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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOPKINS COUNTY·NCES 210286000611
West Broadway Elementary School
127 W Broadway, Madisonville, KY 42431 · (270) 825-6036 · Hopkins County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest 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
17.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
295 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63%
Community
4
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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
47.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
40.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 West Broadway Elementary School
West Broadway Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Broadway Elementary School this school | 486 | 60.7% | 38.1% |
| Lone Oak Elementary School Paducah | 495 | 60.4% | 74.5% |
| Red Oak Elementary School Nicholasville | 519 | 59.0% | 43.1% |
| Trigg County Primary School Cadiz | 521 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Medora Elementary Louisville | 460 | 58.5% | 36.2% |
| Bend Gate Elementary School Henderson | 421 | 59.6% | 50.2% |
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 West Broadway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #449 of 669 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #398 of 668 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #393 of 674 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #263 of 744 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #613 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #202 of 674 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #455 of 721 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.0% | #30 of 233 | N/A |
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
486
+145 (+43%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 359
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 486 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 61% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 28.6 | 16.1:1 | 67% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 23.6 | 15.2:1 | 59% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 23 | 14.8:1 | 63% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 28 | 15.5:1 | 61% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 57% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 15 | 25.0:1 | 55% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Broadway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (395 to 486); teachers up 17% (24 to 28).
About West Broadway Elementary School
West Broadway Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Madisonville, Kentucky, (ZIP code 42431). The school reports 486 students in pre-K through 5.
Hopkins County runs 14 schools with a combined 6,265 students. West Broadway Elementary School is one of them.
West Broadway Elementary School is 66% White by enrollment. Other students are 13% multiracial, 11% Black, and 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Hopkins County residents are about 87% White. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at West Broadway Elementary School total 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.4:1. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 61%.
allk12 grades West Broadway Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
West Broadway Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.1%) and its predicted rate (42.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hopkins County, the median household income is $56,815, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. West Broadway Elementary School is one of 22 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to West Broadway Elementary School is Hopkins County Day Treatment, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 38.1% is below the 42.4% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes West Broadway Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Federal data put enrollment at 341 in 2020-21 and 486 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.4:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at West Broadway Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
45,119
Census ACS
Median income
$56,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
6,896 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hopkins County
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 549 students
- Hanson Elementary SchoolElementary · 532 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- James Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
Other schools in Madisonville
- Madisonville North Hopkins High SchoolHigh · 1,023 students
- Hopkins County Central High SchoolHigh · 861 students
- Jesse Stuart Elementary SchoolElementary · 486 students
- James Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 466 students
- Browning Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Pride Elementary SchoolElementary · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Hopkins County Day Treatment0.1 mi · 29
- Browning Springs Middle School0.5 mi · 443
- Pride Elementary School1.1 mi · 404
- Grapevine Elementary School1.4 mi · 318
- James Madison Middle School1.7 mi · 466
- Jesse Stuart Elementary School1.9 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About West Broadway Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Broadway Elementary School?
West Broadway Elementary School enrolls approximately 486 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Broadway Elementary School serve?
West Broadway Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does West Broadway Elementary School have?
West Broadway Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at West Broadway Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Broadway Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 9% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is West Broadway Elementary School in?
West Broadway Elementary School is part of Hopkins County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.