Best Public Schools in Custer, KY

Summary:

The city of Custer, Kentucky has only one school, Custer Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 173 students. The school is part of the Breckinridge County district.

Custer Elementary School is ranked 548 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's test scores are consistently below the Breckinridge County and Kentucky state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade math, only 17% of students scored proficient or better compared to 25% in the county and 43% statewide. The school has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 63.01%, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Despite the higher-than-average spending per student of $18,073 and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.4, Custer Elementary School's academic performance remains poor. This raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need to examine other factors, such as teaching quality, curriculum, and support services, that may be contributing to the low student outcomes. Overall, the data suggests the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education for its students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)	KSA Reading (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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th 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
Custer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14880 Hwy 690	Custer	40115	Breckinridge County	Breckinridge County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 756-3040	178	13	13.6	70.8%	162 (91.0%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.4%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	23.1	548^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.0%		40.1	418^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.0%	130	17.0	31.0	44.0	42.0	12.0	35.0	35.0	$18,073	$1,799	$355	$2,153	$13,190	$2,730	$15,920

Cities Near Custer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Irvington	8.47 mi	1	251^st
Harned	9.57 mi	3	185^th
Hardinsburg	10.32 mi	1	194^th
Mc Daniels	11.34 mi	1	216^th
Ekron	11.42 mi	3	128^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Kentucky Department of Education.

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