Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000153
Nichols Elementary
10665 Hwy 44 W, West Point, KY 40177 · (502) 869-2600 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
70 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 21 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 29% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
24.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
14.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Nichols Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #635 of 669 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #649 of 668 | #13 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #639 of 674 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #723 of 744 | #13 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #349 of 721 | #6 of 13 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
105
-9 (-8%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 245
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 105 | 8.5 | 12.3:1 | 67% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 108 | 10.5 | 10.3:1 | 60% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 106 | 10.5 | 10.1:1 | 62% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 114 | 10 | 11.4:1 | 58% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 9.5 | 14.7:1 | 65% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 168 | 10 | 16.8:1 | 55% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 9 | 18.0:1 | 71% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 178 | 7 | 25.4:1 | 57% (101) |
| 1990-91 | 245 | 12 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols Elementary.
About Nichols Elementary
Nichols Elementary is a very small elementary school in West Point, Kentucky, one of the schools in Bullitt County. In all, 105 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 75% below the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Bullitt County operates 24 schools. Combined enrollment is 13,007 students.
Nichols Elementary is 88% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Bullitt County, where about 91% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
On staff are 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.3:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 3.0 more students per teacher than here. Nichols Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 67%. On average, public schools in Bullitt County report 50%.
Nichols Elementary falls short of its prediction by 20.0 points. The model expects 40.3% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Kentucky; the school's rate is 20.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bullitt County show that median household income comes to about $80,558, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 13,007 students.
A public school about 5.3 miles away, Medora Elementary, is the closest to Nichols Elementary. Nichols Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Nichols Elementary comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place Nichols Elementary in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 9 students, from 114 to 105.
Nichols Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Medora Elementary5.3 mi · 460
- Valley High6.5 mi · 850
- Dixie Elementary6.6 mi · 370
- Stuart Middle School6.9 mi · 1,166
- Layne Elementary7.0 mi · 430
- Stonestreet Elementary7.1 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols ElementaryHow many students attend Nichols Elementary?
Nichols Elementary enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nichols Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nichols Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Nichols Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Nichols Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Nichols Elementary?
Student demographics at Nichols Elementary are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Nichols Elementary in?
Nichols Elementary is part of Bullitt County.
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