Concord Elementary School

Concord Elementary School is one of the average-sized primary schools in Paducah, Kentucky, one of the schools within McCracken County, with 606 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

McCracken County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 6,780 students; Concord Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Concord Elementary School records that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, Concord Elementary School records 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Concord Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.7%, the actual is 59.8%, a residual of +14.1 points.

In the area at large, McCracken County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,373 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, McCracken County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,883 students), of which Concord Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is McCracken Regional School, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Concord Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Concord Elementary School has declined 3%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 606 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

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