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How has Crestwood Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 521 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLDHAM COUNTY·NCES 210453001122
Crestwood Elementary School
6500 W Hwy 146, Crestwood, KY 40014 · (502) 241-8401 · Oldham County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
181 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
58.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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
52.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School's state test result (52.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Elementary School this school | 538 | 33.6% | 52.7% |
| Centerfield Elementary School Crestwood | 519 | 33.5% | 48.8% |
| Simpsonville Elementary Simpsonville | 441 | 30.4% | 55.0% |
| Cassidy Elementary School Lexington | 632 | 31.6% | 69.9% |
| Rineyville Elementary School Rineyville | 554 | 40.3% | 50.3% |
| North Pointe Elementary School Hebron | 429 | 29.8% | 59.4% |
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 Crestwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Oldham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #189 of 669 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #169 of 668 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #185 of 674 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #188 of 744 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #149 of 674 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #257 of 674 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #681 of 721 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.4% | #347 of 437 | #4 of 7 |
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
538
-12 (-2%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 538 | 40 | 13.4:1 | 34% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 35% (200) |
| 2022-23 | 534 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 33% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 29% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 30% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 31% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 35% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 619 | 29 | 21.3:1 | 15% (94) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 34 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (563 to 538); teachers up 3% (39 to 40).
About Crestwood Elementary School
Crestwood Elementary School is an elementary school located in Crestwood, Kentucky, in Oldham County. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 538 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Crestwood Elementary School belongs to Oldham County, a district of 19 schools and 12,038 students.
The student body at Crestwood Elementary School is 75% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Oldham County, the White share is about 87%. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Crestwood Elementary School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 40 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Roughly 34% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Oldham County is 23%.
On the allk12 Grade, Crestwood Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 60% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 52.5%. Crestwood Elementary School scores 52.7%.
Oldham County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $122,497 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Crestwood Elementary School shares Oldham County with 22 other public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, South Oldham Middle School, is the closest to Crestwood Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Crestwood Elementary School is behind the 52.9% nearby average, ranking 6th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 550 students in 2020-21 and 538 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Crestwood Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Oldham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
69,257
Census ACS
Median income
$122,497
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
12,038 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oldham County
- Oldham County High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- North Oldham High SchoolHigh · 948 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Oldham County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- North Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 720 students
Other schools in Crestwood
- South Oldham High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- South Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kenwood Station Elementary SchoolElementary · 626 students
- Locust Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- East Oldham Middle SchoolMiddle · 570 students
- Centerfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
Other Crestwood Elementary schools
14 other US public schools in 13 states are named Crestwood Elementary. Crestwood Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 15.
- CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 731 students
- Crestwood ElementaryRichmond, VA · 635 students
- Crestwood ElementaryVisalia, CA · 594 students
- Crestwood ElementarySpringfield, VA · 582 students
- Crestwood Elementary SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 551 students
Nearby schools
- South Oldham Middle School0.5 mi · 848
- South Oldham High School0.5 mi · 1,304
- Camden Station Elementary School0.6 mi · 475
- Kenwood Station Elementary School0.7 mi · 626
- Liberty Academy1.2 mi · 72
- Chancey Elementary3.7 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Crestwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Crestwood Elementary School?
Crestwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Crestwood Elementary School serve?
Crestwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary School?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Crestwood Elementary School.
How diverse is Crestwood Elementary School?
Crestwood Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crestwood Elementary School in?
Crestwood Elementary School is part of Oldham County.
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