Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY·NCES 210564001334
Morganfield Elementary School
511 S Mart St, Morganfield, KY 42437 · (270) 389-2611 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
10.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
249 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Morganfield Elementary School→Union County Middle School
Based on grade levels within Union County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
27.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Morganfield Elementary School
Morganfield Elementary School's state test result (26.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morganfield Elementary School this school | 328 | 75.9% | 26.2% |
| Caverna Elementary School Cave City | 330 | 76.1% | 20.7% |
| Providence Elementary School Providence | 299 | 76.9% | 27.7% |
| Franklin Elementary School Franklin | 324 | 70.1% | N/A |
| Fulton County Elementary Hickman | 314 | 75.2% | 27.6% |
| Crofton Elementary School Crofton | 378 | 69.8% | 50.0% |
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 Morganfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #595 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #545 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #621 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #529 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #6 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #229 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #175 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #281 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. 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
328
-14 (-4%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 328 | 31.7 | 10.3:1 | 76% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 29.7 | 10.6:1 | 73% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 30.1 | 10.2:1 | 71% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 31 | 11.0:1 | 63% (214) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 28.1 | 12.7:1 | 70% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 70% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 382 | 32 | 11.9:1 | 83% (316) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 89% (395) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morganfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (358 to 328); teachers up 13% (28.1 to 31.7).
About Morganfield Elementary School
Morganfield Elementary School is a small elementary school in Morganfield, Kentucky, under Union County. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 328 students. Elementary schools in Kentucky have about 421 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Morganfield Elementary School sits within Union County, which has 7 schools and 2,086 students.
White students are 71% of those enrolled at Morganfield Elementary School. Next come 16% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That compares with about 89% White among all Union County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
A staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.3:1. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Union County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Morganfield Elementary School outscored 12%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Morganfield Elementary School is -10.6 points: 26.2% actual, 36.9% predicted.
For Union County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $60,327 a year, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Counting Morganfield Elementary School, Union County has 8 public schools.
The closest school to Morganfield Elementary School is Union County Learning Academy, located about 3.6 miles away. Morganfield Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 37.5% on proficiency, and Morganfield Elementary School is below that at 26.2%.
NCES assigns Morganfield Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school shrank from 342 students in 2020-21 to 328 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,260
Census ACS
Median income
$60,327
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
13%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County
- Union County High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Union County Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- Sturgis Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Uniontown Elementary SchoolElementary · 199 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
Other schools in Morganfield
- Union County High SchoolHigh · 642 students
- Union County Middle SchoolMiddle · 413 students
- Union County Preschool and HeadstartElementary · 90 students
- Union County Learning AcademyHigh · 71 students
- Union County Area Vocational Ed CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Union County Learning Academy3.6 mi · 71
- Union County High School3.6 mi · 642
- Union County Preschool and Headstart3.6 mi · 90
- Union County Middle School3.6 mi · 413
- Uniontown Elementary School6.7 mi · 199
- Sturgis Elementary School9.4 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Morganfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Morganfield Elementary School?
Morganfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Morganfield Elementary School serve?
Morganfield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Morganfield Elementary School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Morganfield Elementary School.
How diverse is Morganfield Elementary School?
Morganfield Elementary School reports a student body of 71% White, 3% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Morganfield Elementary School public or private?
Morganfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.