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Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY·NCES 210441001093
Foster Heights Elementary School
211 E Muir Ave, Bardstown, KY 40004 · (502) 349-7030 · Nelson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.7:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
332 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
35.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Foster Heights Elementary School
Foster Heights Elementary School's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Heights Elementary School this school | 588 | 56.5% | 35.2% |
| Kingston Elementary School Berea | 608 | 54.8% | 45.7% |
| McBrayer Elementary School Morehead | 566 | 54.9% | 40.7% |
| Hodgenville Elementary School Hodgenville | 533 | 59.3% | 39.6% |
| Mercer County Intermediate School Harrodsburg | 570 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| Flemingsburg Elementary School Flemingsburg | 577 | 59.8% | 28.7% |
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 Foster Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Nelson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #493 of 669 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #436 of 668 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #557 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #136 of 744 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #172 of 674 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.0% | #357 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #527 of 721 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #290 of 437 | #7 of 7 |
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
588
-61 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 588 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 56% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 54% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 44% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 43% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 40.4 | 15.8:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 43 | 15.5:1 | 60% (397) |
| 2010-11 | 778 | 45 | 17.3:1 | 49% (385) |
| 2000-01 | 710 | 26 | 27.3:1 | 46% (324) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foster Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (639 to 588); teachers up 6% (40.4 to 43).
About Foster Heights Elementary School
Foster Heights Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Bardstown, Kentucky. In all, 588 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5. It has 40% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Besides Foster Heights Elementary School, Nelson County runs 11 other schools. The district enrolls 4,178 students.
The share of White students at Foster Heights Elementary School is 84%. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Foster Heights Elementary School scores 28%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foster Heights Elementary School is 13.7:1, based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Foster Heights Elementary School counts 56% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Foster Heights Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 21% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Foster Heights Elementary School is 8.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 35.2%. Predicted: 44.1%.
In the surrounding county, Nelson County, the median household earns about $69,562 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Foster Heights Elementary School, Nelson County has 20 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Bardstown High School is about 0.7 miles from Foster Heights Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 35.2% average proficiency ranks 4th among 4 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Foster Heights Elementary School enrolled 649 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 588. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (14.8:1).
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Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
- Boston SchoolElementary · 251 students
Other schools in Bardstown
- Bardstown Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Bardstown High SchoolHigh · 703 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Bardstown Middle SchoolMiddle · 591 students
Nearby schools
- Bardstown High School0.7 mi · 703
- Bardstown Middle School0.7 mi · 591
- Bardstown Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 263
- Bardstown Primary School1.4 mi · 434
- Nelson County Early Learning Center1.4 mi · 150
- Bardstown Alternative School1.6 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Foster Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Foster Heights Elementary School?
Foster Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 588 students in grades KG-05.
Is Foster Heights Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foster Heights Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foster Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foster Heights Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Foster Heights Elementary School?
At Foster Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Foster Heights Elementary School in?
Foster Heights Elementary School is part of Nelson County.
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