Northern Elementary School

Northern Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized primary schools in Georgetown, Kentucky, one of the schools within Scott County, with 414 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 16 schools in Scott County (9,830 students total), Northern Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Northern Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Scott County as a whole.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Northern Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northern Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.5%, the actual is 46.8%, a residual of +3.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Scott County shows median household earnings sit near $85,158, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Scott County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,863 students), of which Northern Elementary School is one.

Anne Mason Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Northern Elementary School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.8%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northern Elementary School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 421 (now 414). White enrollment moved from 93% to 85% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.