Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY·NCES 210495001231
Nancy Elementary School
240 Hwy 196, Nancy, KY 42544 · (606) 636-6338 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
204 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
69.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Nancy Elementary School
Nancy Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nancy Elementary School this school | 299 | 68.2% | 65.8% |
| Garrison Elementary School Garrison | 292 | 68.8% | 46.4% |
| Keavy Elementary School Keavy | 292 | 68.5% | 64.4% |
| Stanton Elementary School Stanton | 322 | 67.1% | 37.7% |
| Martha Jane Potter Elementary School Whitesburg | 273 | 67.4% | 31.7% |
| Morgan Central Elementary School West Liberty | 285 | 69.1% | 45.5% |
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 Nancy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #50 of 669 | #4 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #98 of 668 | #6 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #57 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #571 of 744 | #10 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #260 of 674 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #561 of 674 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #319 of 721 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #121 of 437 | #2 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
299
-38 (-11%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 299 | 20.9 | 14.3:1 | 68% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 21.3 | 15.4:1 | 68% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 21.4 | 14.8:1 | 75% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 73% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 27.9 | 13.3:1 | 73% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | 77% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 27 | 14.6:1 | 76% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 352 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 82% (289) |
| 1990-91 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nancy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (370 to 299); teachers down 25% (27.9 to 20.9).
About Nancy Elementary School
In Nancy, Kentucky, part of Pulaski County, Nancy Elementary School is an elementary school. The school serves 299 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Kentucky is roughly 421 students; this school is 29% smaller than that.
Pulaski County operates 14 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,729 students.
Nancy Elementary School's enrollment is 94% White. The remaining shares are 3% Black. County-wide, about 94% of residents are White. Nancy Elementary School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The school's lunch program data list 68% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Nancy Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Nancy Elementary School beats its 39.7% prediction with 65.8%, a top-10% result in Kentucky.
Among Pulaski County residents, the median household income is $51,898, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Besides Nancy Elementary School, Pulaski County has 18 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Oak Hill Elementary School, at about 5.4 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 54.3% proficiency; Nancy Elementary School posts 65.8%.
Locale data from NCES put Nancy Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment has fallen by 38 students since 2020-21, to 299.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,897
Census ACS
Median income
$51,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Elementary School5.4 mi · 551
- Southwestern High School5.6 mi · 1,213
- Southern Elementary School7.8 mi · 611
- Memorial Education Center7.8 mi · 231
- Southern Middle School7.9 mi · 871
- Pulaski Elementary School8.0 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Nancy Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nancy Elementary School?
Nancy Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nancy Elementary School serve?
Nancy Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nancy Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nancy Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nancy Elementary School?
Nancy Elementary School reports a student body of 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Nancy Elementary School in?
Nancy Elementary School is part of Pulaski County.
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