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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOMERSET INDEPENDENT·NCES 210543001307
Hopkins Elementary School
210 May St, Somerset, KY 42501 · (606) 678-8707 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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
16.7:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
521 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 150 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 23% larger than its 4th grade class (115).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Somerset Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
64.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
78.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 29 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 Hopkins Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins Elementary School this school | 750 | 69.5% | 68.0% |
| Mercer County Elementary School Harrodsburg | 713 | 66.2% | N/A |
| Adair County Primary Center Columbia | 604 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Wayland Alexander Elementary School Hartford | 635 | 67.9% | 46.1% |
| Simpson Elementary School Franklin | 731 | 66.6% | 50.0% |
| Charles Straub Elementary School Maysville | 653 | 71.5% | N/A |
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 Hopkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #37 of 669 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #4 of 668 | #1 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #121 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #27 of 744 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #561 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #328 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.5% | #294 of 721 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.8% | #40 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
750
+179 (+31%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 750 | 45 | 16.7:1 | 69% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 698 | 42.3 | 16.5:1 | 90% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 41.3 | 15.7:1 | 71% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 70% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 41.4 | 15.1:1 | 71% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 40 | 16.4:1 | 71% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 64% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 53% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (626 to 750); teachers up 9% (41.4 to 45).
About Hopkins Elementary School
Federal records list Hopkins Elementary School as an elementary school in Somerset, Kentucky. The school had 750 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 78% bigger than that.
Somerset Independent is the local district for Hopkins Elementary School. It runs 3 schools with 1,762 students.
The student body at Hopkins Elementary School is 82% White. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Pulaski County's residents are about 94% White, 12 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1 at Hopkins Elementary School, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.3 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%.
The allk12 Grade for Hopkins Elementary School is A+. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in Kentucky with Hopkins Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.3%. Hopkins Elementary School scores 68.0%.
Pulaski County census figures show that the median household income is $51,898, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 19 public schools in Pulaski County, enrolling about 9,989 students in all.
The closest public school to Hopkins Elementary School is Somerset High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Hopkins Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 49.3%, lower than Hopkins Elementary School's 68.0%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, Hopkins Elementary School's enrollment climbed 31%, to 750. The school's ratio rose from 14.3:1 to 16.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,897
Census ACS
Median income
$51,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Somerset Independent
- Somerset High SchoolHigh · 526 students
- Meece Middle SchoolMiddle · 486 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other Hopkins Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Hopkins Elementary. Hopkins Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 10.
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolLilburn, GA · 1,113 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 707 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolHopkinton, MA · 682 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolMentor, OH · 466 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolVICTORIA, TX · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Somerset High School0.1 mi · 526
- Meece Middle School0.4 mi · 486
- Pulaski County High School0.7 mi · 1,113
- Eagle Academy0.9 mi · 38
- Memorial Education Center1.1 mi · 231
- Pulaski Elementary School1.2 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Hopkins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hopkins Elementary School?
Hopkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hopkins Elementary School serve?
Hopkins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Hopkins Elementary School have?
Hopkins Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopkins Elementary School?
At Hopkins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Hopkins Elementary School public or private?
Hopkins Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Somerset Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.