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If you could change one rule at Nicholas County Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NICHOLAS COUNTY·NCES 210447001106
Nicholas County Elementary School
133 SCHOOL DRIVE, Carlisle, KY 40311 · (859) 289-3785 · Nicholas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
17.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
427 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 69 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 77 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (77).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Nicholas County Elementary School→Nicholas County High School
Based on grade levels within Nicholas County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Nicholas County Elementary School
Nicholas County Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas County Elementary School this school | 645 | 66.2% | 28.3% |
| Taylor County Elementary School Campbellsville | 594 | 66.3% | 47.0% |
| East Perry County Elementary School Hazard | 603 | 65.3% | 52.1% |
| Prichard Elementary School Grayson | 612 | 64.2% | 47.9% |
| Wayland Alexander Elementary School Hartford | 635 | 67.9% | 46.1% |
| Mt. Vernon Elementary Mount Vernon | 597 | 66.5% | 37.7% |
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 Nicholas County Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #575 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #547 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #569 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #74 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #627 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.3% | #511 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #366 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #157 of 233 |
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
645
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 899
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 645 | 36.5 | 17.7:1 | 66% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 69% (447) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 71% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 37 | 17.1:1 | 7% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 39.5 | 15.7:1 | 68% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 63% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 708 | 43 | 16.5:1 | 65% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 43 | 18.9:1 | 56% (456) |
| 1990-91 | 899 | 48 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicholas County Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (621 to 645); teachers down 8% (39.5 to 36.5).
About Nicholas County Elementary School
This page covers Nicholas County Elementary School, a large elementary school in Carlisle, Kentucky. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 645 students. It has 53% more students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
Nicholas County runs Nicholas County Elementary School along with 1 other school, enrolling 1,080 students in total.
At Nicholas County Elementary School, 92% of students are White. It is also 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put Nicholas County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nicholas County Elementary School scores 14%.
Its staff includes 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. Nicholas County Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Nicholas County Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Nicholas County Elementary School is 12.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.3% versus 40.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
In Nicholas County, the median household earns about $59,531 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 10%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Nicholas County has 2 public schools with about 1,080 students, including Nicholas County Elementary School.
Nicholas County High School sits about 0.1 miles from Nicholas County Elementary School. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Nicholas County Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Nicholas County Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Nicholas County Elementary School was 631 in 2020-21 and 645 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
The allk12 page for Nicholas County Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Nicholas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,708
Census ACS
Median income
$59,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2
1,080 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Nicholas County High School0.1 mi · 435
- North Middletown Elementary School12.3 mi · 128
- Cane Ridge Elementary School12.9 mi · 453
- Ewing Elementary School12.9 mi · 369
- Paris High School13.8 mi · 267
- Paris Middle School13.8 mi · 180
Frequently asked questions
About Nicholas County Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nicholas County Elementary School?
Nicholas County Elementary School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Nicholas County Elementary School serve?
Nicholas County Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicholas County Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nicholas County Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nicholas County Elementary School?
At Nicholas County Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Nicholas County Elementary School in?
Nicholas County Elementary School is part of Nicholas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.