Tompkinsville Elem

Tompkinsville Elem, an average-sized elementary-level community in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, one of the schools within Monroe County, caters to 437 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Within Monroe County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,856 students, Tompkinsville Elem is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Tompkinsville Elem reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.4:1 average. Around 75% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Tompkinsville Elem ranks in the top 10% of Kentucky public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.3%; Tompkinsville Elem posts 70.8%, +33.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $51,280 per year, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. Across Monroe County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,856 students), Tompkinsville Elem is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Monroe Co Middle, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Tompkinsville Elem comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 49.2%.

Tompkinsville Elem operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Tompkinsville Elem has climbed 11%, going from 394 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025.

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