Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GALLATIN COUNTY·NCES 210213001850
Gallatin County Upper Elementary
50 Paw Print Path, Warsaw, KY 41095 · (859) 567-2060 · Gallatin County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Kentucky public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
236 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 121 | 40% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 29% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gallatin County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Gallatin County Upper Elementary
Gallatin County Upper Elementary's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallatin County Upper Elementary this school | 304 | 77.6% | 33.8% |
| Walker Early Learning Center Monticello | 358 | 78.8% | N/A |
| Walnut Hill Elementary School Liberty | 371 | 77.1% | 36.8% |
| Maryville Elementary School Louisville | 359 | 74.9% | 23.6% |
| Gallatin County Lower Elementary Warsaw | 382 | 78.5% | N/A |
| Wingo Elementary School Wingo | 366 | 75.7% | 56.7% |
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 Gallatin County Upper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #506 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #499 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #456 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 304 | #563 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #576 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #335 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #147 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #284 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
304
-17 (-5%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 264
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 78% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 15 | 19.3:1 | 66% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 290 | 20.7 | 14.0:1 | 70% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 321 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 59% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 21.6 | 15.3:1 | 77% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 72% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 18 | 20.7:1 | 73% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 99% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallatin County Upper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (331 to 304); teachers down 17% (21.6 to 18).
About Gallatin County Upper Elementary
Gallatin County Upper Elementary is a small elementary school in Kentucky, with an address in Warsaw. Total enrollment is 304 students, and the grades served are 3 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.
Gallatin County oversees Gallatin County Upper Elementary and 3 other schools, with 1,426 students in total.
White students are 82% of those enrolled at Gallatin County Upper Elementary. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 16.9 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. Gallatin County Upper Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 78%. Public schools in Gallatin County average a similar 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gallatin County Upper Elementary lands at C, ahead of 26% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
In Kentucky, Gallatin County Upper Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.8% actual against a predicted 36.2%.
The school is in Gallatin County, where the median household earns about $63,346 a year, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Gallatin County, 4 public schools serve about 1,426 students.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates Gallatin County Upper Elementary from the closest public school, Gallatin County Middle School. The five-mile area around Gallatin County Upper Elementary holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 35.7% on proficiency, and Gallatin County Upper Elementary is below that at 33.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 304 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 321.
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Gallatin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,426 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gallatin County
- Gallatin County High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Gallatin County Lower ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Gallatin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Other schools in Warsaw
- Gallatin County High SchoolHigh · 424 students
- Gallatin County Lower ElementaryElementary · 382 students
- Gallatin County Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
Nearby schools
- Gallatin County Middle School0.0 mi · 316
- Gallatin County Lower Elementary0.1 mi · 382
- Gallatin County High School0.2 mi · 424
- Switzerland Co Elementary School7.3 mi · 323
- Jefferson-Craig Elementary School10.4 mi · 425
- Switzerland Co Middle School10.5 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Gallatin County Upper ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Gallatin County Upper Elementary?
Gallatin County Upper Elementary enrolls approximately 304 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Gallatin County Upper Elementary serve?
Gallatin County Upper Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gallatin County Upper Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Gallatin County Upper Elementary.
How diverse is Gallatin County Upper Elementary?
Gallatin County Upper Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Gallatin County Upper Elementary?
Gallatin County Upper Elementary is overseen by Gallatin County in Gallatin County.
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