Nicholasville Elementary School

Nicholasville Elementary School is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in Nicholasville, Kentucky, part of Jessamine County, with 465 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 5.

Jessamine County comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,331 students; Nicholasville Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Nicholasville Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 10% multiracial, 7% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Nicholasville Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Nicholasville Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Jessamine County's rate of about 56%.

With demographic context factored in, Nicholasville Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jessamine County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,576 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Jessamine County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,331 students), of which Nicholasville Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Hattie C. Warner Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Nicholasville Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.