Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEADE COUNTY·NCES 210405001037
Payneville Elementary School
520 Rhodelia Rd, Payneville, KY 40157 · (270) 422-7550 · Meade County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
132 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 11% smaller than its 6th grade class (44).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Meade County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Payneville Elementary School
Payneville Elementary School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payneville Elementary School this school | 265 | 49.8% | 47.6% |
| Legrande Elementary School Horse Cave | 327 | 49.2% | 46.1% |
| Calvary Elementary School Lebanon | 236 | 50.4% | 62.1% |
| Greysbranch Elementary School Greenup | 278 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
| Cub Run Elementary School Cub Run | 213 | 49.3% | 46.1% |
| Campbellsburg Elementary School Campbellsburg | 331 | 47.7% | 29.4% |
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 Payneville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #274 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #220 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #346 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #619 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #479 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.9% | #529 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #595 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #66 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
265
+25 (+10%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 265 | 16.7 | 15.9:1 | 50% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 16 | 16.6:1 | 53% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 16.1 | 15.9:1 | 54% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 14 | 17.1:1 | 41% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 13 | 17.9:1 | 50% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 12 | 18.4:1 | 52% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 47% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 10 | 20.4:1 | 44% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 14 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Payneville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (232 to 265); teachers up 28% (13 to 16.7).
About Payneville Elementary School
Payneville Elementary School is a small elementary school in Payneville, Kentucky, administered by Meade County. The school has 265 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 421 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
Meade County counts 4,921 students in its 9 schools, and Payneville Elementary School is one of them.
A large majority of enrollment at Payneville Elementary School is White, at 93%. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. The diversity index for Payneville Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Payneville Elementary School has 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. The 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is close to this figure. At Payneville Elementary School, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
On the allk12 Grade, Payneville Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 46.5%. Payneville Elementary School scores 47.6%.
Census data for Meade County show median household income comes to about $74,355, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 13 public schools and about 5,001 students.
Among nearby public schools, James R. Allen High School is closest at about 7.9 miles. There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. Payneville Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.9:1) than in 2020-21 (17.1:1).
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Meade County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,158
Census ACS
Median income
$74,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,001 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Meade County
- Meade County High SchoolHigh · 1,512 students
- Barry Hahn Primary SchoolElementary · 807 students
- Stuart Pepper Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- David T. Wilson ElementaryMiddle · 529 students
- Flaherty Primary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- Ekron Elementary SchoolElementary · 365 students
Nearby schools
- James R. Allen High School7.9 mi · 39
- Meade County High School7.9 mi · 1,512
- Stuart Pepper Middle School8.3 mi · 702
- David T. Wilson Elementary8.5 mi · 529
- Barry Hahn Primary School8.7 mi · 807
- Irvington Elementary School8.7 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Payneville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Payneville Elementary School?
Payneville Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Payneville Elementary School serve?
Payneville Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Payneville Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Payneville Elementary School.
How diverse is Payneville Elementary School?
Payneville Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Payneville Elementary School?
Payneville Elementary School is overseen by Meade County in Meade County.
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