Millbrooke Elementary School

Millbrooke Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, part of Christian County. The school serves 610 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 45% larger than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Across the 18 schools in Christian County (8,682 students total), Millbrooke Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Millbrooke Elementary School lists that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Millbrooke Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.3%; this one delivers 41.7%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Christian County) reports that median household income runs about $55,494, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Christian County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,682 students), Millbrooke Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ELC is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Millbrooke Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 710 students in 2018 compared to 610 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.