Enrollment
299
Middle
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE COUNTY·NCES 210405001033
Flaherty Elementary School
2615 Flaherty Rd, Ekron, KY 40117 · (270) 422-7565 · Meade County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Kentucky public middle schools
- C+Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
153 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 101 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 30% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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 Meade County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
38.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Flaherty Elementary School
Flaherty Elementary School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty Elementary School this school | 299 | 51.2% | 36.9% |
| Marion County Middle School Lebanon | 290 | 54.1% | 53.8% |
| McLean County Middle School Calhoun | 321 | 48.6% | 47.8% |
| Bernheim Middle School Shepherdsville | 371 | 53.4% | 42.7% |
| Bloomfield Middle School Bloomfield | 296 | 48.6% | 31.9% |
| Trigg County Middle School Cadiz | 420 | 52.9% | 40.5% |
Matched among Kentucky middle 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 Flaherty Elementary School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #136 of 216 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #121 of 216 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #98 of 217 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #189 of 221 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #132 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.6% | #116 of 210 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #161 of 219 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #98 of 156 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
299
-47 (-14%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 489
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 299 | 18.1 | 16.6:1 | 51% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 16.8 | 15.9:1 | 56% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 14.8 | 18.1:1 | 54% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 19 | 18.2:1 | 48% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 329 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 66% (217) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 63% (233) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 53% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 577 | 20 | 28.9:1 | 43% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flaherty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (329 to 299); teachers down 10% (20 to 18.1).
About Flaherty Elementary School
Flaherty Elementary School sits in Ekron, Kentucky, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It enrolled 299 students in grades 4 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Kentucky average about 558 students each.
The district, Meade County, has 4,921 students enrolled across 9 schools.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at Flaherty Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Flaherty Elementary School's diversity index is 29%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. On average, middle schools in Kentucky have 15.8:1, compared with 16.6:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Flaherty Elementary School is 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Flaherty Elementary School is C. Compared with Kentucky public middle schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.0%. Flaherty Elementary School scores 36.9%.
Within Meade County, the median household income is $74,355, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Meade County has 13 public schools and roughly 5,001 students.
The closest public school, Flaherty Primary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Flaherty Elementary School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Flaherty Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Flaherty Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment is down 14% from 2020-21, when Flaherty Elementary School had 346 students, to 2024-25, when it had 299. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.2:1 to 16.6:1.
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Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,158
Census ACS
Median income
$74,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meade County
- Meade County High SchoolHigh · 1,512 students
- Barry Hahn Primary SchoolElementary · 807 students
- Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- David T. Wilson ElementaryMiddle · 529 students
- Flaherty Primary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Ekron Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
Other schools in Ekron
- Flaherty Primary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Ekron Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- Flaherty Primary School0.1 mi · 403
- James T Alton Middle School5.7 mi · 612
- Vine Grove Elementary School5.7 mi · 493
- Bluegrass Challenge Academy6.4 mi · 80
- Meadow View Elementary School6.8 mi · 514
- North Middle School7.2 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Flaherty Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Flaherty Elementary School?
Flaherty Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Flaherty Elementary School serve?
Flaherty Elementary School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Flaherty Elementary School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Flaherty Elementary School.
How diverse is Flaherty Elementary School?
Flaherty Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Flaherty Elementary School in?
Flaherty Elementary School is part of Meade County.
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