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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON COUNTY·NCES 210012000021
Emma B. Ward Elementary School
1150 BYPASS N, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 · (502) 839-4236 · Anderson County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
240 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 93 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (93) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Anderson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
51.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Emma B. Ward Elementary School
Emma B. Ward Elementary School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma B. Ward Elementary School this school | 452 | 53.1% | 45.8% |
| Heath Elementary School West Paducah | 498 | 52.4% | 62.6% |
| South Edmonson Elementary School Smiths Grove | 453 | 55.0% | 52.8% |
| Creekside Elementary School Sonora | 474 | 52.1% | 50.0% |
| Lyon County Elementary School Eddyville | 485 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Waco Elementary School Waco | 422 | 54.3% | 40.4% |
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 Emma B. Ward Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #305 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #267 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #309 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #331 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #98 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #439 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #568 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #380 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. 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
452
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 452 | 35 | 12.9:1 | 53% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 53% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 36 | 13.0:1 | 45% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 48% (205) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 43% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 42% (202) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 46% (225) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 19 | 33.3:1 | 29% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 31 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emma B. Ward Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (468 to 452); teachers up 9% (32 to 35).
About Emma B. Ward Elementary School
Emma B. Ward Elementary School is one of the public schools in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 452 students in grades 1 through 5.
Anderson County runs Emma B. Ward Elementary School along with 5 other schools, enrolling 3,633 students in total.
At Emma B. Ward Elementary School, White students make up 89% of the student body. It is also 4% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Anderson County residents. By the diversity index, Emma B. Ward Elementary School comes in at 21%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1, with 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Emma B. Ward Elementary School is 53%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Emma B. Ward Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Emma B. Ward Elementary School is +0.5 points: 45.8% actual, 45.3% predicted.
Anderson County has about 24,353 residents, and median household income is about $74,488, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 7 public schools in Anderson County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,633.
Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood Center is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Emma B. Ward Elementary School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Emma B. Ward Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 452, 6% above the 425 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 12.9 in 2024-25.
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Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,353
Census ACS
Median income
$74,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson County
- Anderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Anderson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Robert B. Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Saffell Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood CenterElementary · 303 students
- Kentucky TECH - Anderson County Tech CtrHigh
Other schools in Lawrenceburg
- Anderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Anderson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Robert B. Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Saffell Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood CenterElementary · 303 students
- Kentucky TECH - Anderson County Tech CtrHigh
Nearby schools
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood Center0.1 mi · 303
- Anderson County Middle School0.8 mi · 768
- Saffell Street Elementary School1.3 mi · 375
- Anderson County High School1.7 mi · 1,157
- Robert B. Turner Elementary School2.4 mi · 578
- Western Hills High School8.0 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Emma B. Ward Elementary SchoolHow large is Emma B. Ward Elementary School?
Emma B. Ward Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Emma B. Ward Elementary School serve?
Emma B. Ward Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Emma B. Ward Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Emma B. Ward Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Emma B. Ward Elementary School?
Student demographics at Emma B. Ward Elementary School are roughly 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Emma B. Ward Elementary School public or private?
Emma B. Ward Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.