Hopkins Elementary School

Set in Somerset, Kentucky, Hopkins Elementary School is a big primary school, run under Somerset Independent. It enrolls 750 students across grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 3 schools in Somerset Independent (1,762 students total), Hopkins Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Hopkins Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 94%.

In terms of school funding signals, Hopkins Elementary School records 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Hopkins Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Hopkins Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 68.0%, a residual of +28.8 points.

Around the school, Pulaski County reports that median household earnings sit near $51,898, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Hopkins Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students).

The closest other public school is Somerset High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hopkins Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.3%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Hopkins Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 20% since 2018, when it stood at 626 (now 750). Class-load math has widened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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