Virtual Learning Academy2.0 mi · 82
- Ascension Academy2.0 mi · 32
- Shelby County High School2.1 mi · 1,003
- Wright Elementary2.2 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Creek ElementaryHow many students attend Clear Creek Elementary?
Clear Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 425 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Clear Creek Elementary serve?
Clear Creek Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Clear Creek Elementary.
How diverse is Clear Creek Elementary?
Clear Creek Elementary reports a student body of 52% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Clear Creek Elementary?
Clear Creek Elementary is overseen by Shelby County in Shelby County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.