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Which teacher or staff member at Wilmore Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
473
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESSAMINE COUNTY·NCES 210303000799
Wilmore Elementary School
150 Campground Ln, Wilmore, KY 40390 · (859) 858-3134 · Jessamine County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- A-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
14.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
230 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 93 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's 1st grade class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
35%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
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
63.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
61.3%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Wilmore Elementary School
Wilmore Elementary School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmore Elementary School this school | 473 | 48.6% | 59.0% |
| Sutton Elementary School Owensboro | 535 | 44.1% | 50.6% |
| Paintsville Elementary School Paintsville | 434 | 49.5% | 44.2% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 589 | 48.2% | 74.5% |
| Russell Primary School Russell | 494 | 52.0% | N/A |
| Helmwood Heights Elementary School Elizabethtown | 461 | 47.5% | 45.0% |
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 Wilmore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jessamine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #109 of 669 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #101 of 668 | #1 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.3% | #124 of 674 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #285 of 744 | #6 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #310 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #300 of 674 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #603 of 721 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #197 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
473
+43 (+10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 473 | 32.4 | 14.6:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 33.7 | 13.9:1 | 51% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 30.9 | 16.1:1 | 48% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 43% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 33.7 | 16.3:1 | 44% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 49% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 42% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 16 | 35.9:1 | 45% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 35 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilmore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (548 to 473); teachers down 4% (33.7 to 32.4).
About Wilmore Elementary School
Wilmore Elementary School is an elementary school in Wilmore, Kentucky, and it is part of Jessamine County. It educates 473 students in grades 1 through 5.
Jessamine County runs Wilmore Elementary School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 8,331 students in total.
White students are the majority at Wilmore Elementary School, with 80% of enrollment. It is also 7% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Wilmore Elementary School, 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.6:1. That is lower than the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Wilmore Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Kentucky public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Kentucky schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Wilmore Elementary School's results are 12.1 points above predicted: 59.0% against 47.0%.
Across Jessamine County, the median household income is $74,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Jessamine County is home to 14 public schools and about 8,331 public school students.
The Providence School is located about 0.9 miles from Wilmore Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilmore Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show a 10% enrollment rise, from 430 in 2020-21 to 473 in 2024-25.
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Jessamine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,588
Census ACS
Median income
$74,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
8,331 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jessamine County
- West Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,272 students
- East Jessamine High SchoolHigh · 1,222 students
- East Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 944 students
- West Jessamine Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Jessamine Early Learning VillageElementary · 785 students
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary SchoolElementary · 570 students
Nearby schools
- The Providence School0.9 mi · 130
- West Jessamine High School2.9 mi · 1,272
- Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School3.0 mi · 542
- West Jessamine Middle School3.1 mi · 887
- Jessamine Early Learning Village3.8 mi · 785
- Hattie C. Warner Elementary School3.9 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Wilmore Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wilmore Elementary School?
Wilmore Elementary School enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 01-05.
What age range does Wilmore Elementary School serve?
Wilmore Elementary School serves students from grade 01 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wilmore Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wilmore Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wilmore Elementary School?
Wilmore Elementary School reports a student body of 80% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilmore Elementary School?
Wilmore Elementary School is overseen by Jessamine County in Jessamine County.
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