Oak Hill Elementary School

Oak Hill Elementary School, a medium-sized primary school in Somerset, Kentucky, run under Pulaski County, instructs 551 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 31% larger than the state mean of about 421.

Pulaski County comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 7,729 students; Oak Hill Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Oak Hill Elementary School lists that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school lists 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Oak Hill Elementary School reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pulaski County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Oak Hill Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 71.5%, a residual of +26.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Pulaski County shows the typical household earns roughly $51,898 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Oak Hill Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 9,989 students).

The closest other public school is Southwestern High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Oak Hill Elementary School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Hill Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.7%.

Oak Hill Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Oak Hill Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 515 (now 551).

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.