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What's the most underrated thing about Stephens Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOONE COUNTY·NCES 210051001695
Stephens Elementary School
5687 Hwy 237, Burlington, KY 41005 · (859) 334-4460 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
243 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 | 72 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
49%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
51.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
41.3%
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 41 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Stephens Elementary School
Stephens Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens Elementary School this school | 577 | 42.1% | 43.2% |
| A M Yealey Elementary School Florence | 534 | 44.4% | 43.0% |
| Sutton Elementary School Owensboro | 535 | 44.1% | 50.6% |
| Rineyville Elementary School Rineyville | 554 | 40.3% | 50.3% |
| Chester Goodridge Elementary School Hebron | 711 | 44.7% | 48.1% |
| Field Elementary Louisville | 465 | 39.8% | 53.0% |
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 Stephens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #357 of 669 | #12 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #385 of 668 | #13 of 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #300 of 674 | #12 of 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #146 of 744 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #87 of 674 | #4 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #221 of 674 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #653 of 721 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #264 of 437 | #6 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
577
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 577 | 45 | 12.8:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 46% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 48% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 49% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 47% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 41% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 47 | 16.4:1 | 24% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 621 | 23 | 27.0:1 | 12% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stephens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (636 to 577); teachers up 2% (44 to 45).
About Stephens Elementary School
Stephens Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Burlington, Kentucky. It reports enrollment of 577 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Kentucky, the average enrollment is about 421.
Boone County runs Stephens Elementary School along with 26 other schools, enrolling 20,514 students in total.
Of every 100 students at Stephens Elementary School, about 70 are White. It is also 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Boone County's residents are about 83% White, 14 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stephens Elementary School scores 49%.
Stephens Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The gap from the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky is 2.6 students per teacher. At Stephens Elementary School, 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The figure for public schools in Boone County is close, at 40%.
Stephens Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.2%) and its predicted rate (49.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
Looking at the county, Boone County, the median household earns about $99,414 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Boone County has 34 public schools with about 22,394 students, including Stephens Elementary School.
Burlington Elementary School is about 1.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 48.3% on proficiency, and Stephens Elementary School is below that at 43.2%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 577, from 540 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Stephens Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Burlington
- Burlington Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Camp Ernst Middle SchoolMiddle · 688 students
- Charles H. Kelly Elementary SchoolElementary · 242 students
- ACCEL AcademyHigh · 154 students
Other Stephens Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Stephens Elementary. Stephens Elementary School is the largest of the 6.
- Stephens Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 517 students
- STEPHENS ELEMENTARYLITTLE ROCK, AR · 474 students
- Stephens ElementaryMadison, WI · 447 students
- Stephens Elementary SchoolSHADY SHORES, TX · 422 students
- Stephens ElementaryChowchilla, CA · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Burlington Elementary School1.0 mi · 689
- Camp Ernst Middle School1.1 mi · 688
- ACCEL Academy1.7 mi · 154
- Conner Middle School2.3 mi · 865
- Conner High School2.4 mi · 1,400
- Chester Goodridge Elementary School2.5 mi · 711
Frequently asked questions
About Stephens Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stephens Elementary School?
Stephens Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
Is Stephens Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stephens Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Stephens Elementary School have?
Stephens Elementary School employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stephens Elementary School?
At Stephens Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stephens Elementary School public or private?
Stephens Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boone County.
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