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Taylorsville Elementary School
- C+Test 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
School pathway
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedWhat this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
Schools most like Taylorsville Elementary School
Taylorsville Elementary School's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville Elementary School this school | 661 | 52.6% | 40.1% |
| Kingston Elementary School Berea | 608 | 54.8% | 45.7% |
| McBrayer Elementary School Morehead | 566 | 54.9% | 40.7% |
| North Jackson Elementary Glasgow | 537 | 50.8% | 46.7% |
| Foster Heights Elementary School Bardstown | 588 | 56.5% | 35.2% |
| Heath Elementary School West Paducah | 498 | 52.4% | 62.6% |
Where Taylorsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #417 of 669 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #315 of 668 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #448 of 674 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #64 of 744 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #438 of 674 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #488 of 674 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #571 of 721 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #216 of 233 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 661 | 42.7 | 15.5:1 | 53% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 41.7 | 15.7:1 | 50% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 38.7 | 16.3:1 | 53% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 39 | 16.2:1 | 45% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 37.5 | 17.4:1 | 60% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 61% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 56% (239) |
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (654 to 661); teachers up 14% (37.5 to 42.7).
About Taylorsville Elementary School
Students in Taylorsville, Kentucky, attend Taylorsville Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school counted 661 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 57% larger than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Spencer County has 3,341 students in 6 schools, and Taylorsville Elementary School is one of those schools.
Taylorsville Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is in line with Spencer County, where about 93% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Its staff includes 42.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.5 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kentucky is similar, at 15.4:1. Roughly 53% of students at Taylorsville Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 41% average for public schools in Spencer County, the school's rate is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Taylorsville Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 30% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Taylorsville Elementary School, the prediction is 45.5% and the result is 40.1%.
The school is in Spencer County, where median household income comes to about $102,618, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Spencer County's 6 public schools enroll about 3,341 students and include Taylorsville Elementary School.
A public school about 1.4 miles away, Spencer County High School, is the closest to Taylorsville Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Taylorsville Elementary School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 633 to 661, a 4% rise.
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Spencer County at a glance
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3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Taylorsville Elementary. Taylorsville Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolTaylorsville, IN · 580 students
- Taylorsville Elementary SchoolTaylorsville, GA · 494 students
- Taylorsville ElementaryTaylorsville, NC · 241 students
- Spencer County High School1.4 mi · 986
- Spencer County Early Learning Center1.6 mi · 150
- Hillview Academy1.6 mi · 53
- Spencer County Middle School2.8 mi · 690
- Spencer County Elementary School2.9 mi · 801
- Bloomfield Elementary School8.2 mi · 225