Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 308 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NELSON COUNTY·NCES 210441001937
The New Haven School
489 High St, New Haven, KY 40051 · (502) 349-7232 · Nelson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% 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.
- CBeats 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
10.8:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
120 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
9%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
33.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 The New Haven School
The New Haven School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New Haven School this school | 162 | 74.1% | 31.9% |
| Wurtland Elementary School Wurtland | 203 | 76.4% | 29.8% |
| Custer Elementary School Custer | 178 | 70.8% | 32.5% |
| Catlettsburg Elementary School Catlettsburg | 184 | 70.7% | 35.5% |
| Horse Branch Elementary School Horse Branch | 168 | 79.2% | 34.1% |
| South Irvine Early Learning Center Irvine | 132 | 77.3% | N/A |
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 The New Haven School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Nelson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #533 of 669 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #513 of 668 | #6 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #535 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #693 of 744 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #204 of 721 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.7% | #7 of 437 | #1 of 7 |
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
162
-189 (-54%) vs 2020
-66% since 2010-11, when it was 476
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 74% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 28 | 11.5:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 60% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 60% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 24.4 | 12.5:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 74% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 70% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The New Haven School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (304 to 162); teachers down 39% (24.4 to 15).
About The New Haven School
The New Haven School is a very small elementary school in Kentucky, with an address in New Haven. It offers kindergarten through 8 and has 162 students enrolled. It has 62% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky (about 421).
The New Haven School reports to Nelson County, which has 12 schools and 4,178 students.
The share of White students at The New Haven School is 95%. Other groups include 4% multiracial. The diversity index for The New Haven School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at The New Haven School totals 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.8:1. Compared with the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 74% of students (120) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Nelson County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
The New Haven School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 22% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
The New Haven School scores 31.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 37.5%.
In Nelson County, home to about 47,606 people, the median household earns about $69,562 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. The New Haven School shares Nelson County with 19 other public schools.
The New Haven School's nearest public school is Boston School (about 10.3 miles). Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, The New Haven School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 351 students at The New Haven School; in 2024-25, 162. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.9:1 to 10.8:1.
The allk12 page for The New Haven School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Nelson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
47,606
Census ACS
Median income
$69,562
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
7,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Nelson County
- Nelson County High SchoolHigh · 756 students
- Thomas Nelson High SchoolHigh · 629 students
- Old Kentucky Home Middle SchoolMiddle · 594 students
- Foster Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 588 students
- Coxs Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 474 students
- Bloomfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 296 students
Nearby schools
- Boston School10.3 mi · 251
- Preschool on College Street10.4 mi · 118
- Hodgenville Elementary School10.5 mi · 533
- LaRue County Middle School10.6 mi · 522
- LaRue County High School10.6 mi · 754
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary School11.2 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About The New Haven SchoolHow large is The New Haven School?
The New Haven School enrolls approximately 162 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does The New Haven School serve?
The New Haven School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at The New Haven School?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at The New Haven School.
How diverse is The New Haven School?
The New Haven School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees The New Haven School?
The New Haven School is overseen by Nelson County in Nelson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.