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Does MT. Washington Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000151
MT. Washington Elementary
9234 Hwy 44 E, Mount Washington, KY 40047 · (502) 869-3000 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
146 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
48.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 MT. Washington Elementary
MT. Washington Elementary's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT. Washington Elementary this school | 577 | 25.3% | 44.0% |
| R C Hinsdale Elementary School Edgewood | 555 | 27.6% | 61.3% |
| Pleasant Grove Elementary School Mount Washington | 661 | 25.4% | 48.2% |
| Locust Grove Elementary School Crestwood | 594 | 21.4% | 58.8% |
| Bloom Elementary Louisville | 533 | 22.1% | 62.6% |
| Camden Station Elementary School Crestwood | 475 | 23.4% | 55.9% |
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 MT. Washington Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #339 of 669 | #3 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #269 of 668 | #2 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #372 of 674 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #147 of 744 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #654 of 674 | #10 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #469 of 674 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.3% | #703 of 721 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #307 of 437 | #7 of 9 |
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
577
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 665
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 25% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 31.3 | 18.9:1 | 26% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 606 | 32.3 | 18.8:1 | 26% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 23% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 25% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 27 | 19.5:1 | 27% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 23% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 21 | 29.1:1 | 26% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 665 | 31 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MT. Washington Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (622 to 577); teachers unchanged (31 to 31).
About MT. Washington Elementary
MT. Washington Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Mount Washington, Kentucky, administered by Bullitt County. A federal count lists 577 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kentucky) has about 421 students.
In Bullitt County, 24 schools enroll a combined 13,007 students.
About 90% of the student body at MT. Washington Elementary is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Bullitt County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. MT. Washington Elementary's diversity index is 18%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 18.6 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 25%. Among public schools in Bullitt County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For MT. Washington Elementary, the prediction is 55.6% and the result is 44.0%.
Federal survey data for Bullitt County show that the median household income is $80,558, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Bullitt County is home to 26 public schools and about 13,007 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Crossroads Elementary is the closest, at about 1.0 miles. MT. Washington Elementary has 7 other public schools within five miles. MT. Washington Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 577, a 4% increase from 554 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Mount Washington
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Old Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
- MT. Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Crossroads ElementaryElementary · 469 students
Other MT. Washington Elementary schools
One other US public school is named MT. Washington Elementary. MT. Washington Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Mt. Washington ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- MT. Washington Middle School1.2 mi · 474
- Spring Meadows1.7 mi · 12
- Bullitt East High School2.1 mi · 1,664
- Eastside Middle School2.3 mi · 682
- Pleasant Grove Elementary School2.8 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About MT. Washington ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at MT. Washington Elementary?
MT. Washington Elementary enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does MT. Washington Elementary serve?
MT. Washington Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MT. Washington Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MT. Washington Elementary is approximately 18.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is MT. Washington Elementary?
MT. Washington Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is MT. Washington Elementary in?
MT. Washington Elementary is part of Bullitt County.
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