Best Public Schools in Pembroke, KY

Summary:

Pembroke, Kentucky has only one school in the data set - Pembroke Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 3 years and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance.

Pembroke Elementary School's proficiency rates on the Kentucky Summative Assessment (KSA) are generally lower than the Christian County and statewide averages across various subjects and grade levels. The school's strongest performance is in 3rd grade reading (53% proficient) and 5th grade social studies (50% proficient), which are closer to the state averages. However, the school struggles in areas like 4th grade science (23% proficient) and 4th grade math (30% proficient), which are significantly below the state averages.

Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, Pembroke Elementary School is still underperforming compared to the state. The school has a concerning chronic absenteeism rate of 25% for the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average and could be a contributing factor to the school's academic struggles. Additionally, the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (70.44%) suggests that the school serves a predominantly low-income population, raising concerns about educational equity.

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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
Pembroke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pembroke-Oak Grove Rd	Pembroke	42266	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7290	597	37	16.1	66.3%	246 (41.2%)	187 (31.3%)	101 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.7%)	44	392^nd of 685 public elementary schools	42.8%		45.7	363^rd of 685 public elementary schools	47.0%	29	42.0	30.0	38.0	53.0	39.0	55.0	23.0	33.0	50.0	53.0	$16,455	$1,325	$578	$1,904	$8,559	$2,057	$10,616

Cities Near Pembroke

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hopkinsville	5.78 mi	20	249^th
Guthrie	10.83 mi	1	195^th
Elkton	11.28 mi	6	198^th
Herndon	11.34 mi	1	117^th
Crofton	18.94 mi	1	107^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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