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Russell Springs Elementary School

Q: Is Russell Springs Elementary School a good school?

Russell Springs Elementary School ranks 83 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

83^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Russell Springs Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 632 students in grades PK-5 in Russell Springs, Kentucky, which is part of the Russell County School District. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 76% of 5th graders proficient or better in reading compared to 60% for the district and 50% for the state.

Russell Springs Elementary excels in supporting certain student subgroups, ranking very highly (top 25%) for Hispanic students and low-income students in mathematics and reading proficiency. However, the school has seen a rise in chronic absenteeism, reaching 25% in 2024-2025, which is still lower than the 28% rate at the nearby Jamestown Elementary School. With $13,293 spent per student in 2023-2024, Russell Springs Elementary spends more per pupil than the nearby Salem Elementary School ($14,245) and Jamestown Elementary School ($12,899).

Overall, Russell Springs Elementary School stands out as a high-performing elementary school in its district and the state of Kentucky, with consistent academic achievement, strong support for diverse student groups, and relatively higher spending per student. However, the school's rising chronic absenteeism rate is an area that warrants further attention and intervention.

632

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,293

Per pupil spending ?

71.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1554 N Hwy 127
Russell Springs, KY 42642

(270) 866-3587

District: Russell County

Students who attend Russell Springs Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Russell County Middle School
High:	Russell County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.4%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (63% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg44%

83^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Russell County

36^th of 157Russell 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	83.8	83 of 685	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	71 of 685	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	62 of 687	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	81 of 684	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	270 of 517	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.6	108 of 700	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	89 of 691	87.1%	★★★★☆
2017	63.8	223 of 694	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	214 of 690	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.8	336 of 698	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.9	262 of 705	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.5	387 of 719	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	287 of 713	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.7	398 of 688	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.8	404 of 683	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.0	263 of 658	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.2	113 of 651	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	63.5	225 of 638	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	193 of 474	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	74 of 445	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	107 of 648	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	51 of 644	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	39 of 639	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	80.5	67 of 641	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	31.5	251 of 312	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.4	72 of 671	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	95 of 663	85.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	22 of 168	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	7 of 135	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	3 of 120	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	12 of 114	89.5%	★★★★★
2018	79.4	18 of 153	88.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	10 of 19	47.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	42 of 672	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	22 of 665	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	20 of 670	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	36 of 667	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	41.6	183 of 275	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.7	65 of 664	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	47 of 631	92.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	58 of 653	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	70 of 652	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	76 of 652	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	112 of 657	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	47.0	179 of 325	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	158 of 676	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	86 of 665	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	107 of 306	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	115 of 279	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.3	176 of 257	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.9	82 of 661	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	66 of 659	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.1	67 of 659	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	91 of 658	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	107 of 656	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	45.1	191 of 337	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.5	98 of 592	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	96 of 593	83.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)90th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile-25 vs school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics81%+34 vs state

Writing73%+35 vs state

Reading65%+16 vs state

Social Studies61%+23 vs state

Mathematics57%+13 vs state

Science49%+12 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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th 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
Russell Springs Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1554 N Hwy 127	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-3587	632	41	15.3	71.5%	470 (74.4%)	1 (0.2%)	141 (22.3%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	83.8	83^rd of 685 public elementary schools	87.9%		84.9	71^st of 685 public elementary schools	89.6%	12	46.0	59.0	65.0	58.0	62.0	76.0	49.0	73.0	61.0	81.0	$13,293	$1,300	$705	$2,004	$9,331	$1,958	$11,289
Salem Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1409 S Hwy 76	Russell Springs	42642	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 866-6197	401	28	14.4	70.8%	352 (87.8%)	2 (0.5%)	39 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	51.7	321^st of 685 public elementary schools	53.1%		60	257^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.5%	64	49.0	48.0	47.0	56.0	43.0	53.0	36.0	34.0	32.0	52.0	$14,245	$1,501	$1,752	$3,253	$8,819	$2,173	$10,992
Jamestown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	342 S. Main Street	Jamestown	42629	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 343-3966	480	32	14.9	75.0%	405 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.6%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.8%)	52.4	319^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.4%		57.7	273^rd of 685 public elementary schools	60.1%	46	41.0	44.0	40.0	40.0	51.0	46.0	44.0	55.0	43.0	51.0	$12,899	$1,563	$716	$2,279	$8,549	$2,071	$10,621
Walnut Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2834 S Us 127	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	371	28	13.1	77.1%	320 (86.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	32.6	485^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.2%		53.7	308^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.0%	177	38.0	44.0	44.0	31.0	41.0	42.0	34.0	29.0	27.0	35.0	$19,461	$2,319	$1,244	$4,114	$8,802	$2,368	$10,965
Adair County Elementary School	Public	3-5	870 Indian Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-0077	550	38	14.4	71.1%	474 (86.2%)	7 (1.3%)	36 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	42.7	404^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.0%		41.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%	3	45.0	47.0	42.0	50.0	47.0	54.0	36.0	20.0	34.0	28.0	$13,410	$932	$282	$1,320	$10,585	$1,158	$12,058
Adair County Primary Center	Public	PK, KG-2	158 Col. Casey Dr	Columbia	42728	Adair County	Adair County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 384-3367	604	45	13.4	70.5%	513 (84.9%)	11 (1.8%)	43 (7.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.5%)								(n/a)											$15,232	$1,400	$347	$1,849	$12,170	$1,374	$13,861
Nancy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	240 Hwy 196	Nancy	42544	Pulaski County	Pulaski County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 636-6338	299	21	14.3	68.2%	282 (94.3%)	8 (2.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	83.7	85^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.6%		68.4	181^st of 685 public elementary schools	73.6%	96	59.0	67.0	59.0	67.0	69.0	72.0		49.0	67.0	54.0	$13,830	$1,129	$442	$1,571	$9,821	$2,438	$12,259
Liberty Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 College St	Liberty	42539	Casey County	Casey County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 787-6942	369	24	15.1	71.5%	325 (88.1%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	48.8	343^rd of 685 public elementary schools	49.9%		52.2	325^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.6%	18	42.0	47.0	43.0	53.0	50.0	39.0	36.0	41.0	43.0	43.0	$17,724	$2,630	$2,337	$4,844	$7,387	$1,159	$8,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Russell Springs Elementary School

Is Russell Springs Elementary School a good school?

Russell Springs Elementary School ranks 83^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Russell Springs Elementary School?

Students at Russell Springs Elementary School are 74% White, 22% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Russell Springs Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Russell Springs Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Russell County Middle School
High : Russell County High School

How many students attend Russell Springs Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 632 students attended Russell Springs Elementary School.

What district is Russell Springs Elementary School in?

Russell County

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