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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BRACKEN COUNTY·NCES 210066000128
Taylor Elementary School
140 Gibson Dr, Brooksville, KY 41004 · (606) 735-2169 · Bracken County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
295 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 Bracken County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
41.7%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
36.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Taylor Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Elementary School this school | 490 | 60.2% | 34.6% |
| Louisa East Elementary School Louisa | 512 | 59.6% | 38.5% |
| Northern Elementary School Butler | 501 | 58.7% | 49.4% |
| Bush Elementary School London | 511 | 61.1% | 70.7% |
| Lewisburg Elementary School Lewisburg | 500 | 61.2% | 40.8% |
| Oran P Lawler Elementary School Leitchfield | 470 | 59.1% | 50.9% |
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 Taylor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #497 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #462 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #475 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #256 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #278 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #626 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #466 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #180 of 437 |
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
490
-65 (-12%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 60% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 57% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 53% (276) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 49% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 61% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 69% (437) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 61% (314) |
| 2000-01 | 436 | 14 | 31.1:1 | 47% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (577 to 490); teachers down 11% (38 to 34).
About Taylor Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Brooksville, Kentucky. The school enrolls 490 students in pre-K through 5.
Bracken County serves 1,133 students across 3 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Taylor Elementary School is 97% White. In Bracken County overall, the White share is about 96%. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Taylor Elementary School are from different groups.
Taylor Elementary School reported 34 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. Roughly 60% of students at Taylor Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bracken County average a similar 57%.
Among Kentucky public elementary schools, Taylor Elementary School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Taylor Elementary School are 8.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.6% actual, 42.7% predicted).
Looking at the county, Bracken County, the median household earns about $66,319 a year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Bracken County has 4 public schools with about 1,467 students, including Taylor Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Bracken County Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 36.7%, higher than Taylor Elementary School's 34.6%.
Locale data from NCES put Taylor Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
From 555 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 490 by 2024-25.
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Bracken County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,444
Census ACS
Median income
$66,319
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bracken County
- Bracken County High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Bracken County Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
Other schools in Brooksville
- Bracken County High SchoolHigh · 377 students
- Bracken County Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
Other Taylor Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 13 states are named Taylor Elementary. Taylor Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 18.
- Taylor Elementary SchoolLawrenceville, GA · 883 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 797 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolPLANO, TX · 744 students
- Taylor Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 662 students
- Taylor ElementaryArlington, VA · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Bracken County Middle School0.1 mi · 266
- Bracken County High School0.4 mi · 377
- Augusta Independent School7.2 mi · 334
- Felicity-Franklin Local Elementary School10.6 mi · 346
- Felicity-Franklin Local High School10.6 mi · 184
- Felicity-Franklin Local Junior High School10.6 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taylor Elementary School?
Taylor Elementary School enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Taylor Elementary School serve?
Taylor Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Taylor Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Taylor Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylor Elementary School?
At Taylor Elementary School, the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Taylor Elementary School in?
Taylor Elementary School is part of Bracken County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.