Crestwood Elementary School

Crestwood Elementary School, an average-sized elementary campus in Crestwood, Kentucky, part of Oldham County, teaches 538 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 28% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Oldham County runs 19 schools in total, collectively educating 12,038 students. Crestwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Crestwood Elementary School reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Oldham County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Crestwood Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Crestwood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Oldham County runs at roughly 23%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crestwood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

Across the wider county, Oldham County reports that median household earnings sit near $122,497, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Crestwood Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Oldham County (combined enrollment of about 12,038 students).

The closest other public school is South Oldham Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crestwood Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 81% to 75% over that span.

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