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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE COUNTY·NCES 210579002346

Monticello Elementary School

160 Cave St, Monticello, KY 42633 · (606) 340-3900 · Wayne County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 485 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
535 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 322634%
Grade 424136%
Grade 519730%
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
57687%
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
619%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
36655%
Female
29845%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bell Elementary School01–02
Based on grade levels within Wayne County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
38.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.3%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 →

Where Monticello Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Kentucky
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
35.3%#492 of 669
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
34.3%#490 of 668
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
38.0%#522 of 674
Enrollment
ranked largest first
664#59 of 744
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#468 of 674
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
23.8%#407 of 674
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.6%#103 of 721
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-3.5%#379 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
664
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566442.115.8:181% (535)
2023-2465041.615.6:182% (535)
2022-2363042.115.0:179% (500)
2020-216453916.5:179% (511)
2017-1868840.417.0:179% (542)
2015-167214217.2:180% (576)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monticello Elementary School.

About Monticello Elementary School

Monticello Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Monticello, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 664 students, and the grades served are 3 through 5. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 58% higher.

Besides Monticello Elementary School, Wayne County runs 7 other schools. The district enrolls 3,058 students.

White students are 87% of those enrolled at Monticello Elementary School. Next come 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.

Its staff includes 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.8 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Monticello Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 81%.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Monticello Elementary School is 35.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.3%.

For Wayne County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $45,739 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Counting Monticello Elementary School, Wayne County has 9 public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Bell Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Monticello Elementary School is 2nd of 4 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The NCES locale for Monticello Elementary School is Town: Remote, which covers schools in a town far from an urbanized area.

The school grew from 645 students in 2020-21 to 664 in 2024-25.

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Wayne County at a glance

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Population
19,602
Census ACS
Median income
$45,739
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,058 students

Quick facts

School name
Monticello Elementary School
District
Wayne County
Address
160 Cave St, Monticello, KY 42633
Phone
(606) 340-3900
County
Wayne County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
664
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
535 (81%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
210579002346
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Monticello Elementary School
How many students attend Monticello Elementary School?
Monticello Elementary School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades 03-05.
Is Monticello Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monticello Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does Monticello Elementary School have?
Monticello Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monticello Elementary School?
At Monticello Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Monticello Elementary School public or private?
Monticello Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne County.
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