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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Saffell Street Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 427 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON COUNTY·NCES 210012000018
Saffell Street Elementary School
210 Saffell St, Lawrenceburg, KY 40342 · (502) 839-3565 · Anderson County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
240 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 63%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (73) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Anderson County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
28.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Saffell Street Elementary School
Saffell Street Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saffell Street Elementary School this school | 375 | 64.0% | 33.3% |
| Dry Ridge Elementary Dry Ridge | 400 | 63.5% | 42.7% |
| Northern Elementary School Somerset | 352 | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| Mary A. Goetz Elementary School Ludlow | 455 | 63.7% | 41.4% |
| Green County Intermediate School Greensburg | 372 | 63.4% | 36.4% |
| East Calloway Elementary School Murray | 310 | 65.5% | 44.9% |
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 Saffell Street Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #514 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #566 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #525 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #469 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #233 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #316 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #401 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #191 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
375
+29 (+8%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 589
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 375 | 26.5 | 14.2:1 | 64% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 409 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 62% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 55% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 64% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 63% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 52% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 699 | 18 | 38.8:1 | 27% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 589 | 31 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saffell Street Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (436 to 375); teachers down 9% (29 to 26.5).
About Saffell Street Elementary School
Saffell Street Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. It offers grades 1 through 5 and has 375 students enrolled.
Anderson County has a total of 6 schools and 3,633 students, Saffell Street Elementary School among them.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Saffell Street Elementary School. The remaining shares are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Anderson County's population at about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
The school's 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1, 1.2 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 64% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Anderson County.
Saffell Street Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Saffell Street Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (33.3%) and its predicted rate (41.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
For Anderson County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,488, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 7 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,633, Saffell Street Elementary School among them.
Anderson County Middle School is the nearest public school to Saffell Street Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Saffell Street Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 375, up from 346 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.9:1 to 14.2:1.
On allk12, people connected to Saffell Street Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,353
Census ACS
Median income
$74,488
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anderson County
- Anderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Anderson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Robert B. Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Emma B. Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood CenterElementary · 303 students
- Kentucky TECH - Anderson County Tech CtrHigh
Other schools in Lawrenceburg
- Anderson County High SchoolHigh · 1,157 students
- Anderson County Middle SchoolMiddle · 768 students
- Robert B. Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
- Emma B. Ward Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood CenterElementary · 303 students
- Kentucky TECH - Anderson County Tech CtrHigh
Nearby schools
- Anderson County Middle School0.4 mi · 768
- Anderson County High School0.8 mi · 1,157
- Emma B. Ward Elementary School1.3 mi · 452
- Ezra Sparrow Early Childhood Center1.4 mi · 303
- Robert B. Turner Elementary School1.9 mi · 578
- Woodford County Middle School8.2 mi · 897
Frequently asked questions
About Saffell Street Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Saffell Street Elementary School?
Saffell Street Elementary School enrolls approximately 375 students in grades 01-05.
Is Saffell Street Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saffell Street Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many teachers does Saffell Street Elementary School have?
Saffell Street Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Saffell Street Elementary School?
At Saffell Street Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is Saffell Street Elementary School public or private?
Saffell Street Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anderson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.