Kingston Elementary School

Kingston Elementary School, an average-sized K-5 school in Berea, Kentucky, operated by Madison County, caters to 608 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 44% bigger than typical.

Kingston Elementary School is one of 20 schools operated by Madison County, a district that serves 11,132 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Kingston Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. An estimated 55% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kingston Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 45.7%.

Around the school, Madison County reports that median household income runs about $63,351, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Madison County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,103 students), Kingston Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Farristown Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kingston Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Kingston Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 572 (now 608). Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 89%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.