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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Crofton Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTIAN COUNTY·NCES 210115000222
Crofton Elementary School
12145 S Madisonville Rd, Crofton, KY 42217 · (270) 887-7190 · Christian County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
264 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
53.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
55.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Crofton Elementary School
Crofton Elementary School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton Elementary School this school | 378 | 69.8% | 50.0% |
| Irvington Elementary School Irvington | 359 | 71.9% | 36.3% |
| Franklin Elementary School Franklin | 324 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary London | 388 | 70.1% | 49.7% |
| Roby Elementary School Shepherdsville | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
| Westridge Elementary Frankfort | 351 | 66.7% | 52.4% |
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 Crofton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #229 of 669 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #164 of 668 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #272 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #463 of 744 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #388 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #289 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #285 of 721 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #273 of 437 | #6 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
378
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 306
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 70% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 65% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 409 | 24 | 17.0:1 | 66% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 65% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 21 | 19.7:1 | 71% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 66% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 72% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 12 | 22.5:1 | 76% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 306 | 16 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crofton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (414 to 378); teachers up 19% (21 to 25).
About Crofton Elementary School
Located in Crofton, Kentucky, Crofton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 378 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
The Christian County system has 18 schools and 8,682 students.
Roughly 79% of students at Crofton Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 67%. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 25 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.1:1. That matches the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 69% average for public schools in Christian County.
Crofton Elementary School scores 50.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.1%.
Among Christian County residents, the median household income is $55,494, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Besides Crofton Elementary School, Christian County has 19 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Freedom Elementary School, at about 10.0 miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.8% proficiency; Crofton Elementary School posts 50.0%.
Crofton Elementary School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (371) to 2024-25 (378). Federal data show the ratio falling from 17.7:1 to 15.1:1.
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Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Christian County
- Christian County High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Other Crofton Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Crofton Elementary. Crofton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Crofton ElementaryCrofton, MD · 621 students
- CROFTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCROFTON, NE · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Freedom Elementary School10.0 mi · 504
- Sinking Fork Elementary School10.1 mi · 430
- Christian County High School10.8 mi · 1,153
- Christian County Home/Hospital10.9 mi · 51
- Christian County Public Schools VLA10.9 mi · 283
- Christian County Middle School11.0 mi · 845
Frequently asked questions
About Crofton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crofton Elementary School?
Crofton Elementary School enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Crofton Elementary School serve?
Crofton Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Crofton Elementary School have?
Crofton Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crofton Elementary School?
At Crofton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 5% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crofton Elementary School?
Crofton Elementary School is overseen by Christian County in Christian County.
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