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Which teacher or staff member at Steeplechase Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051002522
Steeplechase Elementary School
472 Chambers Road, Walton, KY 41094 · (859) 485-3500 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
360 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
65%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
52.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
51.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Steeplechase Elementary School
Steeplechase Elementary School's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steeplechase Elementary School this school | 598 | 60.2% | 47.1% |
| Chenoweth Elementary Louisville | 569 | 57.6% | 36.0% |
| South Christian Elementary School Herndon | 554 | 65.3% | 46.8% |
| Hearn Elementary Frankfort | 476 | 59.9% | 38.2% |
| Laukhuf Elementary Louisville | 627 | 56.1% | 30.7% |
| Jeffersontown Elementary Jeffersontown | 686 | 62.7% | 21.2% |
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 Steeplechase Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #281 of 669 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #215 of 668 | #11 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #292 of 674 | #11 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #116 of 744 | #10 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #335 of 674 | #8 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #105 of 674 | #3 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #467 of 721 | #2 of 17 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 40.5 | 14.8:1 | 60% (360) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 64% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 64% (363) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steeplechase Elementary School.
About Steeplechase Elementary School
Steeplechase Elementary School is one of the public schools in Walton, Kentucky. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 598 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 42% bigger than the 421 average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Steeplechase Elementary School belongs to Boone County, a district of 27 schools and 20,514 students.
A majority of students at Steeplechase Elementary School, 53%, are White. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Boone County as a whole is about 83% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Steeplechase Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
Steeplechase Elementary School counts 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.8 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average ratio is about 15.4:1. About 60% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Boone County is 40%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.7% at Steeplechase Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.1%.
Census estimates describe Boone County this way: median household income is about $99,414, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 34 public schools in Boone County, with a combined enrollment of about 22,394.
Walton-Verona Middle School is the public school closest to Steeplechase Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. Steeplechase Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Steeplechase Elementary School's average proficiency of 47.1% compares with 56.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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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 Walton
- Walton-Verona High SchoolHigh · 548 students
- Walton-Verona Middle SchoolMiddle · 425 students
- Walton - Verona Early Childhood CenterElementary · 86 students
Nearby schools
- Walton-Verona Middle School2.4 mi · 425
- Walton-Verona High School2.4 mi · 548
- Walton - Verona Early Childhood Center2.5 mi · 86
- New Haven Elementary School3.0 mi · 716
- Gray Middle School3.5 mi · 1,006
- Larry A. Ryle High School3.5 mi · 2,077
Frequently asked questions
About Steeplechase Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Steeplechase Elementary School?
Steeplechase Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Steeplechase Elementary School serve?
Steeplechase Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Steeplechase Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steeplechase Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Steeplechase Elementary School?
Student demographics at Steeplechase Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Steeplechase Elementary School in?
Steeplechase Elementary School is part of Boone County.
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