Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PADUCAH INDEPENDENT·NCES 210465001152
Morgan Elementary School
2200 S 28th St, Paducah, KY 42003 · (270) 444-5760 · McCracken County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
314 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 Paducah Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Morgan Elementary School
Morgan Elementary School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Elementary School this school | 369 | 85.1% | 40.4% |
| Freedom Elementary School Hopkinsville | 504 | 82.9% | 21.4% |
| Shelby Academy Louisville | 290 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
| McNabb Elementary School Paducah | 334 | 91.0% | 26.9% |
| Portland Elementary Louisville | 304 | 90.8% | 22.0% |
| Cochran Elementary Louisville | 419 | 79.2% | 18.9% |
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 Morgan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In McCracken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #410 of 669 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #301 of 668 | #8 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #502 of 674 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #485 of 744 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #59 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #81 of 674 | #1 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #61 of 721 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #389 of 437 | #6 of 6 |
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
369
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 311
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 369 | 29.9 | 12.3:1 | 85% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 31 | 12.1:1 | 86% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 28.7 | 13.2:1 | 89% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 29 | 13.0:1 | 85% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 32.9 | 11.6:1 | 92% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 92% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 93% (414) |
| 2000-01 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 86% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morgan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (380 to 369); teachers down 9% (32.9 to 29.9).
About Morgan Elementary School
Paducah, Kentucky, is home to Morgan Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 369 students.
Paducah Independent includes 7 schools. Together they enroll 3,103 students.
Enrollment at Morgan Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 44%. Other reported shares: 30% White, 17% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That compares with about 10% Black among all McCracken County residents. By the diversity index, Morgan Elementary School comes in at 68%.
A ratio of 12.3:1 comes from the school's 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 85% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in McCracken County is 57%.
The allk12 Grade for Morgan Elementary School is B-. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Morgan Elementary School is 6.9 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.4% actual, 33.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
McCracken County has these Census figures: median household income is about $64,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of McCracken County number 22 and enroll about 9,883.
Paducah Tilghman High School is located about 0.8 miles from Morgan Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 40.4% is below the 48.4% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Morgan Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (377) to 2024-25 (369).
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
McCracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,564
Census ACS
Median income
$64,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Paducah Independent
- Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- McNabb Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Paducah Head Start PreschoolElementary · 251 students
- Choices Educational CenterCombined · 42 students
Other schools in Paducah
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other Morgan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Morgan Elementary. Morgan Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Morgan Elementary SchoolSHELBY TOWNSHIP, MI · 563 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolPalmyra, IN · 442 students
- Morgan ElementaryHutchinson, KS · 388 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolHamilton, OH · 385 students
- Morgan Elementary SchoolHAMILTON, NJ · 285 students
Nearby schools
- Paducah Tilghman High School0.8 mi · 860
- Paducah Head Start Preschool0.8 mi · 251
- Paducah Middle School1.0 mi · 632
- Clark Elementary School1.3 mi · 615
- McNabb Elementary School1.5 mi · 334
- Choices Educational Center1.5 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Morgan Elementary SchoolHow large is Morgan Elementary School?
Morgan Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
Is Morgan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Morgan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morgan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morgan Elementary School is approximately 12.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Morgan Elementary School?
Morgan Elementary School reports a student body of 30% White, 9% Hispanic, 44% Black, 17% Two or more.
Is Morgan Elementary School public or private?
Morgan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Paducah Independent.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.