Robert B. Turner Elementary School

Robert B. Turner Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary school in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, run under Anderson County. The school educates 578 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 421 students per school, that is 37% above typical.

Anderson County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,633 students; Robert B. Turner Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Robert B. Turner Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest looks like 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Anderson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Robert B. Turner Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.3%; Robert B. Turner Elementary School posts 64.4%, +16.1 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Anderson County shows median household income runs about $74,488, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Robert B. Turner Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Anderson County (combined enrollment of about 3,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: Anderson County High School, around 1.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Robert B. Turner Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Robert B. Turner Elementary School has edged up 10%, going from 526 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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