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If you had an hour of school board time for Shirley Mann Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
710
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051002022
Shirley Mann Elementary School
10435 US Hwy 42, Union, KY 41091 · (859) 384-5000 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL710 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
146 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
73.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
70.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Shirley Mann Elementary School
Shirley Mann Elementary School's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Mann Elementary School this school | 710 | 20.6% | 69.7% |
| New Haven Elementary School Union | 716 | 27.1% | 70.8% |
| Stonewall Elementary School Lexington | 674 | 30.7% | 62.9% |
| Goshen At Hillcrest Elementary School Prospect | 627 | 8.5% | 67.5% |
| Kenwood Station Elementary School Crestwood | 626 | 13.7% | 61.3% |
| Longbranch Elementary School Union | 957 | 26.6% | 59.3% |
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 Shirley Mann Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #25 of 669 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #37 of 668 | #3 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #32 of 674 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 710 | #42 of 744 | #6 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #427 of 674 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #324 of 674 | #13 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #710 of 721 | #17 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #280 of 437 | #7 of 10 |
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
710
-89 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 839
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 710 | 46 | 15.4:1 | 21% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 19% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 717 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 19% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 799 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 16% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 775 | 47.5 | 16.3:1 | 16% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 45 | 17.8:1 | 13% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 839 | 45 | 18.6:1 | 8% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shirley Mann Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (775 to 710); teachers down 3% (47.5 to 46).
About Shirley Mann Elementary School
Shirley Mann Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Union, Kentucky. The school enrolls 710 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Across its 27 schools, Boone County enrolls 20,514 students. Shirley Mann Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 82% of students at Shirley Mann Elementary School are White. Other groups include 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Boone County residents are about 83% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 32%.
Shirley Mann Elementary School reports a ratio of 15.4 students per teacher, from 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Shirley Mann Elementary School, 21% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 40% average for public schools in Boone County, the school's rate is lower.
Shirley Mann Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.7%, compared with a predicted 57.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Boone County area, median household income comes to about $99,414, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Boone County counts 34 public schools with about 22,394 students.
Of the public schools around it, Shirley Mann Elementary School is closest to Gray Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Shirley Mann Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 69.7% versus a 55.0% average.
The NCES locale for Shirley Mann Elementary School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 710, compared with 799 in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.4:1) than in 2020-21 (17.8:1).
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Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
139,841
Census ACS
Median income
$99,414
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
22,394 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boone County
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Conner High SchoolHigh · 1,400 students
- Boone County High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
Other schools in Union
- Larry A. Ryle High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- Randall K. Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Gray Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,006 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 957 students
- New Haven Elementary SchoolElementary · 716 students
- Ballyshannon Middle SchoolMiddle · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Gray Middle School0.2 mi · 1,006
- Larry A. Ryle High School0.4 mi · 2,077
- New Haven Elementary School0.9 mi · 716
- Ballyshannon Middle School2.1 mi · 609
- Erpenbeck Elementary School2.6 mi · 764
- Longbranch Elementary School3.3 mi · 957
Frequently asked questions
About Shirley Mann Elementary SchoolHow large is Shirley Mann Elementary School?
Shirley Mann Elementary School enrolls approximately 710 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shirley Mann Elementary School serve?
Shirley Mann Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Shirley Mann Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Shirley Mann Elementary School.
How diverse is Shirley Mann Elementary School?
Shirley Mann Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Shirley Mann Elementary School?
Shirley Mann Elementary School is overseen by Boone County in Boone County.
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