Kirksville Elementary School

Kirksville Elementary School is a K-5 school of high-enrollment scale in Richmond, Kentucky, operated by Madison County, caters to 662 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 421 students each, so Kirksville Elementary School sits 57% above that benchmark.

Madison County runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 11,132 students. Kirksville Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Kirksville Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kirksville Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 54.6%.

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), Kirksville Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Madison Kindergarten Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kirksville Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.5%.

Kirksville Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Kirksville Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 13% since 2018, when it stood at 587 (now 662).

On this page, members of the Kirksville Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.