McNabb Elementary School

Located at 2100 Park Ave, in Paducah, Kentucky, McNabb Elementary School is a modestly sized primary school that instructs 334 students (grades K through 5), operated by Paducah Independent. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 421.

Paducah Independent comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,103 students; McNabb Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, McNabb Elementary School shows that Black students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder comes out to 21% White, 17% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, McCracken County as a whole is about 10% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, McCracken County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McNabb Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.9%.

In the area at large, census data for McCracken County shows median household earnings sit near $64,373, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across McCracken County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,883 students), McNabb Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Paducah Head Start Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McNabb Elementary School at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 46.5%.

McNabb Elementary School operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. McNabb Elementary School's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 404 (now 334). Class-load math has grew: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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