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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OHIO COUNTY·NCES 210450001119
Wayland Alexander Elementary School
1250 Oakwood Dr, Hartford, KY 42347 · (270) 298-3462 · Ohio County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
431 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 62 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Ohio County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
49.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
50.5%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Wayland Alexander Elementary School
Wayland Alexander Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland Alexander Elementary School this school | 635 | 67.9% | 46.1% |
| Taylor County Elementary School Campbellsville | 594 | 66.3% | 47.0% |
| Nicholas County Elementary School Carlisle | 645 | 66.2% | 28.3% |
| Adair County Primary Center Columbia | 604 | 70.5% | N/A |
| Adair County Elementary School Columbia | 550 | 71.1% | 43.3% |
| Mercer County Elementary School Harrodsburg | 713 | 66.2% | 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 Wayland Alexander Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Ohio County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #298 of 669 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #227 of 668 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #353 of 674 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #78 of 744 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #509 of 674 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #482 of 674 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.9% | #326 of 721 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #213 of 437 | #4 of 6 |
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
635
-39 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 635 | 39.5 | 16.1:1 | 68% (431) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 68% (434) |
| 2022-23 | 659 | 40 | 16.5:1 | 67% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 41 | 16.4:1 | 65% (438) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 65% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 65% (487) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 68% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 673 | 28 | 24.0:1 | 57% (386) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wayland Alexander Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (729 to 635); teachers down 8% (43 to 39.5).
About Wayland Alexander Elementary School
Students in Hartford, Kentucky, attend Wayland Alexander Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 635 students. The school is 51% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Kentucky.
Ohio County serves 3,726 students across 10 schools.
The share of students at Wayland Alexander Elementary School who are White is 91%. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic. Ohio County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
The school has 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 16.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Kentucky have an average ratio of 15.4:1. The school reported 68% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Ohio County average a similar 65%.
On the allk12 Grade, Wayland Alexander Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 58% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Wayland Alexander Elementary School is 6.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kentucky schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Ohio County show that the median household earns about $57,798 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Ohio County has 11 public schools with about 3,726 students, including Wayland Alexander Elementary School.
Ohio County Alternative Learning Program, about 1.0 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Wayland Alexander Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wayland Alexander Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Wayland Alexander Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Wayland Alexander Elementary School enrolled 674 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 635.
This page is set up for the Wayland Alexander Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ohio County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
23,735
Census ACS
Median income
$57,798
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,726 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ohio County
- Ohio County High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Beaver Dam Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Ohio County Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Southern Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
- Fordsville Elementary SchoolElementary · 245 students
- Western Elementary SchoolElementary · 221 students
Other schools in Hartford
- Ohio County High SchoolHigh · 1,018 students
- Ohio County Middle SchoolMiddle · 523 students
- Ohio County Day TreatmentHigh · 25 students
- Ohio County Alternative Learning ProgramHigh · 21 students
- Ohio County Area Technology CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Ohio County Alternative Learning Program1.0 mi · 21
- Ohio County Day Treatment1.0 mi · 25
- Ohio County High School1.8 mi · 1,018
- Ohio County Middle School1.9 mi · 523
- Beaver Dam Elementary School2.7 mi · 601
- Southern Elementary School8.2 mi · 269
Frequently asked questions
About Wayland Alexander Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wayland Alexander Elementary School?
Wayland Alexander Elementary School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades PK-06.
Is Wayland Alexander Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wayland Alexander Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wayland Alexander Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wayland Alexander Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wayland Alexander Elementary School?
Wayland Alexander Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Wayland Alexander Elementary School?
Wayland Alexander Elementary School is overseen by Ohio County in Ohio County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.