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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at North Butler Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUTLER COUNTY·NCES 210081001976
North Butler Elementary
5539 Brownsville Rd, Morgantown, KY 42261 · (270) 526-8936 · Butler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
237 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
19%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
38.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
34.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 North Butler Elementary
North Butler Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Butler Elementary this school | 406 | 58.4% | 32.3% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Shepherdsville | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| Williamstown Elementary Williamstown | 397 | 56.9% | 32.5% |
| South Livingston Elementary School Smithland | 367 | 57.5% | 58.3% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
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 North Butler Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #529 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #486 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #510 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #419 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #579 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.7% | #460 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.4% | #498 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.2% | #234 of 437 |
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
406
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 406 | 24 | 16.9:1 | 58% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 66% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 54% (215) |
| 2020-21 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 51% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 24.4 | 18.7:1 | 53% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 21 | 19.1:1 | 57% (229) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 23 | 14.2:1 | 67% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Butler Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (457 to 406); teachers down 2% (24.4 to 24).
About North Butler Elementary
This page covers North Butler Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Morgantown, Kentucky. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 406 students.
The district, Butler County, operates 6 schools serving 2,219 students.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at North Butler Elementary. Next come 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Butler County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 24 full-time equivalents, or about 16.9 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 16.9:1 here. About 58% of students, or 237, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 58% average for public schools in Butler County.
allk12 grades North Butler Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.4%. North Butler Elementary scores 32.3%.
Butler County has these Census figures: the median household income is $56,092, about 10% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Butler County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,219 students.
Morgantown Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.9 miles away. The five-mile area around North Butler Elementary holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: North Butler Elementary ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 32.3% versus a 41.3% average.
The NCES locale for North Butler Elementary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (402) to 2024-25 (406). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.9:1, from 15.5:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,393
Census ACS
Median income
$56,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Butler County
- Butler County High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Butler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Butler County Early Childhood CenterElementary · 67 students
- Butler County Learning CenterHigh · 13 students
Other schools in Morgantown
- Butler County High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Morgantown Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
- Butler County Middle SchoolMiddle · 461 students
- Butler County Early Childhood CenterElementary · 67 students
- Butler County Learning CenterHigh · 13 students
- Butler Co. Area Technology CenterHigh
Other North Butler Elementary schools
One other US public school is named North Butler Elementary. North Butler Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- North Butler ElementaryAllison, IA · 271 students
Nearby schools
- Morgantown Elementary School4.9 mi · 610
- Butler County Middle School5.0 mi · 461
- Butler County Learning Center6.6 mi · 13
- Butler County High School6.8 mi · 662
- Butler County Early Childhood Center7.6 mi · 67
- Caneyville Elementary School12.9 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About North Butler ElementaryHow many students attend North Butler Elementary?
North Butler Elementary enrolls approximately 406 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Butler Elementary serve?
North Butler Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Butler Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Butler Elementary is approximately 16.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at North Butler Elementary?
Student demographics at North Butler Elementary are roughly 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Butler Elementary in?
North Butler Elementary is part of Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.