Enrollment
276
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 210381000978
Sharpe Elementary School
8400 US Hwy 68 W, Benton, KY 42025 · (270) 898-2852 · Marshall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL276 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest 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
12.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
151 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 16 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
54.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sharpe Elementary School
Sharpe Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpe Elementary School this school | 276 | 54.7% | 49.0% |
| Boston School Boston | 251 | 55.0% | 35.8% |
| Greysbranch Elementary School Greenup | 278 | 53.6% | 43.6% |
| Poage Elementary School Ashland | 304 | 56.3% | 39.0% |
| A B Chandler Elementary School Corydon | 256 | 53.9% | 51.0% |
| Jesse D Lay Elementary School Barbourville | 325 | 56.9% | 55.2% |
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 Sharpe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Marshall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #250 of 669 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #178 of 668 | #3 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #345 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 276 | #599 of 744 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #72 of 674 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.6% | #474 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.7% | #551 of 721 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #138 of 437 | 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
276
-20 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 380
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 276 | 22.1 | 12.5:1 | 55% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 22 | 14.2:1 | 59% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 20.3 | 15.6:1 | 50% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 296 | 21 | 14.1:1 | 52% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 20.5 | 16.4:1 | 49% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 43% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 40% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 38% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 380 | 21 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharpe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (335 to 276); teachers up 8% (20.5 to 22.1).
About Sharpe Elementary School
Sharpe Elementary School sits in Benton, Kentucky, and is classified as an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 276 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 34% below the 421-student average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Marshall County runs 11 schools with a combined 4,302 students. Sharpe Elementary School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Sharpe Elementary School is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. A diversity index of 18% means there is an 18% chance two randomly chosen students at Sharpe Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Sharpe Elementary School, there are about 12.5 students; the school has 22.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 55%. The average for public schools in Marshall County is similar, at 57%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Sharpe Elementary School outscored 59%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 44.7% for a school in Kentucky with Sharpe Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Sharpe Elementary School posts 49.0%.
Looking at the county, Marshall County, median household income comes to about $65,831, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 12 public schools and about 4,302 students.
Reidland Elementary School is about 4.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sharpe Elementary School at 5th of 9.
The federal government classifies Sharpe Elementary School's location as Rural: Fringe.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 296 to 276, a 7% decline. Federal data show the ratio falling from 14.1:1 to 12.5:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,743
Census ACS
Median income
$65,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County
- Marshall County High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- North Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Calvert City Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
Other schools in Benton
- Marshall County High SchoolHigh · 1,201 students
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Jonathan Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- South Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Other Sharpe Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sharpe Elementary. Sharpe Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Sharpe ElementaryMemphis, TN · 301 students
Nearby schools
- Reidland Elementary School4.4 mi · 548
- Reidland Middle School4.8 mi · 350
- Reidland Intermediate School4.8 mi · 228
- Symsonia Elementary School4.9 mi · 370
- North Marshall Middle School5.9 mi · 487
- Calvert City Elementary School7.7 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Sharpe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sharpe Elementary School?
Sharpe Elementary School enrolls approximately 276 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sharpe Elementary School serve?
Sharpe Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sharpe Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sharpe Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharpe Elementary School?
At Sharpe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Sharpe Elementary School public or private?
Sharpe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marshall County.
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