Daniel Boone Elementary School

Daniel Boone Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Richmond, Kentucky, overseen by Madison County. Current enrollment sits at 469 students spanning grades 1 through 5.

Madison County runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,132 students. Daniel Boone Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Daniel Boone Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Daniel Boone Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Daniel Boone Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Madison County (around 55%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daniel Boone Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Madison County) logs that median household income runs about $63,351, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Daniel Boone Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 12,103 students).

Madison Central High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Daniel Boone Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Daniel Boone Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 48.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025.

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