Hiseville Elementary School

Hiseville Elementary School is a compact K-5 school in Glasgow, Kentucky, part of Barren County. The school serves 322 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Hiseville Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Barren County, a district that serves 4,908 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Hiseville Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest reads as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Hiseville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Barren County's rate of about 59%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hiseville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Barren County) reports that median household income runs about $50,628, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Barren County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,749 students), Hiseville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Legrande Elementary School, roughly 5.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hiseville Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.8%.

Hiseville Elementary School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Hiseville Elementary School's enrollment has climbed 22% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 322). White enrollment moved from 93% to 89% across the same window.

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