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Greenville Elementary School

201 E Main Cross, Greenville, KY 42345 · (270) 338-4830 · Muhlenberg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 465 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
398 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K579%
Kindergarten9215%
Grade 110617%
Grade 210918%
Grade 310016%
Grade 48113%
Grade 57512%

This year's kindergarten class (92) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (75).

Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
54388%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
152%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
234%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Two+
386%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
31250%
Female
30850%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
43.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Greenville Elementary School

Greenville Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Greenville Elementary School this school62064.2%40.8%
Crittenden County Elementary School
Marion
61463.4%42.1%
Prichard Elementary School
Grayson
61264.2%47.9%
East Perry County Elementary School
Hazard
60365.3%52.1%
Clarkson Elementary School
Clarkson
64263.6%56.5%
Southern Elementary School
Falmouth
54263.7%32.6%
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 Greenville Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.8%#397 of 669
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
42.3%#360 of 668
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
43.7%#450 of 674
Enrollment
ranked largest first
620#88 of 744
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.1:1#382 of 674
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.7%#420 of 674
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
64.2%#397 of 721
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+15.9%#62 of 233
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 2024-25
Enrollment
620
+142 (+30%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2562041.115.1:164% (398)
2023-2459439.115.2:167% (396)
2022-2357737.115.6:163% (363)
2020-214783414.1:161% (290)
2017-1853534.115.7:158% (311)
2015-165423316.4:156% (303)
2010-115713715.4:162% (353)
2000-013602216.4:149% (178)
1990-915232918.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greenville Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 16% (535 to 620); teachers up 21% (34.1 to 41.1).

About Greenville Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school, Greenville Elementary School serves students in Greenville, Kentucky. It had 620 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll about 421 students on average.

In Muhlenberg County, 9 schools enroll a combined 4,846 students.

At Greenville Elementary School, 88% of students are White. After that, the student body is 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Greenville Elementary School scores 23%.

Greenville Elementary School reported 41.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.1:1. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. There are 398 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 64% of enrollment. The figure for public schools in Muhlenberg County is close, at 62%.

Greenville Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Kentucky public elementary schools.

The model predicts 41.2% for a school in Kentucky with Greenville Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Greenville Elementary School posts 40.8%.

The county, Muhlenberg County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $51,927 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Counting Greenville Elementary School, Muhlenberg County has 11 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Muhlenberg South Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. Greenville Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES assigns Greenville Elementary School the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 620, from 478 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 15.1 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.

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Muhlenberg County at a glance

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Population
30,591
Census ACS
Median income
$51,927
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,846 students

Quick facts

School name
Greenville Elementary School
District
Muhlenberg County
Address
201 E Main Cross, Greenville, KY 42345
Phone
(270) 338-4830
County
Muhlenberg County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
620
Teachers (FTE)
41
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
398 (64%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210008101516
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Muhlenberg County
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Other Greenville Elementary schools

11 other US public schools in 12 states are named Greenville Elementary. Greenville Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 12.

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Frequently asked questions

About Greenville Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Greenville Elementary School?
Greenville Elementary School enrolls approximately 620 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Greenville Elementary School serve?
Greenville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Greenville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Greenville Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Greenville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Greenville Elementary School are roughly 88% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Greenville Elementary School in?
Greenville Elementary School is part of Muhlenberg County.
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