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What's something Louisa East Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWRENCE COUNTY·NCES 210324002079
Louisa East Elementary School
235 Powhatan St, Louisa, KY 41230 · (606) 638-4574 · Lawrence County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
17.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
305 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 2 | 123 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 25% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lawrence County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
32.7%
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 33 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Louisa East Elementary School
Louisa East Elementary School's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa East Elementary School this school | 512 | 59.6% | 38.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Butler | 501 | 58.7% | 49.4% |
| Taylor Elementary School Brooksville | 490 | 60.2% | 34.6% |
| Silver Creek Elementary School Berea | 490 | 58.8% | 41.7% |
| Bush Elementary School London | 511 | 61.1% | 70.7% |
| Oran P Lawler Elementary School Leitchfield | 470 | 59.1% | 50.9% |
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 Louisa East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #443 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #518 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #337 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #225 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #595 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #589 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #474 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #166 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
512
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 512 | 29.9 | 17.1:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 61% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 63% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 62% (328) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 33.9 | 18.1:1 | 68% (417) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | 72% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 29 | 18.5:1 | 67% (359) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisa East Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (612 to 512); teachers down 12% (33.9 to 29.9).
About Louisa East Elementary School
In Louisa, Kentucky, Louisa East Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 512 students in grades 2 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students.
Lawrence County (6 schools, 2,287 students) runs Louisa East Elementary School.
About 95% of the student body at Louisa East Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 97% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 9%, meaning two students picked at random have a 9% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Louisa East Elementary School is 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.1:1. This ratio sits 1.8 above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. That tracks the 62% average for public schools in Lawrence County.
The allk12 Grade for Louisa East Elementary School is C. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 29% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Louisa East Elementary School would be expected to post about 42.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Lawrence County show that the median household income is $46,772, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Louisa East Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Louisa West Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Louisa East Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 38.5% is above the 37.0% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Louisa East Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (525) to 2024-25 (512). The ratio was 14.6:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Lawrence County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,077
Census ACS
Median income
$46,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,287 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawrence County
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Louisa Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Louisa West Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Fallsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
- Blaine Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
Other schools in Louisa
- Lawrence County High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Louisa Middle SchoolMiddle · 384 students
- Louisa West Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Fallsburg Elementary SchoolElementary · 190 students
Nearby schools
- Louisa West Elementary School0.3 mi · 295
- Fort Gay Pre K-80.5 mi · 440
- Lawrence County High School1.1 mi · 757
- Louisa Middle School1.3 mi · 384
- Fallsburg Elementary School6.3 mi · 190
- Genoa Elementary School7.6 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Louisa East Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Louisa East Elementary School?
Louisa East Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Louisa East Elementary School serve?
Louisa East Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Louisa East Elementary School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Louisa East Elementary School.
How diverse is Louisa East Elementary School?
Louisa East Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Louisa East Elementary School?
Louisa East Elementary School is overseen by Lawrence County in Lawrence County.
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