Enrollment
352
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY·NCES 210495001238
Northern Elementary School
6155 Hwy 39, Somerset, KY 42503 · (606) 423-1040 · Pulaski County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL352 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
13.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
232 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
66.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
75.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 27 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Northern Elementary School
Northern Elementary School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Elementary School this school | 352 | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| East Calloway Elementary School Murray | 310 | 65.5% | 44.9% |
| Saffell Street Elementary School Lawrenceburg | 375 | 64.0% | 33.3% |
| Westridge Elementary Frankfort | 351 | 66.7% | 52.4% |
| Hiseville Elementary School Glasgow | 322 | 67.1% | 51.5% |
| Southern Elementary School Beaver Dam | 269 | 64.7% | 57.4% |
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 Northern Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #39 of 669 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #16 of 668 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #105 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 352 | #506 of 744 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #146 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #366 of 674 | #4 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.9% | #373 of 721 | #8 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #115 of 437 | #1 of 6 |
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
352
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 183
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 352 | 26.2 | 13.4:1 | 66% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27.8 | 12.5:1 | 69% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 360 | 28.7 | 12.5:1 | 66% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 71% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 29.7 | 14.7:1 | 63% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 67% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 67% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 8 | 18.9:1 | 64% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 183 | 12 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (437 to 352); teachers down 12% (29.7 to 26.2).
About Northern Elementary School
Located in Somerset, Kentucky, Northern Elementary School is a small elementary school. It reports enrollment of 352 students in pre-K through 5.
Northern Elementary School is in Pulaski County, a district with 7,729 students across 14 schools.
The share of students at Northern Elementary School who are White is 85%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Pulaski County residents are about 94% White. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Northern Elementary School are from different groups.
Northern Elementary School lists 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 66% of the student body. That is in line with the 64% average for public schools in Pulaski County.
Northern Elementary School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Northern Elementary School does better than predicted by 27.0 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.6%; the prediction is 40.6%.
In Pulaski County, home to about 65,897 people, the median household earns about $51,898 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Northern Elementary School shares Pulaski County with 18 other public schools.
Science Hill Elementary School sits about 3.7 miles from Northern Elementary School. Northern Elementary School has 3 other public schools within five miles. The school's 67.6% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 374 (2020-21) to 352 (2024-25).
This page collects posts and questions about Northern Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,897
Census ACS
Median income
$51,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Other Northern Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 3 states are named Northern Elementary. Northern Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Northern Elementary SchoolButler, KY · 501 students
- Northern Elementary SchoolLexington, KY · 424 students
- Northern Elementary SchoolGeorgetown, KY · 414 students
- Northern Elementary SchoolDillsburg, PA · 397 students
- Northern ElementaryBEMIDJI, MN · 282 students
Nearby schools
- Science Hill Elementary School3.7 mi · 498
- Shopville Elementary School4.2 mi · 385
- Northern Middle School4.9 mi · 797
- Pulaski County High School5.4 mi · 1,113
- Meece Middle School5.7 mi · 486
- Pulaski Elementary School5.7 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Elementary SchoolHow large is Northern Elementary School?
Northern Elementary School enrolls approximately 352 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Northern Elementary School serve?
Northern Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Northern Elementary School have?
Northern Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northern Elementary School?
At Northern Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northern Elementary School public or private?
Northern Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.