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New Haven Elementary School

10854 Us 42, Union, KY 41091 · (859) 384-5325 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL716 STUDENTS
Enrollment
716
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
194 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K406%
Kindergarten9213%
Grade 112217%
Grade 211917%
Grade 312517%
Grade 411116%
Grade 510715%

This year's kindergarten class (92) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).

Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
62087%
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 71% · US 43%
Hispanic
294%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 10% · US 30%
Black
71%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 11% · US 15%
Asian
446%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
37753%
Female
33947%

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Test scores

KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/Distinguished
English Language Arts
71.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
74.0%
KY avg 42.8%

What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 New Haven Elementary School

New Haven Elementary School's state test result (70.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
New Haven Elementary School this school71627.1%70.8%
Shirley Mann Elementary School
Union
71020.6%69.7%
Stonewall Elementary School
Lexington
67430.7%62.9%
Longbranch Elementary School
Union
95726.6%59.3%
Clays Mill Elementary School
Lexington
52727.1%74.9%
Veterans Park Elementary School
Lexington
70232.2%62.7%
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 New Haven Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn KentuckyIn Boone County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
70.8%#17 of 669#1 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
74.0%#20 of 668#1 of 16
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
71.3%#44 of 674#3 of 16
Enrollment
ranked largest first
716#36 of 744#4 of 18
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#530 of 674#16 of 17
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
24.4%#395 of 674#15 of 17
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
27.1%#698 of 721#15 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-20.6%#100 of 437#2 of 10
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 2024-25
Enrollment
716
-150 (-17%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257164416.3:127% (194)
2023-246964316.2:127% (186)
2022-236754315.7:122% (151)
2020-218665316.3:130% (263)
2017-1890252.517.2:131% (277)
2015-168924818.6:130% (266)
2010-117124117.4:122% (160)
2000-016302624.2:115% (95)
1990-916062920.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Haven Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 21% (902 to 716); teachers down 16% (52.5 to 44).

About New Haven Elementary School

New Haven Elementary School is a large elementary school serving families in Union, Kentucky. It has an enrollment of 716 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 70% above that mark.

New Haven Elementary School sits within Boone County, which has 27 schools and 20,514 students.

White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 6% Asian and 4% Hispanic. Among Boone County residents, the White share is about 83%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.

There are 44 full-time-equivalent teachers at New Haven Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.3:1. The school's 16.3:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. By family income, 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Boone County averages 40%, higher than here.

New Haven Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.8%, compared with a predicted 54.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.

Looking at the county, Boone County, the median household earns about $99,414 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting New Haven Elementary School, Boone County has 34 public schools.

Gray Middle School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of New Haven Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.8%; New Haven Elementary School's is 70.8%, ranking 1st of 9.

NCES describes the area around New Haven Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, New Haven Elementary School had a net loss of 150 students, or 17%.

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Boone County at a glance

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Population
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students

Quick facts

School name
New Haven Elementary School
District
Boone County
Address
10854 Us 42, Union, KY 41091
Phone
(859) 384-5325
County
Boone County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
716
Teachers (FTE)
44
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
194 (27%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
210051000088
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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6 other US public schools in 6 states are named New Haven Elementary. New Haven Elementary School is the largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About New Haven Elementary School
How large is New Haven Elementary School?
New Haven Elementary School enrolls approximately 716 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Haven Elementary School serve?
New Haven Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at New Haven Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at New Haven Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at New Haven Elementary School?
At New Haven Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is New Haven Elementary School public or private?
New Haven Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone County.
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