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Which teacher or staff member at Russell Springs Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
632
Elementary
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUSSELL COUNTY·NCES 210516001264
Russell Springs Elementary School
1554 N Hwy 127, Russell Springs, KY 42642 · (270) 866-3587 · Russell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL632 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
15.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
452 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Russell County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
65.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
56.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Russell Springs Elementary School
Russell Springs Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Springs Elementary School this school | 632 | 71.5% | 59.0% |
| Beaver Dam Elementary School Beaver Dam | 601 | 66.4% | 43.6% |
| Brooks Elementary School Brooks | 444 | 70.5% | 24.5% |
| East View Elementary School Owensboro | 440 | 68.9% | 34.3% |
| Bourbon Central Elementary School Paris | 459 | 68.0% | 32.1% |
| Morgantown Elementary School Morgantown | 610 | 62.8% | 45.5% |
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 Russell Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #110 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #149 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #112 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 632 | #81 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #417 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #269 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.5% | #244 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #391 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
632
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 636
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 632 | 41.2 | 15.3:1 | 72% (452) |
| 2023-24 | 632 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 74% (469) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 73% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 40 | 16.3:1 | 74% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 41.9 | 15.5:1 | 75% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 693 | 41 | 16.9:1 | 77% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 684 | 45 | 15.2:1 | 68% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 31 | 20.0:1 | 62% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Russell Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (650 to 632); teachers down 2% (41.9 to 41.2).
About Russell Springs Elementary School
Russell Springs Elementary School is an elementary school in Russell Springs, Kentucky, reachable at (270) 866-3587. In all, 632 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 50% bigger than the average of about 421 students for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Russell Springs Elementary School is one of the 5 schools that make up Russell County (3,024 students in total).
About 74% of the student body at Russell Springs Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic. County-wide, 93% of Russell County residents are White. A diversity index of 40% means there is a 40% chance two randomly chosen students at Russell Springs Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. That is in line with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 72% of the student body. The average for public schools in Russell County is similar, at 69%.
Russell Springs Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Russell Springs Elementary School beats its 38.5% prediction with 59.0%, a top-10% result in Kentucky.
In Russell County, median household income comes to about $44,738, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 18%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 3,024 students.
Russell County High School is the nearest public school to Russell Springs Elementary School, about 3.6 miles away. Russell Springs Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.9%, lower than Russell Springs Elementary School's 59.0%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment decreased 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Russell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,221
Census ACS
Median income
$44,738
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,024 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Russell County
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 859 students
- Russell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Jamestown Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
Other schools in Russell Springs
- Russell County High SchoolHigh · 859 students
- Russell County Middle SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 401 students
- Lake Cumberland Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Russell County High School3.6 mi · 859
- Russell County Middle School3.8 mi · 652
- Salem Elementary School4.3 mi · 401
- Jamestown Elementary School7.4 mi · 480
- Adair Learning Academy13.3 mi · 67
- Adair County Middle School14.4 mi · 559
Frequently asked questions
About Russell Springs Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Russell Springs Elementary School?
Russell Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 632 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Russell Springs Elementary School serve?
Russell Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Russell Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Russell Springs Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Russell Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Russell Springs Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Russell Springs Elementary School public or private?
Russell Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Russell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.