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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Oran P Lawler Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAYSON COUNTY·NCES 210230001702
Oran P Lawler Elementary School
100 Charlie Crain Lane, Leitchfield, KY 42754 · (270) 259-9322 · Grayson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B+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
16.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
278 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
57.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 Oran P Lawler Elementary School
Oran P Lawler Elementary School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oran P Lawler Elementary School this school | 470 | 59.1% | 50.9% |
| Silver Creek Elementary School Berea | 490 | 58.8% | 41.7% |
| Louisa East Elementary School Louisa | 512 | 59.6% | 38.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Butler | 501 | 58.7% | 49.4% |
| Taylor Elementary School Brooksville | 490 | 60.2% | 34.6% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Lewisburg | 500 | 61.2% | 40.8% |
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 Oran P Lawler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #220 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #103 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #203 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #289 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #560 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.2% | #541 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.1% | #481 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #90 of 233 |
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
470
+80 (+21%) vs 2020
+9% since 2000-01, when it was 433
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 470 | 28.3 | 16.6:1 | 59% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.2 | 15.4:1 | 62% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 26.3 | 15.7:1 | 55% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 26 | 15.0:1 | 56% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 426 | 26.1 | 16.3:1 | 61% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 27 | 16.7:1 | 66% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 68% (290) |
| 2000-01 | 433 | 14 | 30.9:1 | 51% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oran P Lawler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (426 to 470); teachers up 8% (26.1 to 28.3).
About Oran P Lawler Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Oran P Lawler Elementary School serves students in Leitchfield, Kentucky. Total enrollment is 470 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
Oran P Lawler Elementary School is one of the 7 schools that make up Grayson County (4,030 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Oran P Lawler Elementary School is 94% White. Other groups make up 3% Hispanic. In Grayson County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 12% means there is a 12% chance two randomly chosen students at Oran P Lawler Elementary School are from different groups.
Oran P Lawler Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1, with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Kentucky, 15.4:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 59% at Oran P Lawler Elementary School. That is in line with the 61% average for public schools in Grayson County.
Oran P Lawler Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 67% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Oran P Lawler Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.9%, compared with a predicted 43.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Grayson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $50,757, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 9 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,030, Oran P Lawler Elementary School among them.
Grayson County High School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Oran P Lawler Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Oran P Lawler Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 21% across 4 years, from 390 in 2020-21 to 470 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 16.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,707
Census ACS
Median income
$50,757
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grayson County
- Grayson County High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- Grayson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Clarkson Elementary SchoolElementary · 642 students
- H W Wilkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Caneyville Elementary SchoolElementary · 378 students
- Grayson Co. Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
Other schools in Leitchfield
- Grayson County High SchoolHigh · 1,180 students
- Grayson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- H W Wilkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- Grayson Co. Alternative EducationHigh · 19 students
- Grayson County Area Vocational Ed CenterHigh
- Grayson County Schools Preschool CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Grayson County High School0.2 mi · 1,180
- Grayson Co. Alternative Education0.2 mi · 19
- H W Wilkey Elementary School3.3 mi · 504
- Grayson County Middle School3.4 mi · 837
- Clarkson Elementary School7.0 mi · 642
- Caneyville Elementary School8.0 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About Oran P Lawler Elementary SchoolHow large is Oran P Lawler Elementary School?
Oran P Lawler Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Oran P Lawler Elementary School serve?
Oran P Lawler Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oran P Lawler Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oran P Lawler Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oran P Lawler Elementary School?
At Oran P Lawler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Oran P Lawler Elementary School?
Oran P Lawler Elementary School is overseen by Grayson County in Grayson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.