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Enrollment
544
Elementary
STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BERNSTADT INDEPENDENT·NCES 210159000318
East Bernstadt Elementary School
229 School Street, East Bernstadt, KY 40729 · (606) 843-6221 · Laurel County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
349 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 129% larger than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
70.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
53.2%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 East Bernstadt Elementary School
East Bernstadt Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bernstadt Elementary School this school | 544 | 64.2% | 59.8% |
| Southern Elementary School Falmouth | 542 | 63.7% | 32.6% |
| North Washington Elementary School Willisburg | 536 | 62.7% | 42.9% |
| Prichard Elementary School Grayson | 612 | 64.2% | 47.9% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Mount Vernon | 597 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
| Crittenden County Elementary School Marion | 614 | 63.4% | 42.1% |
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 East Bernstadt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Laurel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #105 of 669 | #8 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #195 of 668 | #11 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #51 of 674 | #6 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #179 of 744 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #546 of 674 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #581 of 674 | #7 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #398 of 721 | #10 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.2% | #99 of 233 | #2 of 8 |
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
544
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 544 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 64% (349) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 68% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 67% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 31 | 17.2:1 | 67% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 65% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 63% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 30 | 18.3:1 | 62% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 21 | 23.7:1 | 66% (330) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Bernstadt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (498 to 544); teachers up 10% (30 to 33).
About East Bernstadt Elementary School
East Bernstadt Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in East Bernstadt, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 544 students covers pre-K through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students each.
East Bernstadt Elementary School is part of East Bernstadt Independent.
Most students at East Bernstadt Elementary School are White: 95% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. For comparison, Laurel County is about 95% White. The chance that two students picked at random at East Bernstadt Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Teacher staffing is 33 full-time equivalents, or about 16.5 students per teacher. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 64%.
East Bernstadt Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 88% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school in Kentucky with East Bernstadt Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 41.2%. East Bernstadt Elementary School scores 59.8%.
Across Laurel County, median household income is about $57,771, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. The public schools of Laurel County number 20 and enroll about 9,220.
The closest public school to East Bernstadt Elementary School is Hazel Green Elementary School, about 2.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Nearby schools with test data average 57.9% proficiency; East Bernstadt Elementary School posts 59.8%.
Locale data from NCES put East Bernstadt Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Enrollment at East Bernstadt Elementary School was 534 in 2020-21 and 544 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Laurel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,983
Census ACS
Median income
$57,771
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
9,220 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Bernstadt
- Hazel Green Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Hazel Green Elementary School2.2 mi · 363
- North Laurel High School3.5 mi · 1,252
- Johnson Elementary School4.1 mi · 312
- Laurel County Schools eLearning Academy4.2 mi · 41
- London Elementary School4.3 mi · 592
- Colony Elementary School4.7 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About East Bernstadt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Bernstadt Elementary School?
East Bernstadt Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does East Bernstadt Elementary School serve?
East Bernstadt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at East Bernstadt Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at East Bernstadt Elementary School.
How diverse is East Bernstadt Elementary School?
East Bernstadt Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Bernstadt Elementary School?
East Bernstadt Elementary School is overseen by East Bernstadt Independent in Laurel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.