Wilmore Elementary School

Set in Wilmore, Kentucky, Wilmore Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Jessamine County. It works with 473 students across grades 1 through 5.

Within Jessamine County, which oversees 13 schools and 8,331 students, Wilmore Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Wilmore Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 80%. The remainder breaks down as 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Wilmore Elementary School records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.4:1, putting Wilmore Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Wilmore Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.0%, the actual is 59.0%, a residual of +12.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jessamine County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,576 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Jessamine County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,331 students), Wilmore Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The Providence School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilmore Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

Wilmore Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wilmore Elementary School has ticked down 14%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 473 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 80%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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