Roundstone Elementary School

Roundstone Elementary School is a tight-knit K-5 school in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, overseen by Rockcastle County. The school instructs 267 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 421.

Rockcastle County runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,792 students. Roundstone Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Roundstone Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Rockcastle County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Roundstone Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Roundstone Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Roundstone Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.3%, the actual is 44.7%, a residual of +5.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Rockcastle County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,862 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 18%. Across Rockcastle County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students), Roundstone Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mt. Vernon Elementary, roughly 5.8 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Roundstone Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Roundstone Elementary School has decreased 8%, going from 289 students in 2018 to 267 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Roundstone Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.