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Which teacher or staff member at Pembroke Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 497 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHRISTIAN COUNTY·NCES 210115000231
Pembroke Elementary School
1600 Pembroke-Oak Grove Rd, Pembroke, KY 42266 · (270) 887-7290 · Christian County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
396 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 35% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
49.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Pembroke Elementary School
Pembroke Elementary School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pembroke Elementary School this school | 597 | 66.3% | 40.7% |
| Wilkerson Elementary School Louisville | 541 | 68.8% | 21.1% |
| Millbrooke Elementary School Hopkinsville | 610 | 66.7% | 41.7% |
| Julius Marks Elementary School Lexington | 444 | 68.9% | 35.2% |
| South Christian Elementary School Herndon | 554 | 65.3% | 46.8% |
| Indian Hills Elementary School Hopkinsville | 674 | 71.4% | 43.5% |
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 Pembroke Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Christian County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #401 of 669 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #450 of 668 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #357 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #119 of 744 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #515 of 674 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #60 of 674 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.3% | #360 of 721 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #53 of 437 | #1 of 6 |
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
597
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
+100% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
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 | 597 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 66% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 70% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 64% (421) |
| 2020-21 | 646 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 64% (414) |
| 2017-18 | 808 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 71% (576) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 44 | 16.9:1 | 64% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 66% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 17 | 22.5:1 | 84% (322) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pembroke Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (808 to 597); teachers down 16% (44 to 37).
About Pembroke Elementary School
Pembroke Elementary School is one of the public schools in Pembroke, Kentucky. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Its enrollment is 597 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky enroll around 421, and this school is 42% bigger than that mark.
The Christian County system has 18 schools and 8,682 students.
About 41% of students at Pembroke Elementary School are White, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 31% Black, 17% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Among all residents of Christian County, the White share is about 67%. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Pembroke Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Pembroke Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Pembroke Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 39% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Pembroke Elementary School scores 40.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.4%.
In Christian County, median household income comes to about $55,494, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Christian County counts 20 public schools with about 8,682 students.
Cumberland Hall School is the nearest public school to Pembroke Elementary School, about 5.7 miles away. Within ten miles of Pembroke Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 4 schools in the immediate area with test results, Pembroke Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Pembroke Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Pembroke Elementary School had a net loss of 49 students, or 8%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.0 in 2020-21.
Pembroke Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Christian County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,069
Census ACS
Median income
$55,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,682 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Christian County
- Christian County High SchoolHigh · 1,153 students
- Hopkinsville High SchoolHigh · 961 students
- Christian County Middle SchoolMiddle · 845 students
- Hopkinsville Middle SchoolMiddle · 741 students
- Indian Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
- Millbrooke Elementary SchoolElementary · 610 students
Other Pembroke Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pembroke Elementary. Pembroke Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Pembroke ElementaryPembroke, NC · 703 students
- Pembroke ElementaryVirginia Beach, VA · 529 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 324 students
- Pembroke Elementary SchoolPembroke, ME · 83 students
Nearby schools
- Cumberland Hall School5.7 mi · 32
- Hopkinsville Middle School6.4 mi · 741
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School6.4 mi · 595
- Christian County Day Treatment7.6 mi · 12
- Bluegrass Learning Academy8.3 mi · 130
- Hopkinsville High School9.2 mi · 961
Frequently asked questions
About Pembroke Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pembroke Elementary School?
Pembroke Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pembroke Elementary School serve?
Pembroke Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pembroke Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pembroke Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pembroke Elementary School?
At Pembroke Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 17% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Pembroke Elementary School in?
Pembroke Elementary School is part of Christian County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.