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What's something Coxs Creek Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
474
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY·NCES 210441001091
Coxs Creek Elementary School
5635 Louisville Rd, Coxs Creek, KY 40013 · (502) 349-7050 · Nelson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL474 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- CBeats 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
13.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
225 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 63%
Community
6
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 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Coxs Creek Elementary School
Coxs Creek Elementary School's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxs Creek Elementary School this school | 474 | 47.5% | 42.1% |
| Cecilia Valley Elementary School Cecilia | 490 | 49.0% | 49.3% |
| Taylor Mill Elementary School Covington | 508 | 44.3% | 62.9% |
| Country Heights Elementary School Owensboro | 462 | 45.0% | 51.1% |
| Lyon County Elementary School Eddyville | 485 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| John W. Reiley Elementary School Alexandria | 530 | 45.3% | 64.2% |
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 Coxs Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Nelson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #376 of 669 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #373 of 668 | #2 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #306 of 674 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 474 | #284 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #118 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #438 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #612 of 721 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #231 of 233 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
474
+28 (+6%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 45% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 37% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 473 | 30.2 | 15.7:1 | 46% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 27 | 18.0:1 | 48% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 48% (229) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 34% (182) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coxs Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (473 to 474); teachers up 19% (30.2 to 36).
About Coxs Creek Elementary School
Among the schools in Coxs Creek, Kentucky, is Coxs Creek Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 474 students.
Nelson County has 4,178 students in 12 schools, and Coxs Creek Elementary School is one of those schools.
Most students at Coxs Creek Elementary School are White: 89% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Nelson County is about 90% White. Coxs Creek Elementary School has a diversity index of 21%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 36 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Coxs Creek Elementary School is C+. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Coxs Creek Elementary School, the prediction is 47.4% and the result is 42.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Nelson County show that median household income is about $69,562, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 20 public schools operate in Nelson County, serving about 7,047 students.
The nearest public school is Thomas Nelson High School, at about 3.6 miles. Coxs Creek Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, Coxs Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Coxs Creek Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Coxs Creek Elementary School saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
- Boston SchoolElementary · 251 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Nelson High School3.6 mi · 629
- Bardstown Elementary School4.5 mi · 847
- Bardstown Alternative School4.5 mi · 31
- Bardstown Primary School4.6 mi · 434
- The Academy at Horizons4.6 mi · 38
- Old Kentucky Home Middle School4.6 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coxs Creek Elementary School?
Coxs Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 474 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Coxs Creek Elementary School serve?
Coxs Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coxs Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Coxs Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Coxs Creek Elementary School?
Coxs Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Coxs Creek Elementary School in?
Coxs Creek Elementary School is part of Nelson County.
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