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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPENCER COUNTY·NCES 210549002018
Taylorsville Elementary School
420 Highview Ave., Taylorsville, KY 40071 · (502) 477-3339 · Spencer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- 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
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
348 students
DISTRICT 47% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Spencer County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
44.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
45.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What 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.
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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What 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%.
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 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% |
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 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 |
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
661
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 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) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylorsville Elementary School.
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
View full county profilePopulation
20,193
Census ACS
Median income
$102,618
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,341 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Spencer County
- Spencer County High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Spencer County Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Other schools in Taylorsville
- Spencer County High SchoolHigh · 986 students
- Spencer County Elementary SchoolElementary · 801 students
- Spencer County Middle SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- Spencer County Early Learning CenterElementary · 150 students
- Hillview AcademyCombined · 53 students
Other Taylorsville Elementary schools
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
Nearby schools
- 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
Frequently asked questions
About Taylorsville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taylorsville Elementary School?
Taylorsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Taylorsville Elementary School serve?
Taylorsville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Taylorsville Elementary School have?
Taylorsville Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylorsville Elementary School?
At Taylorsville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Taylorsville Elementary School in?
Taylorsville Elementary School is part of Spencer County.
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