1
If you had an hour of school board time for Peaks Mill Elementary, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201000442
Peaks Mill Elementary
100 Peaks Mill Rd, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8450 · Franklin County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% 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
14.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
261 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (77) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
48.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Peaks Mill Elementary
Peaks Mill Elementary's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaks Mill Elementary this school | 453 | 57.6% | 44.3% |
| Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 495 | 60.4% | 74.5% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Nicholasville | 519 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| Ft Wright Elementary School Covington | 469 | 56.1% | 62.8% |
| Trigg County Primary School Cadiz | 521 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Bardstown Primary School Bardstown | 434 | 55.5% | N/A |
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 Peaks Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #331 of 669 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #317 of 668 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #367 of 674 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #330 of 744 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #312 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.4% | #256 of 674 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #512 of 721 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #162 of 233 | N/A |
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
453
+44 (+11%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 453 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 58% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 62% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 30.5 | 13.4:1 | 64% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 58% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | 26.5 | 16.5:1 | 62% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 66% (308) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 60% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 239 | 11 | 21.7:1 | 44% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peaks Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (437 to 453); teachers up 17% (26.5 to 31).
About Peaks Mill Elementary
Located in Frankfort, Kentucky, Peaks Mill Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 453 students in grades 1 through 5.
Peaks Mill Elementary belongs to Franklin County, a district of 14 schools and 6,199 students.
More than half of the students at Peaks Mill Elementary are White (75%). The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 7% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Peaks Mill Elementary scores 41%.
A staff of 31 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.6:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 0.8 students per teacher. By family income, 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Franklin County is similar, at 56%.
On the allk12 Grade, Peaks Mill Elementary lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Peaks Mill Elementary is +0.7 points: 44.3% actual, 43.6% predicted.
Franklin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $65,298, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 19 public schools in the county, enrolling about 7,121, Peaks Mill Elementary among them.
Peaks Mill Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Elkhorn Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Peaks Mill Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal data place Peaks Mill Elementary in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 409 to 453, an 11% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.7:1 to 14.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Peaks Mill Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Elkhorn Elementary School1.4 mi · 409
- William Cofield High School1.6 mi · 22
- Franklin County High School1.6 mi · 990
- Elkhorn Middle School1.6 mi · 725
- Early Learning Village2.5 mi · 360
- Second Street School2.8 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Peaks Mill ElementaryHow many students attend Peaks Mill Elementary?
Peaks Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 453 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Peaks Mill Elementary serve?
Peaks Mill Elementary serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peaks Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peaks Mill Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peaks Mill Elementary?
At Peaks Mill Elementary, the student body is approximately 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Peaks Mill Elementary in?
Peaks Mill Elementary is part of Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.