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What's one thing Mount Sterling Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 210425001060
Mount Sterling Elementary School
6601 Indian Mound Dr, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 · (859) 497-8730 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
301 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
54.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Mount Sterling Elementary School
Mount Sterling Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sterling Elementary School this school | 464 | 64.9% | 43.4% |
| Willis H. Justice Elementary School Winchester | 481 | 66.7% | 39.8% |
| Graves County Central Elementary Mayfield | 480 | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| Cartmell Elementary Carrollton | 436 | 62.2% | 23.9% |
| Meadow Lands Elementary School Owensboro | 479 | 62.4% | 44.5% |
| Bourbon Central Elementary School Paris | 459 | 68.0% | 32.1% |
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 Mount Sterling Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #353 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #465 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #247 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #302 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #405 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.3% | #297 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.9% | #390 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #83 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
464
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 464 | 30.5 | 15.2:1 | 65% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 31.4 | 15.8:1 | 65% (321) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 28.9 | 14.1:1 | 62% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 27 | 16.0:1 | 54% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 37.1 | 16.1:1 | 59% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 60% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 58% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 28 | 22.8:1 | 61% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 34 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mount Sterling Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (596 to 464); teachers down 18% (37.1 to 30.5).
About Mount Sterling Elementary School
Mount Sterling Elementary School serves students in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, as a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 464 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
Montgomery County is the local district for Mount Sterling Elementary School. It runs 8 schools with 4,442 students.
The share of White students at Mount Sterling Elementary School is 79%, a majority. The school is also 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That is lower than the 92% White share among all Montgomery County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
With 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mount Sterling Elementary School, 65% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Mount Sterling Elementary School outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Mount Sterling Elementary School is 2.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
Looking at the county, Montgomery County, median household income comes to about $56,396, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 9 public schools and about 4,442 students.
Mount Sterling Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from Gateway Children's Services, its nearest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Mount Sterling Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 432 (2020-21) to 464 (2024-25).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,395
Census ACS
Median income
$56,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,442 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Camargo Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Other schools in Mount Sterling
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Camargo Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Northview ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Gateway Children's Services1.6 mi · 17
- Montgomery County High School1.9 mi · 1,345
- The Sterling School1.9 mi · 64
- McNabb Middle School2.0 mi · 928
- Mapleton Elementary School2.5 mi · 524
- Northview Elementary2.7 mi · 503
Frequently asked questions
About Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mount Sterling Elementary School?
Mount Sterling Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mount Sterling Elementary School serve?
Mount Sterling Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Sterling Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mount Sterling Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mount Sterling Elementary School?
At Mount Sterling Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mount Sterling Elementary School?
Mount Sterling Elementary School is overseen by Montgomery County in Montgomery County.
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