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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372000948
Kit Carson Elementary School
450 Tates Creek Rd, Richmond, KY 40475 · (859) 625-6103 · Madison County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
240 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (75) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
50.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Kit Carson Elementary School
Kit Carson Elementary School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kit Carson Elementary School this school | 445 | 53.9% | 42.4% |
| Lone Oak Intermediate School Paducah | 437 | 51.3% | 49.7% |
| Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 498 | 53.0% | 68.0% |
| Waco Elementary School Waco | 422 | 54.3% | 40.4% |
| White Hall Elementary School Richmond | 364 | 55.2% | 49.6% |
| Creekside Elementary School Sonora | 474 | 52.1% | 50.0% |
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 Kit Carson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Madison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #370 of 669 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #485 of 668 | #11 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #340 of 674 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #340 of 744 | #8 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #395 of 674 | #9 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #280 of 674 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #558 of 721 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #58 of 437 | #2 of 8 |
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
445
+20 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 445 | 29.3 | 15.2:1 | 54% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 30.3 | 14.9:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 466 | 30.2 | 15.4:1 | 50% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 52% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 34.1 | 17.4:1 | 45% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 52% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 577 | 34 | 17.0:1 | 44% (253) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 52% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 31 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kit Carson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (594 to 445); teachers down 14% (34.1 to 29.3).
About Kit Carson Elementary School
In Richmond, Kentucky, part of Madison County, Kit Carson Elementary School is an elementary school. There are 445 students enrolled, covering grades 1 through 5.
The 20 schools in Madison County enroll 11,132 students altogether, Kit Carson Elementary School among them.
The largest group at Kit Carson Elementary School is White students, at 78%. Smaller groups are 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 89% of Madison County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 37%.
With 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Roughly 54% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Madison County is close, at 55%.
Kit Carson Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kit Carson Elementary School, the prediction is 45.0% and the result is 42.4%.
The school is in Madison County, where median household income comes to about $63,351, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Madison County's 27 public schools enroll about 12,103 students and include Kit Carson Elementary School.
Bellevue Transitional School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Kit Carson Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Kit Carson Elementary School's average proficiency of 42.4% compares with 48.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Kit Carson Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 425 in 2020-21 to 445 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 14.2:1 in 2020-21 to 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Madison Central High SchoolHigh · 2,107 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- B. Michael Caudill Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn R Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
Other Kit Carson Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kit Carson Elementary. Kit Carson Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- KIT CARSON ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 395 students
- Kit Carson ElementaryHanford, CA · 345 students
- Kit Carson Elementary SchoolKIT CARSON, CO · 54 students
Nearby schools
- Bellevue Transitional School0.8 mi · 11
- Madison County Day Treatment0.8 mi · 15
- Daniel Boone Elementary School1.2 mi · 469
- Madison Middle School1.2 mi · 586
- Madison Central High School1.2 mi · 2,107
- White Hall Elementary School1.6 mi · 364
Frequently asked questions
About Kit Carson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kit Carson Elementary School?
Kit Carson Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Kit Carson Elementary School serve?
Kit Carson Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Kit Carson Elementary School have?
Kit Carson Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kit Carson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kit Carson Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Kit Carson Elementary School?
Kit Carson Elementary School is overseen by Madison County in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.