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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAVES COUNTY·NCES 210228001992
Graves County Central Elementary
2262 State Rt 121 N, Mayfield, KY 42066 · (270) 328-4901 · Graves County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
14.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
296 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (73).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within Graves County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
75.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
68.8%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Graves County Central Elementary
Graves County Central Elementary's state test result (69.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves County Central Elementary this school | 480 | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| Meadow Lands Elementary School Owensboro | 479 | 62.4% | 44.5% |
| Pulaski Elementary School Somerset | 535 | 61.9% | 57.8% |
| Cartmell Elementary Carrollton | 436 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Mount Sterling Elementary School Mount Sterling | 464 | 64.9% | 43.4% |
| Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 495 | 60.4% | 74.5% |
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 Graves County Central Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Graves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #29 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #43 of 668 | #2 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #21 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #271 of 744 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #218 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #268 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #439 of 721 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #356 of 437 | N/A |
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
480
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 480 | 34.1 | 14.1:1 | 62% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 32.4 | 14.2:1 | 64% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 32.4 | 14.9:1 | 63% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 30 | 16.3:1 | 59% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 65% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 62% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 66% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graves County Central Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (501 to 480); teachers up 10% (31 to 34.1).
About Graves County Central Elementary
Graves County Central Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Mayfield, Kentucky. It educates 480 students in pre-K through 6.
Graves County enrolls 3,906 students in 10 schools, including Graves County Central Elementary.
White students make up a majority at Graves County Central Elementary, at 76%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Graves County's population at about 86%. Graves County Central Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Graves County Central Elementary counts 34.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.1 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 14.1:1 here. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 61% average for public schools in Graves County.
allk12 grades Graves County Central Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Graves County Central Elementary would score about 42.1%. It scores 69.0%, a top-10% result among Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Graves County, the median household income is $50,772, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. In all, Graves County has 14 public schools and roughly 5,969 students.
The school nearest to Graves County Central Elementary is Gateway Academy High School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Graves County Central Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Graves County Central Elementary falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 488 to 480. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.3:1 to 14.1:1.
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Graves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,630
Census ACS
Median income
$50,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,969 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graves County
- Graves County High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Graves County Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Sedalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Symsonia Elementary SchoolElementary · 370 students
- Wingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Farmington Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Other schools in Mayfield
- Graves County High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 987 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Graves County Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 517 students
- Sedalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway Academy High School0.3 mi · 48
- Graves County High School0.3 mi · 1,145
- Graves County Middle School0.5 mi · 556
- Mayfield Middle School2.4 mi · 559
- Mayfield Elementary School2.8 mi · 987
- Mayfield High School2.8 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Graves County Central ElementaryHow many students attend Graves County Central Elementary?
Graves County Central Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Graves County Central Elementary serve?
Graves County Central Elementary serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Graves County Central Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Graves County Central Elementary.
How diverse is Graves County Central Elementary?
Graves County Central Elementary reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Graves County Central Elementary?
Graves County Central Elementary is overseen by Graves County in Graves County.
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