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Alumni: what's one memory from Second Street School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKFORT INDEPENDENT·NCES 210198000432
Second Street School
506 W 2nd St, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8658 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
13.6:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
277 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 8% smaller than its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
Second Street School→Frankfort High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Frankfort Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
45.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
39.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Second Street School
Second Street School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Street School this school | 565 | 49.0% | 40.1% |
| Clark Elementary School Paducah | 615 | 46.5% | 59.7% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 589 | 48.2% | 74.5% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 689 | 46.6% | 56.0% |
| Vine Grove Elementary School Vine Grove | 493 | 51.7% | 55.2% |
| Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School Nicholasville | 542 | 47.8% | 47.5% |
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 Second Street School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #418 of 669 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #411 of 668 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #429 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #164 of 744 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #157 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #213 of 674 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #600 of 721 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #211 of 233 | N/A |
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
565
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 565 | 41.7 | 13.6:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 585 | 40.8 | 14.3:1 | 54% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 53% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 55% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 38.5 | 14.5:1 | 67% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 68% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 445 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 64% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 57% (296) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Second Street School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (558 to 565); teachers up 8% (38.5 to 41.7).
About Second Street School
The public elementary school Second Street School is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. There are 565 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 34% larger than the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Frankfort Independent oversees Second Street School and 3 other schools, with 959 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Second Street School is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 15% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The school's White share is 13 points below the 81% share among Franklin County residents. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Second Street School are from different groups.
The school lists 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 49% of the student body.
Second Street School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Second Street School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.1% and a predicted 46.8%.
Looking at the county, Franklin County, median household income comes to about $65,298, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 19 public schools and about 7,121 students.
Frankfort Early Learning Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Second Street School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Second Street School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Second Street School was 576 in 2020-21 and 565 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.6:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Frankfort Independent
- Frankfort High SchoolHigh · 331 students
- Frankfort Early Learning AcademyElementary · 46 students
- Panther Transition AcademyHigh · 17 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Frankfort Early Learning Academy0.0 mi · 46
- Frankfort High School0.3 mi · 331
- Panther Transition Academy0.3 mi · 17
- Collins Lane1.3 mi · 509
- Westridge Elementary1.4 mi · 351
- Bondurant Middle School2.5 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Second Street SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Second Street School?
Second Street School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades KG-08.
Is Second Street School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Second Street School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Second Street School have?
Second Street School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Second Street School?
Student demographics at Second Street School are roughly 68% White, 6% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Second Street School in?
Second Street School is part of Frankfort Independent.
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