Nancy Elementary School

Located at 240 Hwy 196, in Nancy, Kentucky, Nancy Elementary School is a compact elementary-level community that caters to 299 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Pulaski County. That puts it 29% smaller than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 421 students.

Within Pulaski County, which oversees 14 schools and 7,729 students, Nancy Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Nancy Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest reads as 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Pulaski County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Nancy Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Nancy Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Nancy Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Kentucky schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 39.7%; actual is 65.8%, +26.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Pulaski County shows median household income runs about $51,898, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. In all, Pulaski County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students), of which Nancy Elementary School is one.

Oak Hill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Nancy Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

Nancy Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Nancy Elementary School's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 299). Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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