Enrollment
267
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCKCASTLE COUNTY·NCES 210507001253
Roundstone Elementary School
6701 N Wilderness Rd, Mount Vernon, KY 40456 · (606) 256-2235 · Rockcastle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
185 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 63%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Rockcastle County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 Roundstone Elementary School
Roundstone Elementary School's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundstone Elementary School this school | 267 | 69.3% | 44.7% |
| Morgan Central Elementary School West Liberty | 285 | 69.1% | 45.5% |
| Garrison Elementary School Garrison | 292 | 68.8% | 46.4% |
| Martha Jane Potter Elementary School Whitesburg | 273 | 67.4% | 31.7% |
| Keavy Elementary School Keavy | 292 | 68.5% | 64.4% |
| Dorton Elementary School Dorton | 263 | 71.1% | 56.0% |
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 Roundstone Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #322 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #310 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #398 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #614 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #52 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #543 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #300 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #299 of 437 |
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
267
+36 (+16%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 267 | 22 | 12.1:1 | 69% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 244 | 22 | 11.1:1 | 70% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 19 | 13.0:1 | 71% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 231 | 17 | 13.6:1 | 61% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 65% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 68% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 66% (207) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 11 | 23.4:1 | 71% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 26 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roundstone Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (289 to 267); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Roundstone Elementary School
Roundstone Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Mount Vernon, Kentucky. Its 267 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Roundstone Elementary School is in Rockcastle County, a district with 2,792 students across 6 schools.
Most students at Roundstone Elementary School are White: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% multiracial. For comparison, Rockcastle County is about 96% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Roundstone Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
With 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Roundstone Elementary School was 12.1:1. Among elementary schools in Kentucky, the typical ratio is 15.4:1. Roundstone Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 69%.
allk12 grades Roundstone Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Roundstone Elementary School is 5.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 44.7% actual, 39.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Kentucky.
Across Rockcastle County, median household income is about $48,862, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 18%. Roundstone Elementary School is among the 7 public schools in Rockcastle County.
Mt. Vernon Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Roundstone Elementary School at 2nd of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Roundstone Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 231 to 267. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 12.1:1.
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Rockcastle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,163
Census ACS
Median income
$48,862
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,792 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rockcastle County
- Rockcastle County High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Rockcastle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Brodhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 493 students
- Rockcastle Academy for Academic AchievementHigh · 39 students
Other schools in Mount Vernon
- Rockcastle County High SchoolHigh · 796 students
- Rockcastle County Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Mt. Vernon ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Rockcastle Academy for Academic AchievementHigh · 39 students
- Rockcastle County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Mt. Vernon Elementary5.8 mi · 597
- Rockcastle County High School6.0 mi · 796
- Brodhead Elementary School6.1 mi · 493
- Rockcastle Academy for Academic Achievement6.1 mi · 39
- Rockcastle County Middle School6.2 mi · 600
- Berea Community High School9.6 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Roundstone Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roundstone Elementary School?
Roundstone Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Roundstone Elementary School serve?
Roundstone Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Roundstone Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Roundstone Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roundstone Elementary School?
At Roundstone Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Roundstone Elementary School public or private?
Roundstone Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Rockcastle County.
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