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What's the most underrated thing about Longbranch Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
957
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051002245
Longbranch Elementary School
2805 Longbranch Rd., Union, KY 41091 · (859) 384-4500 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL957 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
16.5:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
255 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 164 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 161 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 171 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (164) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (171).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
64.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
63.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Longbranch Elementary School
Longbranch Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longbranch Elementary School this school | 957 | 26.6% | 59.3% |
| New Haven Elementary School Union | 716 | 27.1% | 70.8% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Mount Washington | 661 | 25.4% | 48.2% |
| Veterans Park Elementary School Lexington | 702 | 32.2% | 62.7% |
| Spencer County Elementary School Taylorsville | 801 | 32.5% | 55.9% |
| Clays Mill Elementary School Lexington | 527 | 27.1% | 74.9% |
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 Longbranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #108 of 669 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #87 of 668 | #7 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #118 of 674 | #7 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 957 | #5 of 744 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #549 of 674 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #274 of 674 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.6% | #700 of 721 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.2% | #32 of 233 | N/A |
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
957
+99 (+12%) vs 2020
+30% since 2010-11, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 957 | 58 | 16.5:1 | 27% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 933 | 56 | 16.7:1 | 27% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 26% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 858 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 24% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 47.5 | 16.5:1 | 20% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 849 | 44 | 19.3:1 | 18% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 14% (105) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Longbranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (783 to 957); teachers up 22% (47.5 to 58).
About Longbranch Elementary School
Longbranch Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school based in Union, Kentucky. In all, 957 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. The school is 127% larger than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Boone County is responsible for 27 schools, Longbranch Elementary School included, with 20,514 students in all.
More than half of enrollment at Longbranch Elementary School is White: 77%. Enrollment also includes 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The diversity index for Longbranch Elementary School is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 58 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. At Longbranch Elementary School, 27% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Boone County report 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Longbranch Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Longbranch Elementary School scores 59.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 55.1%.
The county, Boone County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $99,414 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Longbranch Elementary School, Boone County has 34 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Longbranch Elementary School is closest to Randall K. Cooper High School, about 0.2 miles away. Longbranch Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.4% on proficiency, and Longbranch Elementary School is above that at 59.3%.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2020-21, Longbranch Elementary School enrolled 858 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 957.
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Conner Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
Other schools in Union
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- New Haven Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Shirley Mann Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Ballyshannon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
Other Longbranch Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Longbranch Elementary. Longbranch Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolMIDLOTHIAN, TX · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Randall K. Cooper High School0.2 mi · 1,490
- Ballyshannon Middle School1.2 mi · 609
- Erpenbeck Elementary School2.3 mi · 764
- Camp Ernst Middle School2.7 mi · 688
- A M Yealey Elementary School2.8 mi · 534
- Ockerman Middle School2.9 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Longbranch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Longbranch Elementary School?
Longbranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 957 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Longbranch Elementary School serve?
Longbranch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Longbranch Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Longbranch Elementary School.
How diverse is Longbranch Elementary School?
Longbranch Elementary School reports a student body of 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Longbranch Elementary School?
Longbranch Elementary School is overseen by Boone County in Boone County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.