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If you could change one rule at Flaherty Primary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE COUNTY·NCES 210405002295
Flaherty Primary School
2635 Flaherty Rd., Ekron, KY 40117 · (270) 422-7575 · Meade County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
242 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 25% |
Student demographics
28%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Primary School
Flaherty Primary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flaherty Primary School this school | 403 | 60.0% | 49.5% |
| Carlisle County Elementary School Bardwell | 395 | 59.5% | 41.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Georgetown | 414 | 58.0% | 46.8% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
| North Butler Elementary Morgantown | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Sedalia Elementary School Mayfield | 376 | 58.5% | 53.6% |
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 Flaherty Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #244 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #320 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #265 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #426 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #513 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #356 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #468 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #431 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
403
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 403 | 25 | 16.1:1 | 60% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 25.5 | 16.1:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 24.4 | 17.9:1 | 61% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 54% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 24.8 | 16.4:1 | 61% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 62% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 61% (269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flaherty Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (405 to 403); teachers up 1% (24.8 to 25).
About Flaherty Primary School
Flaherty Primary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Ekron, Kentucky. It reported 403 students in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25.
Enrollment across the 9 schools in Meade County totals 4,921 students.
White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Flaherty Primary School reports a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher, from 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Lunch program data show 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 44% average for public schools in Meade County, the school's rate is higher.
Flaherty Primary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 64% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Flaherty Primary School, the prediction is 42.7% and the result is 49.5%.
The school's county is Meade County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,355 a year, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 5,001, Flaherty Primary School among them.
Flaherty Primary School's closest public school neighbor is Flaherty Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Flaherty Primary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 49.5% versus a 38.6% average.
Flaherty Primary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Flaherty Primary School enrolled 405; in 2024-25, 403. The school's ratio dropped from 17.6:1 to 16.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
- Ekron Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Flaherty Elementary SchoolMiddle · 299 students
Other schools in Ekron
- Ekron Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
- Flaherty Elementary SchoolMiddle · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Flaherty Elementary School0.1 mi · 299
- James T Alton Middle School5.6 mi · 612
- Vine Grove Elementary School5.6 mi · 493
- Bluegrass Challenge Academy6.3 mi · 80
- Meadow View Elementary School6.7 mi · 514
- North Middle School7.1 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Flaherty Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Flaherty Primary School?
Flaherty Primary School enrolls approximately 403 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Flaherty Primary School serve?
Flaherty Primary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flaherty Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flaherty Primary School is approximately 16.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Flaherty Primary School?
Student demographics at Flaherty Primary School are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Flaherty Primary School public or private?
Flaherty Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Meade County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.