Enrollment
232
Elementary
DISTRICT 212 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCLEAN COUNTY·NCES 210402001025
Livermore Elementary School
110 Eighth St, Livermore, KY 42352 · (270) 278-2522 · McLean County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL232 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% 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
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
155 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 31 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Livermore Elementary School→McLean County Middle School
Based on grade levels within McLean County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% 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 Livermore Elementary School
Livermore Elementary School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livermore Elementary School this school | 232 | 66.8% | 31.6% |
| Fordsville Elementary School Fordsville | 245 | 68.2% | 58.5% |
| Ben Johnson Elementary School Mc Daniels | 232 | 65.9% | 38.5% |
| Joe Harrison Carter Tompkinsville | 260 | 66.2% | 49.9% |
| Oakview Elementary School Ashland | 267 | 68.5% | 41.5% |
| Martha Jane Potter Elementary School Whitesburg | 273 | 67.4% | 31.7% |
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 Livermore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #537 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #459 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #593 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 232 | #649 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #68 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.8% | #517 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.8% | #345 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #150 of 437 |
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
232
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 232 | 18.6 | 12.5:1 | 67% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 18.6 | 13.1:1 | 70% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 21.5 | 10.6:1 | 64% (146) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 58% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 20.9 | 13.4:1 | 60% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 315 | 21 | 15.0:1 | 73% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 66% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 52% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Livermore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (280 to 232); teachers down 11% (20.9 to 18.6).
About Livermore Elementary School
Livermore Elementary School is a small elementary school in Livermore, Kentucky, one of the schools in McLean County. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 232 students. Against the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 45% lower.
McLean County oversees Livermore Elementary School and 5 other schools, with 1,387 students in total.
About 93% of the student body at Livermore Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 96% White, within a few points of the school. Livermore Elementary School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
Livermore Elementary School operates with 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. Livermore Elementary School reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 51% average among public schools in McLean County.
The allk12 Grade for Livermore Elementary School is C-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Livermore Elementary School is 40.2%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.6%.
Among McLean County residents, the median household income is $65,596, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Besides Livermore Elementary School, McLean County has 5 other public schools.
The closest public school to Livermore Elementary School is McLean County Middle School, about 6.4 miles away. Livermore Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within ten miles. Livermore Elementary School comes in 8th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Livermore Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 230 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 232.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
McLean County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,114
Census ACS
Median income
$65,596
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,387 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McLean County
- McLean County High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- McLean County Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Calhoun Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Marie Gatton Phillips ElementaryElementary · 115 students
- McLean County Alternative CenterHigh · 2 students
Nearby schools
- McLean County Middle School6.4 mi · 321
- McLean County High School6.5 mi · 427
- Calhoun Elementary School7.6 mi · 290
- McLean County Alternative Center7.7 mi · 2
- Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary9.0 mi · 115
- Bremen Elementary School10.4 mi · 369
Frequently asked questions
About Livermore Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Livermore Elementary School?
Livermore Elementary School enrolls approximately 232 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Livermore Elementary School serve?
Livermore Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Livermore Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Livermore Elementary School.
How diverse is Livermore Elementary School?
Livermore Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Livermore Elementary School?
Livermore Elementary School is overseen by McLean County in McLean County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.