Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 318 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY·NCES 210072000140
Custer Elementary School
14880 Hwy 690, Custer, KY 40115 · (270) 756-3040 · Breckinridge County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
126 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 15% |
Student demographics
17%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Breckinridge County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
17.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Where Custer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #528 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #643 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #506 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #689 of 744 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #268 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #198 of 437 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
+10 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 178 | 13 | 13.7:1 | 71% (126) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 63% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 48% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 11 | 15.3:1 | 59% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 11.8 | 17.5:1 | 77% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 70% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 71% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | 69% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 206 | 13 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Custer Elementary School.
About Custer Elementary School
Families in Custer, Kentucky, are served by Custer Elementary School, a small elementary school. It had 178 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Custer Elementary School is one of the 6 schools that make up Breckinridge County (2,677 students in total).
White students are 91% of those enrolled at Custer Elementary School. Other reported shares: 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Breckinridge County, where about 94% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
There are 13 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is higher. Of all students at Custer Elementary School, 71% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Breckinridge County is 57%.
Custer Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.5% is 6.3 points below the 38.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
American Community Survey estimates for Breckinridge County show that the median household earns about $55,843 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Breckinridge County has 9 public schools with about 5,362 students, including Custer Elementary School.
Irvington Elementary School, about 9.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of Custer Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Custer Elementary School places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school grew from 168 students in 2020-21 to 178 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.
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Breckinridge County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,881
Census ACS
Median income
$55,843
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
5,362 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Breckinridge County
- Breckinridge County High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Breckinridge County Middle SchoolMiddle · 532 students
- Hardinsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Irvington Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Ben Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Irvington Elementary School9.2 mi · 359
- Breckinridge County High School9.5 mi · 875
- Breckinridge County Middle School9.7 mi · 532
- Hardinsburg Elementary School10.3 mi · 501
- Flaherty Elementary School12.0 mi · 299
- Flaherty Primary School12.0 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Custer Elementary SchoolHow large is Custer Elementary School?
Custer Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Custer Elementary School serve?
Custer Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Custer Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Custer Elementary School.
How diverse is Custer Elementary School?
Custer Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Custer Elementary School?
Custer Elementary School is overseen by Breckinridge County in Breckinridge County.
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