Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 210381000975
Jonathan Elementary School
9207 US Hwy 68 E, Benton, KY 42025 · (270) 354-6462 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- BBeats 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
14.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
189 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
37.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
69.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Jonathan Elementary School
Jonathan Elementary School's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Elementary School this school | 241 | 78.4% | 42.3% |
| Flat Gap Elementary School Flatgap | 241 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Reidland Intermediate School Paducah | 228 | 75.4% | 45.0% |
| Highland Elementary School Waynesburg | 186 | 77.4% | 45.6% |
| Bloomfield Elementary School Bloomfield | 225 | 78.2% | 36.6% |
| Ashland Head Start Ashland | 191 | 79.1% | 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 Jonathan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #371 of 669 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #42 of 668 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #527 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #640 of 744 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #224 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #404 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #132 of 721 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #139 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
241
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
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 | 241 | 17.1 | 14.1:1 | 78% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 18.5 | 13.2:1 | 73% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 18.8 | 12.7:1 | 72% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 73% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 74% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 69% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 71% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 13 | 20.1:1 | 51% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jonathan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (229 to 241); teachers up 7% (16 to 17.1).
About Jonathan Elementary School
Jonathan Elementary School operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Benton, Kentucky. The school enrolls 241 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.
Marshall County is responsible for 11 schools, Jonathan Elementary School included, with 4,302 students in all.
White students make up 87% of enrollment at Jonathan Elementary School. Next come 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 96% White among all Marshall County residents. Jonathan Elementary School's diversity index is 24%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jonathan Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 78%. For comparison, public schools in Marshall County average 57%.
Jonathan Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Jonathan Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.3%, compared with a predicted 36.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Marshall County, the median household income is $65,831, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall County is home to 12 public schools and about 4,302 public school students.
The school nearest to Jonathan Elementary School is South Marshall Elementary School, at a distance of about 7.1 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 7. Jonathan Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Jonathan Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 241 students in 2024-25, 12 more than the 229 it had in 2020-21.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,743
Census ACS
Median income
$65,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County
- Marshall County High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- North Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Calvert City Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Benton
- Marshall County High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Sharpe Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- South Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Other Jonathan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Jonathan Elementary. Jonathan Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- JONATHAN ELEMENTARYCHASKA, MN · 541 students
Nearby schools
- South Marshall Elementary School7.1 mi · 241
- Benton Elementary School7.3 mi · 528
- MC Academy7.6 mi · 100
- Marshall County High School7.7 mi · 1,201
- South Marshall Middle8.2 mi · 432
- Purchase Youth Village8.2 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Jonathan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jonathan Elementary School?
Jonathan Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Jonathan Elementary School serve?
Jonathan Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jonathan Elementary School have?
Jonathan Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Jonathan Elementary School?
Jonathan Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jonathan Elementary School in?
Jonathan Elementary School is part of Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.