Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 362 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENDERSON COUNTY·NCES 210271000579
Niagara Elementary School
13043 Hwy 136 E, Henderson, KY 42420 · (270) 831-5142 · Henderson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- 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
18.2:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
93 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
69.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
64.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
63.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Niagara Elementary School
Niagara Elementary School's state test result (63.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Elementary School this school | 270 | 34.4% | 63.3% |
| Walton-Verona Intermediate School Verona | 282 | 38.7% | N/A |
| Charles H. Kelly Elementary School Burlington | 242 | 41.3% | 61.0% |
| Piner Elementary School Morning View | 354 | 41.5% | 52.2% |
| Boonesborough Elementary Richmond | 406 | 38.7% | 61.3% |
| Dixon Elementary School Dixon | 285 | 44.2% | 50.0% |
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 Niagara Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Henderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #72 of 669 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #79 of 668 | #3 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #55 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #609 of 744 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #643 of 674 | #8 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #553 of 674 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.4% | #679 of 721 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #259 of 437 | #7 of 7 |
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
270
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 270 | 14.8 | 18.2:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 269 | 16.8 | 16.0:1 | 38% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 16.8 | 16.9:1 | 34% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 265 | 14 | 18.9:1 | 34% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 16.4 | 18.2:1 | 36% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 17 | 19.1:1 | 50% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 20 | 18.8:1 | 45% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 12 | 31.3:1 | 30% (113) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 17 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Niagara Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (299 to 270); teachers down 10% (16.4 to 14.8).
About Niagara Elementary School
Niagara Elementary School is one of the public schools in Henderson, Kentucky. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 270 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Henderson County, which runs Niagara Elementary School, has 13 schools and 6,707 students.
White students are 94% of those enrolled at Niagara Elementary School. The remaining shares are 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Henderson County's population at about 86%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
Niagara Elementary School reported 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Roughly 34% of students at Niagara Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Henderson County.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Niagara Elementary School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Niagara Elementary School is 11.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (63.3% versus 52.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In the surrounding county, Henderson County, the median household earns about $58,851 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Henderson County has 13 public schools with about 6,707 students, including Niagara Elementary School.
Niagara Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is East Heights Elementary School, about 6.5 miles away. Within ten miles of Niagara Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Niagara Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Niagara Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Niagara Elementary School was 265 in 2020-21 and 270 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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Henderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,280
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,707 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Henderson County
- Henderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Spottsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Bend Gate Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other schools in Henderson
- Henderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,852 students
- Henderson County North Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Henderson County South Middle SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Bend Gate Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
- South Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 413 students
Other Niagara Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Niagara Elementary. Niagara Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Niagara ElementaryNiagara, WI · 271 students
Nearby schools
- East Heights Elementary School6.5 mi · 377
- Henderson County High School7.0 mi · 1,852
- South Heights Elementary School7.4 mi · 413
- Henderson County North Middle School7.5 mi · 670
- Jefferson Elementary School7.7 mi · 413
- Henderson County South Middle School7.8 mi · 661
Frequently asked questions
About Niagara Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Niagara Elementary School?
Niagara Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Niagara Elementary School serve?
Niagara Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Niagara Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Niagara Elementary School is approximately 18.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Niagara Elementary School?
Student demographics at Niagara Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Niagara Elementary School?
Niagara Elementary School is overseen by Henderson County in Henderson County.
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