Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 359 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAVES COUNTY·NCES 210228000479
Symsonia Elementary School
11730 State Route 131, Symsonia, KY 42082 · (270) 674-4860 · Graves County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
209 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 23 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (49).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Based on grade levels within Graves County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
60.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 44% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Kentucky's top 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 Symsonia Elementary School
Symsonia Elementary School's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Symsonia Elementary School this school | 370 | 56.5% | 61.2% |
| Williamstown Elementary Williamstown | 397 | 56.9% | 32.5% |
| Westside Elementary School Cynthiana | 360 | 56.1% | 43.9% |
| South Livingston Elementary School Smithland | 367 | 57.5% | 58.3% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
| Southside Elementary School Cynthiana | 409 | 55.5% | 40.7% |
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 Symsonia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Graves County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #96 of 669 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #117 of 668 | #4 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #93 of 674 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #475 of 744 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #210 of 674 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #383 of 674 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #526 of 721 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.4% | #59 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
370
+101 (+38%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 492
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 370 | 26.4 | 14.0:1 | 56% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 60% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 23.8 | 15.5:1 | 60% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 52% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 19.1 | 16.6:1 | 54% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 56% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 56% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 37% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 492 | 25 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Symsonia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (318 to 370); teachers up 38% (19.1 to 26.4).
About Symsonia Elementary School
Symsonia Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Symsonia, Kentucky, under Graves County. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 370 students enrolled.
Besides Symsonia Elementary School, Graves County runs 9 other schools. The district enrolls 3,906 students.
Of every 100 students at Symsonia Elementary School, about 86 are White. Other students are 8% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Census estimates put Graves County at about 86% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Symsonia Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Symsonia Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 15.4:1 for elementary schools in Kentucky. By family income, 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Symsonia Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 88% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Symsonia Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Kentucky. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.2%, against a prediction of 44.0%.
For Graves County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $50,772 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Graves County number 14, with about 5,969 students.
Symsonia Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Sharpe Elementary School, about 4.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Symsonia Elementary School is ahead of the 51.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
In the federal locale system, Symsonia Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 38% rise, from 269 to 370.
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Graves County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,630
Census ACS
Median income
$50,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,969 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graves County
- Graves County High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Graves County Middle SchoolMiddle · 556 students
- Graves County Central ElementaryElementary · 480 students
- Sedalia Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Wingo Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- Farmington Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
Nearby schools
- Sharpe Elementary School4.9 mi · 276
- Reidland Elementary School6.6 mi · 548
- Reidland Intermediate School7.0 mi · 228
- Reidland Middle School7.0 mi · 350
- Purchase Youth Village9.1 mi · 22
- North Marshall Middle School9.1 mi · 487
Frequently asked questions
About Symsonia Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Symsonia Elementary School?
Symsonia Elementary School enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Symsonia Elementary School serve?
Symsonia Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Symsonia Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Symsonia Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Symsonia Elementary School?
Student demographics at Symsonia Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 8% Two or more.
What district is Symsonia Elementary School in?
Symsonia Elementary School is part of Graves County.
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