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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PULASKI COUNTY·NCES 210495001234
Pulaski Elementary School
107 W University Dr, Somerset, KY 42503 · (606) 678-4713 · Pulaski County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 38.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
331 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
64.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
57.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Pulaski Elementary School
Pulaski Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Elementary School this school | 535 | 61.9% | 57.8% |
| Graves County Central Elementary Mayfield | 480 | 61.7% | 69.0% |
| Mercer County Intermediate School Harrodsburg | 570 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| Hattie C. Warner Elementary School Nicholasville | 570 | 63.2% | 48.0% |
| North Calloway Elementary School Murray | 596 | 63.8% | 57.8% |
| Mapleton Elementary School Mount Sterling | 524 | 62.4% | 49.8% |
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 Pulaski Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Pulaski County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #119 of 669 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #144 of 668 | #7 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #120 of 674 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #194 of 744 | #4 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #375 of 674 | #7 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.8% | #325 of 674 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.9% | #437 of 721 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.9% | #182 of 437 | #3 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
535
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 856
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 535 | 35.6 | 15.0:1 | 62% (331) |
| 2023-24 | 559 | 39.6 | 14.1:1 | 65% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 540 | 40.6 | 13.3:1 | 67% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 66% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 38.6 | 16.3:1 | 65% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 66% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 66% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 657 | 37 | 17.8:1 | 74% (483) |
| 1990-91 | 856 | 48 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pulaski Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (629 to 535); teachers down 8% (38.6 to 35.6).
About Pulaski Elementary School
Pulaski Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Somerset, Kentucky, one of the schools in Pulaski County. A federal count lists 535 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421, so this school runs 27% bigger than that.
Pulaski County has 7,729 students in 14 schools, and Pulaski Elementary School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Pulaski Elementary School, 82%, are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Pulaski County's residents are about 94% White, 12 points above the school's share. Pulaski Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have a similar average ratio of 15.4:1. Pulaski Elementary School reports 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Pulaski County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Pulaski Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Kentucky, Pulaski Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 57.8% actual against a predicted 42.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pulaski County, median household income is about $51,898, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Pulaski Elementary School is one of 19 public schools in Pulaski County, which together enroll about 9,989 students.
Pulaski County High School is the public school closest to Pulaski Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Pulaski Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 557 to 535.
Community posts for Pulaski Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Pulaski County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,897
Census ACS
Median income
$51,898
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,989 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pulaski County
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Oak Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 551 students
Other schools in Somerset
- Southwestern High SchoolHigh · 1,213 students
- Pulaski County High SchoolHigh · 1,113 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 871 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 750 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
Other Pulaski Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Pulaski Elementary. Pulaski Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Pulaski Elementary SChoolSavannah, GA · 1,147 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, VA · 472 students
- Pulaski ElementaryPulaski, TN · 471 students
- PULASKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPULASKI, NY · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Pulaski County High School0.7 mi · 1,113
- Northern Middle School0.9 mi · 797
- Somerset High School1.2 mi · 526
- Hopkins Elementary School1.2 mi · 750
- Meece Middle School1.4 mi · 486
- Memorial Education Center1.5 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Pulaski Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pulaski Elementary School?
Pulaski Elementary School enrolls approximately 535 students in grades KG-05.
Is Pulaski Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pulaski Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pulaski Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Pulaski Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Pulaski Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pulaski Elementary School are roughly 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Pulaski Elementary School?
Pulaski Elementary School is overseen by Pulaski County in Pulaski County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.