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What's the one class at Northview Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY COUNTY·NCES 210425002472
Northview Elementary
1040 Maysville Road, Mount Sterling, KY 40353 · (859) 497-8703 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% 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.
- 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
16.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
305 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
62.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
46.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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
53.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Northview Elementary
Northview Elementary's state test result (53.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northview Elementary this school | 503 | 60.6% | 53.7% |
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Hodgenville | 482 | 61.0% | 38.9% |
| Munfordville Elementary School Munfordville | 489 | 57.7% | 36.2% |
| Camp Dick Robinson Elementary School Lancaster | 446 | 59.4% | 57.1% |
| Benton Elementary School Benton | 528 | 62.3% | 50.1% |
| Crossroads Elementary Mount Washington | 469 | 62.0% | 28.9% |
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 Northview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #174 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #280 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #145 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 503 | #237 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #491 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #429 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #457 of 721 |
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
503
-94 (-16%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 503 | 31.5 | 16.0:1 | 61% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 35.5 | 15.4:1 | 61% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 38.9 | 16.0:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 56% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northview Elementary.
About Northview Elementary
Northview Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Mount Sterling, Kentucky. It enrolled 503 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Montgomery County has 8 schools and 4,442 students, and Northview Elementary is one of those schools.
White students make up 88% of enrollment at Northview Elementary. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Montgomery County is about 92% White. The school's diversity index is 22%, meaning two students picked at random have a 22% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.0:1. That is close to the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 59%.
Northview Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 75% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Northview Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 53.7% and a predicted 42.5%.
Northview Elementary is located in Montgomery County, where the median household income is $56,396, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Northview Elementary is one of 9 public schools in the county.
Mapleton Elementary School is the closest public school, about 1.5 miles away in a straight line. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Northview Elementary. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Northview Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Northview Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
Northview Elementary's enrollment dropped from 597 in 2020-21 to 503 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.0:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,395
Census ACS
Median income
$56,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,442 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Montgomery County
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Camargo Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Other schools in Mount Sterling
- Montgomery County High SchoolHigh · 1,345 students
- McNabb Middle SchoolMiddle · 928 students
- Camargo Elementary SchoolElementary · 597 students
- Mapleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Mount Sterling Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- The Sterling SchoolHigh · 64 students
Other Northview Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 8 states are named Northview Elementary. Northview Elementary is the 6th largest of the 12.
- Northview Elementary SchoolGas City, IN · 673 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITY, MO · 656 students
- Northview Elementary SchoolPeru, IL · 594 students
- Northview ElementaryBowie, MD · 587 students
- NORTHVIEW ELEM.JENNINGS, MO · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Mapleton Elementary School1.5 mi · 524
- Gateway Children's Services1.9 mi · 17
- Mount Sterling Elementary School2.7 mi · 464
- The Sterling School2.7 mi · 64
- Montgomery County High School2.8 mi · 1,345
- McNabb Middle School2.9 mi · 928
Frequently asked questions
About Northview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Northview Elementary?
Northview Elementary enrolls approximately 503 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northview Elementary serve?
Northview Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northview Elementary is approximately 16.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Northview Elementary?
Student demographics at Northview Elementary are roughly 88% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Northview Elementary public or private?
Northview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Montgomery County.
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