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What's the one class at Concord Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCRACKEN COUNTY·NCES 210396001001
Concord Elementary School
5184 Hinkleville Rd, Paducah, KY 42001 · (270) 538-4050 · McCracken County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
315 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 38 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
65.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Concord Elementary School
Concord Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concord Elementary School this school | 606 | 52.0% | 59.8% |
| Heartland Elementary School Elizabethtown | 564 | 56.0% | 44.1% |
| G C Burkhead Elementary School Elizabethtown | 634 | 55.5% | 45.3% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 589 | 48.2% | 74.5% |
| Morningside Elementary School Elizabethtown | 455 | 53.2% | 40.3% |
| Wilmore Elementary School Wilmore | 473 | 48.6% | 59.0% |
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 Concord Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In McCracken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #104 of 669 | #5 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #102 of 668 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #109 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #110 of 744 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #441 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #227 of 674 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #577 of 721 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #388 of 437 | #5 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
606
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 606 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 52% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 609 | 38 | 16.0:1 | 53% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 36.7 | 16.7:1 | 50% (308) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 35 | 17.2:1 | 39% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 47% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 38% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 43% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 23 | 19.7:1 | 36% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 27 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Concord Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (624 to 606); teachers up 9% (36 to 39).
About Concord Elementary School
Concord Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Paducah, Kentucky. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 606 students enrolled. That is 44% above the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Concord Elementary School is part of a district of 13 schools: McCracken County, with 6,780 students.
Federal enrollment data show Concord Elementary School is 71% White. Other groups make up 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 5% Asian. McCracken County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Concord Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Concord Elementary School is 15.5:1, based on 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Concord Elementary School counts 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Concord Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools: 59.8% actual against 45.7% predicted.
In McCracken County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,373, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 22 public schools in the county, enrolling about 9,883, Concord Elementary School among them.
Concord Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is McCracken Regional School, about 1.8 miles away. Within five miles of Concord Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Concord Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Concord Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 602 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 606. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.5:1.
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McCracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,564
Census ACS
Median income
$64,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McCracken County
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Reidland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Heath Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in Paducah
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Reidland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other Concord Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 12 states are named Concord Elementary. Concord Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 12.
- CONCORD ELEMENTARYEDINA, MN · 741 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolTroy, OH · 632 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolGlen Mills, PA · 617 students
- Concord ElementaryAnderson, SC · 615 students
- CONCORD ELEM. SCHOOLST. LOUIS, MO · 555 students
Nearby schools
- McCracken Regional School1.8 mi · 31
- McCracken County High School2.2 mi · 1,882
- Lone Oak Elementary School2.7 mi · 495
- Lone Oak Intermediate School2.9 mi · 437
- Clark Elementary School2.9 mi · 615
- Lone Oak Middle School3.1 mi · 702
Frequently asked questions
About Concord Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Concord Elementary School?
Concord Elementary School enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Concord Elementary School serve?
Concord Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Concord Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Concord Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Concord Elementary School?
Student demographics at Concord Elementary School are roughly 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Concord Elementary School?
Concord Elementary School is overseen by McCracken County in McCracken County.
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