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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249000519
Radcliff Elementary School
1145 S. Dixie Blvd, Radcliff, KY 40160 · (270) 352-3350 · Hardin County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
268 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (73) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
31.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
29.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Radcliff Elementary School
Radcliff Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radcliff Elementary School this school | 386 | 69.4% | 25.9% |
| Julius Marks Elementary School Lexington | 444 | 68.9% | 35.2% |
| Elkhorn Elementary School Frankfort | 409 | 71.1% | 36.7% |
| Meadow View Elementary School Radcliff | 514 | 70.8% | 36.4% |
| Oakland Elementary Oakland | 432 | 75.0% | 26.4% |
| T C Cherry Elementary School Bowling Green | 431 | 75.4% | 38.5% |
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 Radcliff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #602 of 669 | #14 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #550 of 668 | #14 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #591 of 674 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #457 of 744 | #15 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #185 of 674 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #29 of 674 | #1 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #296 of 721 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #132 of 437 | #2 of 8 |
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
386
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-56% since 1990-91, when it was 875
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 386 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 69% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 26.2 | 15.7:1 | 74% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 30.8 | 13.1:1 | 70% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 71% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 33.6 | 14.0:1 | 83% (393) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 77% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 33 | 12.3:1 | 80% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 30 | 22.3:1 | 78% (523) |
| 1990-91 | 875 | 44 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Radcliff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (471 to 386); teachers down 17% (33.6 to 28).
About Radcliff Elementary School
Radcliff Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Radcliff, Kentucky. The student body numbers 386 students, from grades 1 through 5.
Federal data list 26 schools in Hardin County, with 14,583 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Radcliff Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 41%. Other students are 23% Black, 17% multiracial, and 16% Hispanic. That is lower than the 76% White share among all Hardin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 28 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.8:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Radcliff Elementary School is 69%. For comparison, public schools in Hardin County average 51%.
Radcliff Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Kentucky with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.3%. Radcliff Elementary School scores 25.9%.
Across Hardin County, the median household income is $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hardin County is home to 34 public schools and about 17,037 public school students.
North Park Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Radcliff Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Radcliff Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Radcliff Elementary School as Suburb: Small, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 386 students in 2024-25, 43 fewer than the 429 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.8:1 to 13.8:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,942
Census ACS
Median income
$67,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin County
- Central Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,831 students
- North Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- John Hardin High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
Other schools in Radcliff
- North Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- North Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 604 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- Woodland Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolElementary · 514 students
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health SystemsCombined · 63 students
Other Radcliff Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Radcliff Elementary. Radcliff Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Radcliff ElementaryWatsonville, CA · 409 students
Nearby schools
- North Park Elementary School0.9 mi · 604
- North Hardin High School1.1 mi · 1,593
- North Middle School1.4 mi · 567
- Meadow View Elementary School1.5 mi · 514
- Woodland Elementary School1.8 mi · 537
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems2.8 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Radcliff Elementary SchoolHow large is Radcliff Elementary School?
Radcliff Elementary School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Radcliff Elementary School serve?
Radcliff Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Radcliff Elementary School have?
Radcliff Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Radcliff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Radcliff Elementary School are roughly 41% White, 16% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Is Radcliff Elementary School public or private?
Radcliff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.