Flaherty Primary School

Flaherty Primary School is one of the moderately sized primary schools in Ekron, Kentucky, one of the schools within Meade County, with 403 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Meade County comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 4,921 students; Flaherty Primary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Flaherty Primary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Flaherty Primary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 60% 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 above Meade County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Flaherty Primary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Meade County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $74,355 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Meade County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,001 students), of which Flaherty Primary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Flaherty Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Flaherty Primary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 38.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flaherty Primary School has remained close to its prior level, going from 405 students in 2018 to 403 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Flaherty Primary School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.