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What's the most underrated thing about Reidland Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCCRACKEN COUNTY·NCES 210396001011
Reidland Elementary School
5741 Benton Rd, Paducah, KY 42003 · (270) 538-4180 · McCracken County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
389 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 26% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 23% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · 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
69.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
68.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Reidland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In McCracken County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #33 of 669 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #51 of 668 | #2 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #60 of 674 | #3 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #175 of 744 | #3 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #282 of 674 | #5 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #283 of 674 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #263 of 721 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #202 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 533
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 548 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 71% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 40 | 14.2:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 38.3 | 15.3:1 | 70% (411) |
| 2020-21 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 68% (379) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 33.1 | 16.2:1 | 77% (412) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 72% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 46% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 19 | 19.4:1 | 23% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 533 | 28 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Reidland Elementary School.
About Reidland Elementary School
Reidland Elementary School, located in Paducah, Kentucky, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 548 students in pre-K through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kentucky is about 421 students.
McCracken County is responsible for 13 schools, Reidland Elementary School included, with 6,780 students in all.
White students make up a majority at Reidland Elementary School, at 78%. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. For comparison, McCracken County is about 82% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 37% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. The 57% average for public schools in McCracken County is 14 points lower.
In Kentucky, Reidland Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.5% compared with a predicted 38.7%.
McCracken County census figures show that the median household income is $64,373, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. McCracken County is home to 22 public schools and about 9,883 public school students.
The closest other public school is Reidland Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 68.5% is above the 45.8% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 548, close to the 561 recorded in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.6:1 to 14.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McCracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,564
Census ACS
Median income
$64,373
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
9,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McCracken County
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Heath Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Hendron Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Lone Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 495 students
Other schools in Paducah
- McCracken County High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Paducah Tilghman High SchoolHigh · 860 students
- Lone Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Paducah Middle SchoolMiddle · 632 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 615 students
- Concord Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Nearby schools
- Reidland Middle School0.4 mi · 350
- Reidland Intermediate School0.4 mi · 228
- Sharpe Elementary School4.4 mi · 276
- Choices Educational Center5.6 mi · 42
- Morgan Elementary School5.9 mi · 369
- Paducah Head Start Preschool6.5 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Reidland Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Reidland Elementary School?
Reidland Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Reidland Elementary School serve?
Reidland Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Reidland Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Reidland Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Reidland Elementary School?
At Reidland Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Reidland Elementary School public or private?
Reidland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by McCracken County.
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