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Enrollment
554
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249000521
Rineyville Elementary School
275 Rineyville School Rd, Rineyville, KY 40162 · (270) 737-7371 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- 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
14.8:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
223 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
46%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
61.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Rineyville Elementary School
Rineyville Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rineyville Elementary School this school | 554 | 40.3% | 50.3% |
| Lemons Mill Elementary School Georgetown | 540 | 41.3% | 29.6% |
| Southside Elementary School Versailles | 607 | 41.4% | 57.0% |
| Eminence Elementary School Eminence | 455 | 42.4% | 35.1% |
| Stephens Elementary School Burlington | 577 | 42.1% | 43.2% |
| Hanson Elementary School Hanson | 532 | 41.4% | 63.8% |
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 Rineyville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #225 of 669 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #307 of 668 | #7 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #147 of 674 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #171 of 744 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #343 of 674 | #10 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #235 of 674 | #12 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #668 of 721 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.9% | #257 of 437 | #5 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
554
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 554 | 37.3 | 14.8:1 | 40% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 37.1 | 14.7:1 | 40% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 39.6 | 13.3:1 | 39% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 38% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 39.1 | 15.7:1 | 52% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 52% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 517 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 39% (201) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 15 | 20.9:1 | 55% (173) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rineyville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (615 to 554); teachers down 5% (39.1 to 37.3).
About Rineyville Elementary School
Rineyville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Rineyville, Kentucky. The school's enrollment of 554 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 32% higher than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky, which is about 421.
Rineyville Elementary School is among 26 schools run by Hardin County, which serves 14,583 students.
White students account for 72% of enrollment at Rineyville Elementary School. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, about 76% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Rineyville Elementary School comes in at 46%.
Rineyville Elementary School employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.8:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average about 15.4:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 40% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Hardin County report 51%.
Rineyville Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Kentucky public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Rineyville Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.3% is within a point of the 50.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Hardin County, median household income is about $67,647, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hardin County number 34 and enroll about 17,037.
Of nearby public schools, John Hardin High School is the closest, at about 3.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Rineyville Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Rineyville Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment was 576 in 2020-21 and 554 in 2024-25, a decrease of 22 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.0:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- John Hardin High School3.8 mi · 868
- Bluegrass Middle School3.9 mi · 583
- New Highland Elementary School4.0 mi · 505
- James T Alton Middle School4.1 mi · 612
- Vine Grove Elementary School4.2 mi · 493
- Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health Systems4.3 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Rineyville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rineyville Elementary School?
Rineyville Elementary School enrolls approximately 554 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rineyville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rineyville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rineyville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rineyville Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rineyville Elementary School?
Rineyville Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Rineyville Elementary School in?
Rineyville Elementary School is part of Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.