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Wayland Alexander Elementary School

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Wayland Alexander Elementary School ranks 303 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Wayland Alexander Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hartford, Kentucky, serving 639 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Ohio County School District, which is ranked 38 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Wayland Alexander Elementary School has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of Kentucky elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally on par with or slightly above the Ohio County and Kentucky averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. However, the school's performance in certain subject areas, such as science and writing, lags behind the county and state averages. Additionally, Wayland Alexander Elementary has had relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 31.2% in recent years, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Wayland Alexander Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly above the other elementary schools in the Ohio County district, such as Fordsville Elementary and Horse Branch Elementary. However, the school lags behind some higher-performing schools in the region, such as Southern Elementary and Whitesville Elementary, which have consistently higher student achievement and lower chronic absenteeism rates.

635

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,620

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Oakwood Dr
Hartford, KY 42347

(270) 298-3462

District: Ohio County

Racial breakdown:

White:

90.7%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

0.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 56th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Kentucky median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

303^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Ohio County

38^th of 157Ohio County among Kentucky districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	303 of 685	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	258 of 685	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	266 of 687	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	408 of 684	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	207 of 517	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	296 of 700	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	296 of 691	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.8	374 of 694	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.9	331 of 690	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.7	310 of 698	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.6	263 of 705	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.6	226 of 719	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.9	234 of 713	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.9	137 of 688	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	195 of 683	71.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.7	125 of 658	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	80.4	88 of 651	86.5%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	207 of 638	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	61.8	137 of 474	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	297 of 445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	258 of 648	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	214 of 644	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	226 of 639	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	450 of 641	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.6	169 of 312	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	386 of 671	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	302 of 663	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	241 of 672	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	256 of 665	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	243 of 670	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	415 of 667	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.5	75 of 275	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	219 of 664	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	243 of 631	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	334 of 653	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	281 of 652	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	270 of 652	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	326 of 657	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	126 of 325	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	221 of 676	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	275 of 665	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	222 of 306	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.1	309 of 661	53.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	356 of 659	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	287 of 659	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	326 of 658	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	463 of 656	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	240 of 337	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	336 of 592	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	297 of 593	49.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)71st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics50%+8 vs state

Reading49%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics48%~ state avg

Writing44%+6 vs state

Social Studies42%+4 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)				KSA Reading (2025)				KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)	KSA Social Studies (2025)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Wayland Alexander Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1250 Oakwood Dr	Hartford	42347	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 298-3462	635	40	16.0	67.9%	576 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (0.9%)	53.9	303^rd of 685 public elementary schools	55.8%		60	258^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.3%	45	48.0	40.0	51.0	63.0	36.0	40.0	56.0	65.0	31.0	44.0	42.0	48.0	$13,620	$1,080	$292	$1,373	$9,003	$2,142	$11,147
Beaver Dam Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	183 US Hwy 62 E	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4478	601	34	17.6	66.4%	429 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	143 (23.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	44.2	390^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.1%		54.3	301^st of 685 public elementary schools	56.1%	89	41.0	44.0	39.0	43.0	50.0	59.0	47.0	69.0	33.0	16.0	27.0	35.0	$13,251	$832	$261	$1,094	$9,162	$1,865	$11,047
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3836 US Hwy 231 S	Beaver Dam	42320	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-3462	269	18	14.7	64.7%	234 (87.0%)	2 (0.7%)	31 (11.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.2	179^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.9%		61.7	237^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.4%	58		48.0	69.0	48.0	33.0	58.0	62.0	81.0	48.0	29.0	69.0	66.0	$15,375	$776	$252	$1,030	$9,910	$3,216	$13,126
Western Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4008 St Rt 85 E	Centertown	42328	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-7643	221	17	12.8	72.4%	210 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	65	218^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.2%		58.8	265^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.3%	47	50.0	57.0	58.0	67.0	50.0	57.0	54.0	73.0	32.0	31.0	35.0	65.0	$15,963	$1,976	$294	$2,275	$10,080	$2,309	$12,393
Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	168	13	13.1	79.2%	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	32	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%		46.2	357^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.9%	133	48.0	32.0	26.0	38.0	48.0		39.0	54.0	21.0		17.0	43.0	$17,356	$1,432	$397	$1,831	$11,223	$2,850	$14,073
Livermore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Eighth St	Livermore	42352	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 278-2522	232	19	12.4	66.8%	215 (92.7%)	2 (0.9%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	34.3	467^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.8%		45.8	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%	106	34.0	36.0	39.0		26.0	29.0	39.0		25.0	57.0	29.0	61.0	$17,266	$1,648	$439	$2,087	$11,011	$2,702	$13,713
Fordsville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	359 W Main St	Fordsville	42343	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 276-3601	245	16	15.5	68.2%	228 (93.1%)	2 (0.8%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	78.2	119^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.6%		63.1	227^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.9%	108	65.0	70.0		53.0	53.0	70.0	68.0	58.0		53.0	41.0	76.0	$16,575	$1,580	$246	$1,827	$10,930	$2,463	$13,403
Whitesville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9656 Ky 54	Whitesville	42378	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7670	363	23	15.7	45.7%	337 (92.8%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)	67.1	198^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.1%		56.5	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%	80	53.0	64.0	55.0		50.0	66.0	43.0		47.0		41.0	53.0	$16,360	$833	$253	$1,086	$10,645	$2,016	$12,661
Central City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 N 2nd St	Central City	42330	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 754-4474	406	28	14.4	73.9%	335 (82.5%)	19 (4.7%)	27 (6.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	26.3	526^th of 685 public elementary schools	23.2%		21.5	563^rd of 685 public elementary schools	17.8%	37	21.0	43.0	25.0		45.0	48.0	33.0		33.0	20.0	27.0	29.0	$14,632	$2,123	$529	$2,652	$12,074	$3,270	$15,344
Morgantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Cemetery Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-3361	610	34	17.9	62.8%	477 (78.2%)	5 (0.8%)	114 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	54.4	300^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.7	403^rd of 685 public elementary schools	41.2%	103	41.0	52.0	39.0		55.0	48.0	50.0		38.0	35.0	45.0	60.0	$15,150	$1,479	$245	$1,724	$7,694	$2,338	$10,032

Frequently Asked Questions about Wayland Alexander Elementary School

What district is Wayland Alexander Elementary School in?

Ohio County

How many students attend Wayland Alexander Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 635 students attended Wayland Alexander Elementary School.

Is Wayland Alexander Elementary School a good school?

Wayland Alexander Elementary School ranks 303^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Wayland Alexander Elementary School?

Students at Wayland Alexander Elementary School are 91% White, 8% Hispanic.

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