Colony Elementary School

Located at 3656 Somerset Road, in London, Kentucky, Colony Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that hosts 381 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Laurel County.

Laurel County runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 8,676 students. Colony Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Colony Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Laurel County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Colony Elementary School logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Colony Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.5%; actual is 65.1%, +26.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Laurel County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,771 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Laurel County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,220 students), Colony Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: East Bernstadt Elementary School, around 4.7 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Colony Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.7%.

Colony Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Colony Elementary School has rose 6%, going from 360 students in 2018 to 381 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.