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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303000798
Nicholasville Elementary School
414 W Maple St, Nicholasville, KY 40356 · (859) 885-5351 · Jessamine County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
315 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (85) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
51.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Nicholasville Elementary School
Nicholasville Elementary School's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholasville Elementary School this school | 465 | 67.7% | 43.6% |
| Glenn R Marshall Elementary School Richmond | 480 | 67.7% | 48.7% |
| Berea Community Elementary School Berea | 448 | 69.0% | 43.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Franklin | 463 | 65.7% | 42.1% |
| Junction City Elementary School Junction City | 457 | 68.5% | 62.0% |
| Roby Elementary School Shepherdsville | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
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 Nicholasville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jessamine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #350 of 669 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #327 of 668 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #316 of 674 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #301 of 744 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #50 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.3% | #272 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.7% | #329 of 721 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #152 of 233 | N/A |
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
465
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 711
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 465 | 38.4 | 12.1:1 | 68% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 37.7 | 12.9:1 | 66% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 39.3 | 11.6:1 | 62% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 55% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 31.9 | 14.0:1 | 65% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 70% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 62% (374) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 15 | 42.6:1 | 54% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 711 | 42 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nicholasville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (446 to 465); teachers up 21% (31.9 to 38.4).
About Nicholasville Elementary School
Nicholasville Elementary School is a public elementary school in Nicholasville, Kentucky. The school has 465 students in 2024-25 across grades 1 through 5.
Nicholasville Elementary School is a school in Jessamine County. The district has 13 schools and 8,331 students.
More than half of the students at Nicholasville Elementary School are White (77%). Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 7% Black, and 6% Hispanic. In Jessamine County overall, about 87% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
On staff are 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 15.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 68% of students at Nicholasville Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jessamine County is 56%.
Nicholasville Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Nicholasville Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.6% and a predicted 39.9%.
In the wider Jessamine County area, median household income comes to about $74,576, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Jessamine County counts 14 public schools with about 8,331 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hattie C. Warner Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Nicholasville Elementary School. The five-mile area around Nicholasville Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 43.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 428 to 465.
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Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Other schools in Nicholasville
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School0.6 mi · 570
- Jessamine Early Learning Village0.7 mi · 785
- Brookside Elementary School0.7 mi · 515
- East Jessamine High School1.4 mi · 1,222
- West Jessamine Middle School1.6 mi · 887
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School1.7 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Nicholasville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nicholasville Elementary School?
Nicholasville Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Nicholasville Elementary School serve?
Nicholasville Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nicholasville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nicholasville Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Nicholasville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nicholasville Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 6% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Nicholasville Elementary School in?
Nicholasville Elementary School is part of Jessamine County.
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