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Jesse Stuart Elementary School

1710 Anton Rd, Madisonville, KY 42431 · (270) 825-6033 · Hopkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% 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
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
328 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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-K316%
Kindergarten8016%
Grade 17916%
Grade 27616%
Grade 35812%
Grade 410221%
Grade 56012%

This year's kindergarten class (80) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
29761%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
5912%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
5511%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
6914%
DISTRICT 9% · 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
24751%
Female
23949%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
46.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Jesse Stuart Elementary School

Jesse Stuart Elementary School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Jesse Stuart Elementary School this school48667.5%39.1%
Southern Elementary School
Georgetown
46267.5%28.8%
Washington County Elementary School
Springfield
47366.8%36.5%
Glasscock Elementary School
Lebanon
43267.8%46.6%
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Richmond
46965.7%42.0%
Madison Kindergarten Academy
Richmond
40364.8%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 Jesse Stuart Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Hopkins County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.1%#431 of 669#6 of 8
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
43.0%#351 of 668#5 of 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
46.3%#409 of 674#7 of 8
Enrollment
ranked largest first
486#264 of 744#4 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.7:1#456 of 674#6 of 8
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.9%#168 of 674#1 of 8
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.5%#335 of 721#2 of 8
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.6%#274 of 437N/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 2024-25
Enrollment
486
+117 (+32%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254863115.7:167% (328)
2023-244772817.0:170% (336)
2022-233462116.5:173% (251)
2020-213692117.6:170% (257)
2017-1853231.117.1:173% (391)
2015-165753317.4:171% (407)
2010-115083215.9:169% (352)
2000-014961926.1:170% (346)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesse Stuart Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (532 to 486); teachers unchanged (31.1 to 31).

About Jesse Stuart Elementary School

Federal records list Jesse Stuart Elementary School as an elementary school in Madisonville, Kentucky. Enrolled students number 486 students, in pre-K through 5.

Within Hopkins County, Jesse Stuart Elementary School is one of 14 schools. The district enrolls 6,265 students.

White students account for 61% of enrollment at Jesse Stuart Elementary School. Other groups make up 14% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, and 11% Black. Hopkins County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Jesse Stuart Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.

Jesse Stuart Elementary School counts 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 57% for public schools in Hopkins County.

allk12 grades Jesse Stuart Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Test results at Jesse Stuart Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (39.1% actual, 40.0% predicted).

According to the American Community Survey, in Hopkins County, median household income is about $56,815, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jesse Stuart Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in Hopkins County, which together enroll about 6,896 students.

James Madison Middle School is located about 0.4 miles from Jesse Stuart Elementary School. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Jesse Stuart Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.

The student count in 2024-25 was 486, 32% above the 369 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 17.6:1 to 15.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Hopkins County at a glance

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Population
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Jesse Stuart Elementary School
District
Hopkins County
Address
1710 Anton Rd, Madisonville, KY 42431
Phone
(270) 825-6033
County
Hopkins County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
486
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
328 (67%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
210286000673
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Jesse Stuart Elementary School
How many students attend Jesse Stuart Elementary School?
Jesse Stuart Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jesse Stuart Elementary School serve?
Jesse Stuart Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jesse Stuart Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Jesse Stuart Elementary School.
How diverse is Jesse Stuart Elementary School?
Jesse Stuart Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
What district is Jesse Stuart Elementary School in?
Jesse Stuart Elementary School is part of Hopkins County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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