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Which teacher or staff member at Roby Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BULLITT COUNTY·NCES 210075000156
Roby Elementary School
1148 Hwy 44 E, Shepherdsville, KY 40165 · (502) 869-7200 · Bullitt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% 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
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
301 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
32.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
18.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 Roby Elementary School
Roby Elementary School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roby Elementary School this school | 434 | 69.4% | 24.7% |
| Berea Community Elementary School Berea | 448 | 69.0% | 43.0% |
| Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary Dry Ridge | 387 | 70.5% | 29.7% |
| Junction City Elementary School Junction City | 457 | 68.5% | 62.0% |
| Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary London | 388 | 70.1% | 49.7% |
| Nicholasville Elementary School Nicholasville | 465 | 67.7% | 43.6% |
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 Roby Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Bullitt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #609 of 669 | #10 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #639 of 668 | #12 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #585 of 674 | #9 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #366 of 744 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #612 of 674 | #7 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.8% | #343 of 674 | #6 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #297 of 721 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #300 of 437 | #6 of 9 |
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
434
+18 (+4%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 69% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 26.8 | 16.6:1 | 65% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 56% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 27.9 | 16.8:1 | 56% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 56% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 55% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 672 | 29 | 23.2:1 | 60% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 31 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roby Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (469 to 434); teachers down 10% (27.9 to 25).
About Roby Elementary School
Shepherdsville, Kentucky, is home to Roby Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. It enrolled 434 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Roby Elementary School is one school in a 24-school district, Bullitt County, which enrolls 13,007 students.
Roby Elementary School's enrollment is 83% White. It is also 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Bullitt County is roughly 91% White. Roby Elementary School's diversity index is 30%, against a US figure of 70%.
Roby Elementary School's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.4:1. That is higher than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 69%. Among public schools in Bullitt County, the average eligibility rate is 50%.
allk12 grades Roby Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 39.3% for a school in Kentucky with Roby Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Roby Elementary School posts 24.7%.
Federal survey data for Bullitt County show that the median household income is $80,558, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Bullitt County is home to 26 public schools and about 13,007 public school students.
Nearby, Bullitt Central High School is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Roby Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 30.9%; Roby Elementary School's is 24.7%, ranking 7th of 8.
The NCES locale for Roby Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 18 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 14.3 to 17.4 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bullitt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
84,027
Census ACS
Median income
$80,558
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bullitt County
- Bullitt East High SchoolHigh · 1,664 students
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Eastside Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Pleasant Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
Other schools in Shepherdsville
- Bullitt Central High SchoolHigh · 1,293 students
- North Bullitt High SchoolHigh · 1,178 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 students
- Hebron Middle SchoolMiddle · 569 students
- Shepherdsville ElementaryElementary · 538 students
- Cedar Grove ElementaryElementary · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Bullitt Central High School0.3 mi · 1,293
- Bullitt Alternative Center0.3 mi · 34
- Shepherdsville Elementary0.9 mi · 538
- Bullitt Lick Middle School1.0 mi · 423
- Cedar Grove Elementary1.7 mi · 441
- Freedom Elementary School3.8 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Roby Elementary SchoolHow large is Roby Elementary School?
Roby Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-05.
Is Roby Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roby Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Roby Elementary School have?
Roby Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is Roby Elementary School?
Roby Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Roby Elementary School?
Roby Elementary School is overseen by Bullitt County in Bullitt County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.