Fordsville Elementary School

Fordsville Elementary School, a close-knit elementary campus in Fordsville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Ohio County, educates 245 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Fordsville Elementary School sits 42% below that benchmark.

Ohio County runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 3,726 students. Fordsville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Fordsville Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest consists of 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Ohio County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school employs 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 68% of students at Fordsville Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fordsville Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 58.5%, a residual of +18.8 points.

In the surrounding community, Ohio County reports that median household income runs about $57,798, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Fordsville Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Ohio County (combined enrollment of about 3,726 students).

Nearest neighbor: Whitesville Elementary School, around 9.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fordsville Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 45.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fordsville Elementary School has declined 9%, going from 269 students in 2018 to 245 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.