East Calloway Elementary School

East Calloway Elementary School is one of the modestly sized elementary-level communitys in Murray, Kentucky, operated by Calloway County, with 310 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

East Calloway Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Calloway County, a district that instructs 3,020 students overall.

Looking at the student body, East Calloway Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder reads as 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Calloway County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 65% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Calloway County's rate of about 55%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Calloway Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.7%; this one delivers 44.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Calloway County shows median household income runs about $52,706, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. East Calloway Elementary School is one of 13 public schools in Calloway County (combined enrollment of about 4,966 students).

Nearest neighbor: Murray Middle School, around 3.9 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts East Calloway Elementary School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 62.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at East Calloway Elementary School has decreased 3%, going from 319 students in 2018 to 310 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the East Calloway Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.