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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Heath Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCRACKEN COUNTY·NCES 210396001461
Heath Elementary School
4365 Metropolis Lake Rd, West Paducah, KY 42086 · (270) 538-4060 · McCracken County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
261 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
69.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
64.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 17 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 Heath Elementary School
Heath Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heath Elementary School this school | 498 | 52.4% | 62.6% |
| Creekside Elementary School Sonora | 474 | 52.1% | 50.0% |
| Lyon County Elementary School Eddyville | 485 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Emma B. Ward Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 452 | 53.1% | 45.8% |
| North Jackson Elementary Glasgow | 537 | 50.8% | 46.7% |
| Central Elementary School Benton | 480 | 50.8% | 53.2% |
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 Heath Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In McCracken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #80 of 669 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.7% | #76 of 668 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #61 of 674 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #248 of 744 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #189 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #433 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #573 of 721 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.5% | #48 of 233 | 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
498
+33 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 52% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 57% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 53% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 49% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 424 | 25.6 | 16.6:1 | 51% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 56% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 25 | 18.1:1 | 49% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 23 | 20.4:1 | 37% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 24 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heath Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (424 to 498); teachers up 41% (25.6 to 36).
About Heath Elementary School
Heath Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in West Paducah, Kentucky. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 498 students.
McCracken County is made up of 13 schools with 6,780 students in all.
The share of students at Heath Elementary School who are White is 89%. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Its ratio of 13.8:1 is based on 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. In all, 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Heath Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 90% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
In Kentucky, Heath Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.6% compared with a predicted 45.6%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for McCracken County show that median household income comes to about $64,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. McCracken County counts 22 public schools with about 9,883 students.
Heath Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Heath Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Heath Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 56.1%, lower than Heath Elementary School's 62.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment rose by 7% across 4 years, from 465 in 2020-21 to 498 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.0:1 to 13.8:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Heath Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
McCracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,564
Census ACS
Median income
$64,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McCracken County
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Reidland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in West Paducah
- Heath Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- McCracken Open Campus SchoolCombined · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Heath Middle School0.1 mi · 433
- McCracken Open Campus School0.1 mi · 72
- McCracken County High School3.5 mi · 1,882
- Concord Elementary School5.6 mi · 606
- Metropolis Elementary School6.5 mi · 457
- McCracken Regional School6.9 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Heath Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heath Elementary School?
Heath Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
Is Heath Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heath Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Heath Elementary School have?
Heath Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Heath Elementary School?
Heath Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Heath Elementary School in?
Heath Elementary School is part of McCracken County.
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