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Best kept secret at Elkhorn Elementary School?
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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201000439
Elkhorn Elementary School
928 E Main St, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 695-6730 · Franklin County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
291 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (71) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
36.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Elkhorn Elementary School
Elkhorn Elementary School's state test result (36.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Elementary School this school | 409 | 71.1% | 36.7% |
| Paris Elementary School Paris | 346 | 74.3% | 26.4% |
| Radcliff Elementary School Radcliff | 386 | 69.4% | 25.9% |
| Edna L. Toliver Intermediate School Danville | 520 | 72.5% | 30.8% |
| Mary G. Hogsett Primary School Danville | 356 | 75.8% | N/A |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
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 Elkhorn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #465 of 669 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #365 of 668 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #542 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #413 of 744 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #248 of 674 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #114 of 674 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #254 of 721 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #324 of 437 | N/A |
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
409
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 409 | 28.7 | 14.3:1 | 71% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 75% (300) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | 67% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 72% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 423 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 73% (310) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 62% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 38% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 627 | 34 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elkhorn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (436 to 409); teachers up 15% (25 to 28.7).
About Elkhorn Elementary School
The public elementary school Elkhorn Elementary School is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. Students in grades 1 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 409 students.
Franklin County has a total of 14 schools and 6,199 students, Elkhorn Elementary School among them.
By race and ethnicity, Elkhorn Elementary School is 53% White. Other reported shares: 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 11% multiracial. That compares with about 81% White among all Franklin County residents. Elkhorn Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Elkhorn Elementary School employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, higher than at this school. Elkhorn Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 71%. The 56% average for public schools in Franklin County is 15 points lower.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Elkhorn Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Elkhorn Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.7% is 1.9 points below the 38.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Elkhorn Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where median household income is about $65,298, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Elkhorn Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Franklin County, which together enroll about 7,121 students.
The closest public school to Elkhorn Elementary School is Elkhorn Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 38.4%, higher than Elkhorn Elementary School's 36.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Distant: the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Elkhorn Elementary School enrolled 406; in 2024-25, 409. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.6 to 14.3 over 4 years.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
Other Elkhorn Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Elkhorn Elementary. Elkhorn Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Elkhorn ElementaryCastroville, CA · 550 students
- ELKHORN ELEMENTARYEXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Elkhorn Middle School0.4 mi · 725
- Franklin County High School0.5 mi · 990
- William Cofield High School0.6 mi · 22
- Early Learning Village1.1 mi · 360
- Peaks Mill Elementary1.4 mi · 453
- Hearn Elementary1.6 mi · 476
Frequently asked questions
About Elkhorn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elkhorn Elementary School?
Elkhorn Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 01-05.
Is Elkhorn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elkhorn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Elkhorn Elementary School have?
Elkhorn Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Elkhorn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elkhorn Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Elkhorn Elementary School public or private?
Elkhorn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.