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Which teacher or staff member at Lone Oak Intermediate School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCRACKEN COUNTY·NCES 210396002374
Lone Oak Intermediate School
225 John E. Robinson Avenue, Paducah, KY 42001 · (270) 538-4160 · McCracken County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest 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
16.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
224 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 4 | 232 | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 205 | 47% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
64.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
42.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Lone Oak Intermediate School
Lone Oak Intermediate School's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Oak Intermediate School this school | 437 | 51.3% | 49.7% |
| Kit Carson Elementary School Richmond | 445 | 53.9% | 42.4% |
| Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 498 | 53.0% | 68.0% |
| Creekside Elementary School Sonora | 474 | 52.1% | 50.0% |
| Waco Elementary School Waco | 422 | 54.3% | 40.4% |
| Heath Elementary School West Paducah | 498 | 52.4% | 62.6% |
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 Lone Oak Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In McCracken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #240 of 669 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #357 of 668 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #115 of 674 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #359 of 744 | #7 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #573 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #333 of 674 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #582 of 721 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #206 of 437 | #3 of 6 |
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
437
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 437 | 26 | 16.8:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 55% (235) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 54% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 50% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 27.6 | 18.3:1 | 45% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 43% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lone Oak Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (504 to 437); teachers down 6% (27.6 to 26).
About Lone Oak Intermediate School
Paducah, Kentucky, is home to Lone Oak Intermediate School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 437 students in grades 4 through 5 in 2024-25.
McCracken County runs Lone Oak Intermediate School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 6,780 students in total.
Lone Oak Intermediate School's enrollment is 83% White. It is also 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, McCracken County is about 82% White. Lone Oak Intermediate School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 26 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 51%.
The allk12 Grade for Lone Oak Intermediate School is B. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lone Oak Intermediate School scores 49.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 46.0%.
Federal survey data for McCracken County show that the median household income is $64,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 22 public schools in McCracken County, enrolling about 9,883 students in all.
Lone Oak Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Lone Oak Intermediate School. The five-mile area around Lone Oak Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.8% proficiency; Lone Oak Intermediate School posts 49.7%.
Locale: Suburb: Small. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Lone Oak Intermediate School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 458 to 437 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 16.8:1 over the same years.
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McCracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,564
Census ACS
Median income
$64,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McCracken County
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Reidland Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
- Heath Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
Other schools in Paducah
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Lone Oak Elementary School0.2 mi · 495
- Lone Oak Middle School0.8 mi · 702
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary School1.0 mi · 498
- Clark Elementary School2.6 mi · 615
- Paducah Middle School2.7 mi · 632
- Concord Elementary School2.9 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Lone Oak Intermediate SchoolHow large is Lone Oak Intermediate School?
Lone Oak Intermediate School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades 04-05.
Is Lone Oak Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lone Oak Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lone Oak Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lone Oak Intermediate School is approximately 16.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lone Oak Intermediate School?
At Lone Oak Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lone Oak Intermediate School?
Lone Oak Intermediate School is overseen by McCracken County in McCracken County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.