Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRANKLIN COUNTY·NCES 210201001989
Westridge Elementary
200 Oak Ridge Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601 · (502) 875-8420 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
234 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
55.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
58.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.3%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Westridge Elementary
Westridge Elementary's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westridge Elementary this school | 351 | 66.7% | 52.4% |
| Crofton Elementary School Crofton | 378 | 69.8% | 50.0% |
| Northern Elementary School Somerset | 352 | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| Wyan-Pine Grove Elementary London | 388 | 70.1% | 49.7% |
| Hiseville Elementary School Glasgow | 322 | 67.1% | 51.5% |
| Sublimity Elementary School London | 323 | 66.3% | 76.3% |
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 Westridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #194 of 669 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #133 of 668 | #1 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #238 of 674 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #507 of 744 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #48 of 674 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #320 of 674 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #352 of 721 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #179 of 437 | 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
351
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 438
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 351 | 29 | 12.1:1 | 67% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 358 | 29 | 12.3:1 | 66% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 68% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 57% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 24.9 | 16.6:1 | 61% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 59% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 55% (240) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westridge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (414 to 351); teachers up 16% (24.9 to 29).
About Westridge Elementary
Westridge Elementary is an elementary school in Frankfort, Kentucky, and it is part of Franklin County. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 351 students.
Westridge Elementary is part of Franklin County, where 14 schools serve 6,199 students.
Federal enrollment data show Westridge Elementary is 81% White. After that, the student body is 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Black. That is close to the 81% White share among all Franklin County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 29 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.1:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 67%. That is 11 points above the 56% average for public schools in Franklin County.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Westridge Elementary receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.3% at Westridge Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Franklin County show that the median household income is $65,298, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Westridge Elementary is one of 19 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Westridge Elementary to another public school is about 1.4 miles, to Second Street School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 52.4% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Westridge Elementary is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment declined 5% from its 2020-21 level of 371. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Westridge Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,842
Census ACS
Median income
$65,298
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
7,121 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Franklin County
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
- Hearn ElementaryElementary · 476 students
Other schools in Frankfort
- Franklin County High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Western Hills High SchoolHigh · 827 students
- Elkhorn Middle SchoolMiddle · 725 students
- Bondurant Middle SchoolMiddle · 600 students
- Second Street SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Collins LaneElementary · 509 students
Other Westridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Westridge Elementary. Westridge Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Westridge ElementaryWest Des Moines, IA · 744 students
- Westridge ElementaryWoodbridge, VA · 642 students
- Westridge Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, CO · 400 students
- WESTRIDGE ELEM.BALLWIN, MO · 397 students
- Westridge Elementary SchoolLake Oswego, OR · 389 students
Nearby schools
- Second Street School1.4 mi · 565
- Frankfort Early Learning Academy1.4 mi · 46
- Frankfort High School1.7 mi · 331
- Panther Transition Academy1.7 mi · 17
- Collins Lane1.8 mi · 509
- Bondurant Middle School2.3 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Westridge ElementaryHow many students attend Westridge Elementary?
Westridge Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Westridge Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Westridge Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westridge Elementary?
At Westridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 81% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Westridge Elementary public or private?
Westridge Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Franklin County.
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