Enrollment
363
Elementary
DISTRICT 402 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIESS COUNTY·NCES 210147000310
Whitesville Elementary School
9656 Ky 54, Whitesville, KY 42378 · (270) 852-7670 · Daviess County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL363 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- B-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
15.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
166 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
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KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
53.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
57.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Whitesville Elementary School
Whitesville Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesville Elementary School this school | 363 | 45.7% | 51.4% |
| Campbell Elementary School Raceland | 313 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Campbellsburg Elementary School Campbellsburg | 331 | 47.7% | 29.4% |
| Legrande Elementary School Horse Cave | 327 | 49.2% | 46.1% |
| Piner Elementary School Morning View | 354 | 41.5% | 52.2% |
| Calhoun Elementary School Calhoun | 290 | 45.5% | 55.3% |
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 Whitesville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Daviess County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #208 of 669 | #6 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #141 of 668 | #5 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #277 of 674 | #9 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 363 | #491 of 744 | #15 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #469 of 674 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #520 of 674 | #17 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.7% | #620 of 721 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #201 of 233 | #9 of 9 |
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
363
+40 (+12%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 363 | 23 | 15.8:1 | 46% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 51% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 49% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 19 | 17.0:1 | 47% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 52% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 359 | 19 | 18.9:1 | 47% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 55% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 43% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 11 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitesville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (356 to 363); teachers up 21% (19 to 23).
About Whitesville Elementary School
Whitesville Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Kentucky, located in Whitesville. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 363 students in pre-K through 5.
Whitesville Elementary School is run by Daviess County, whose 23 schools enroll 10,948 students.
The student body at Whitesville Elementary School is 93% White. The rest of enrollment is 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 23 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Kentucky average 15.4:1. Around 46% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Daviess County.
The allk12 Grade for Whitesville Elementary School is B. Compared with Kentucky public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Whitesville Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.4%) and its predicted rate (48.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kentucky schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Daviess County, the median household income is $68,214, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Daviess County is home to 37 public schools and about 15,983 public school students.
The nearest public school is Country Heights Elementary School, at about 8.8 miles. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Whitesville Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, Whitesville Elementary School's enrollment climbed 12%, to 363. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.0 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Whitesville Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Daviess County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
103,648
Census ACS
Median income
$68,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
15,983 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Daviess County
- Daviess County High SchoolHigh · 1,750 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Daviess County Middle SchoolMiddle · 870 students
- College View Middle SchoolMiddle · 821 students
- F T Burns Middle SchoolMiddle · 757 students
- Tamarack Elementary SchoolElementary · 564 students
Other Whitesville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Whitesville Elementary. Whitesville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Whitesville ElementaryMoncks Corner, SC · 1,239 students
- Whitesville Elementary SchoolWhitesville, WV · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Country Heights Elementary School8.8 mi · 462
- South Hancock Elementary School9.2 mi · 213
- Fordsville Elementary School9.3 mi · 245
- Owensboro Day Treatment10.6 mi · 14
- College View Middle School10.7 mi · 821
- Deer Park Elementary School10.8 mi · 480
Frequently asked questions
About Whitesville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitesville Elementary School?
Whitesville Elementary School enrolls approximately 363 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Whitesville Elementary School serve?
Whitesville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitesville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitesville Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Whitesville Elementary School?
Whitesville Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Whitesville Elementary School public or private?
Whitesville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Daviess County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.