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If you could change one rule at Mayfield Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
987
Elementary
DISTRICT 688 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYFIELD INDEPENDENT·NCES 210390002001
Mayfield Elementary School
1004 Backusburg Rd, Mayfield, KY 42066 · (270) 247-8696 · Graves County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL987 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
701 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 153 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 167 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 176 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 178 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 171 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 142 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (167) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (142).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Based on grade levels within Mayfield Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Mayfield Elementary School
Mayfield Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayfield Elementary School this school | 987 | 71.0% | 40.3% |
| Fairdale Elementary Fairdale | 653 | 70.8% | 30.3% |
| Coral Ridge Elementary Fairdale | 567 | 66.3% | 29.9% |
| Hillard Collins Elementary School Florence | 571 | 61.3% | 34.0% |
| Ockerman Elementary School Florence | 777 | 57.0% | 33.6% |
| Stonestreet Elementary Louisville | 517 | 69.6% | 23.9% |
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 Mayfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Graves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #413 of 669 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #394 of 668 | #7 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #420 of 674 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 987 | #4 of 744 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #610 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #84 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #261 of 721 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #146 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
987
+107 (+12%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 822
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 987 | 57 | 17.3:1 | 71% (701) |
| 2023-24 | 922 | 57.5 | 16.0:1 | 77% (713) |
| 2022-23 | 874 | 57.5 | 15.2:1 | 74% (643) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | 52 | 16.9:1 | 73% (644) |
| 2017-18 | 943 | 53 | 17.8:1 | 68% (642) |
| 2015-16 | 1,079 | 59 | 18.3:1 | 76% (823) |
| 2010-11 | 822 | 48 | 17.1:1 | 86% (710) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (943 to 987); teachers up 8% (53 to 57).
About Mayfield Elementary School
Mayfield Elementary School is a large elementary school in Mayfield, Kentucky, (ZIP code 42066). Enrolled students number 987 students, in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 134% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
The Mayfield Independent system has 3 schools and 2,063 students.
White students form the largest group at Mayfield Elementary School, 40% of enrollment. Other groups make up 37% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 11% Black. County-wide, 86% of Graves County residents are White. By the diversity index, Mayfield Elementary School comes in at 68%.
The school employs the equivalent of 57 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.3:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. Public schools in Graves County average 61%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mayfield Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.3%; the prediction is 38.7%.
Census estimates describe Graves County this way: median household income is about $50,772, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 15% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 14 public schools in Graves County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,969.
The closest public school, Mayfield High School, is about 0.4 miles from Mayfield Elementary School. Around the school, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mayfield Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Mayfield Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 987 was 12% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 880.
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Graves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,630
Census ACS
Median income
$50,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,969 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mayfield Independent
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 517 students
Other schools in Mayfield
- Graves County High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Mayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 559 students
- Graves County Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Mayfield High SchoolHigh · 517 students
- Graves County Central ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Sedalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
Other Mayfield Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Mayfield Elementary. Mayfield Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolPRINCETON, TX · 668 students
- Mayfield Elementary SchoolMiddletown, OH · 503 students
- Mayfield ElementaryCleveland, TN · 446 students
- MAYFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAYFIELD, NY · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Mayfield High School0.4 mi · 517
- Mayfield Middle School0.7 mi · 559
- Graves County Middle School2.5 mi · 556
- Graves County High School2.5 mi · 1,145
- Gateway Academy High School2.5 mi · 48
- Graves County Central Elementary2.8 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Mayfield Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mayfield Elementary School?
Mayfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 987 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Mayfield Elementary School serve?
Mayfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Mayfield Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Mayfield Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mayfield Elementary School?
At Mayfield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 37% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Mayfield Elementary School?
Mayfield Elementary School is overseen by Mayfield Independent in Graves County.
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