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Central City Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Central City Elementary is a public elementary school in Central City, Kentucky, serving 406 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Muhlenberg County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central City Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.2% to 29.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Muhlenberg South Elementary (25.0%), Greenville Elementary (25.0%), and Longest Elementary (25.0%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is consistently below the state and county averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

However, Central City Elementary stands out in its performance for special education students, ranking 85 out of 306 Kentucky elementary schools in this area, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests the school may have effective strategies and resources in place to support this student population. Despite these strengths, the school's overall performance has been declining, with its statewide ranking dropping from 372 out of 700 Kentucky elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 526 out of 685 in 2024-2025. Addressing the underlying issues of high poverty and chronic absenteeism could be crucial in improving student outcomes at Central City Elementary.

406

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,632

Per pupil spending ?

73.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 N 2nd St
Central City, KY 42330

(270) 754-4474

District: Muhlenberg County

Students who attend Central City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Muhlenberg County Middle School
High:	Muhlenberg County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.5%

Hispanic:

6.7%

African American:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (32% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg44%

526^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Muhlenberg County

126^th of 157Muhlenberg 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	26.3	526 of 685	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	563 of 685	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	525 of 687	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	539 of 684	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	428 of 517	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.0	372 of 700	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	371 of 691	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.1	307 of 694	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	42.4	425 of 690	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.6	413 of 698	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	465 of 705	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.4	378 of 719	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.9	493 of 713	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	67.1	202 of 688	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	65.5	223 of 683	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.9	194 of 658	70.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.2	120 of 651	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	88.5	46 of 638	92.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	195 of 206	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	152 of 474	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	133 of 445	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	528 of 648	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	489 of 644	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	467 of 639	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	543 of 641	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	379 of 671	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	446 of 663	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	447 of 672	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	412 of 665	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	487 of 670	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	560 of 667	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.7	312 of 664	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	275 of 631	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	491 of 653	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	512 of 652	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	477 of 652	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	503 of 657	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	289 of 325	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	344 of 676	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	289 of 665	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	85 of 306	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	36.2	181 of 279	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	185 of 257	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	324 of 661	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	571 of 659	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	605 of 659	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	564 of 658	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	550 of 656	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	282 of 337	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	340 of 592	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	368 of 593	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Science33%-4 vs state

Mathematics30%-14 vs state

Editing and Mechanics29%-18 vs state

Social Studies27%-11 vs state

Writing20%-18 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
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
Bremen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Main St	Bremen	42325	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 525-6686	369	26	14.1	61.5%	342 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	10 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	48	348^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.2%		50.9	332^nd of 685 public elementary schools	51.5%	16	33.0	47.0	30.0		50.0	55.0	52.0		41.0		33.0	52.0	$15,817	$415	$231	$646	$13,747	$2,813	$16,559
Longest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 N Main St	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-2842	404	27	14.9	65.8%	368 (91.1%)	4 (1.0%)	8 (2.0%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	11.8	630^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.0%		32.4	475^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.7%	155	23.0	30.0	33.0		23.0	30.0	24.0		25.0		15.0	15.0	$13,474	$1,445	$200	$1,645	$11,315	$2,894	$14,208
Greenville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 E Main Cross	Greenville	42345	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 338-4830	620	41	15.0	64.2%	543 (87.6%)	23 (3.7%)	15 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	46.9	366^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.6%		44.9	371^st of 685 public elementary schools	45.8%	5	38.0	56.0	33.0		40.0	45.0	46.0		40.0	42.0	33.0	59.0	$13,256	$1,135	$546	$1,681	$11,005	$2,999	$14,004
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
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	42.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%		47.8	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%	57	41.0	24.0	30.0				45.0		47.0		30.0	65.0	$16,613	$1,397	$516	$1,913	$10,270	$2,964	$13,234
Muhlenberg South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 US Hwy 431 S	Beechmont	42323	Muhlenberg County	Muhlenberg County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 476-2204	527	36	14.5	68.9%	498 (94.5%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	23.6	544^th of 685 public elementary schools	20.6%		24.1	541^st of 685 public elementary schools	21.0%	3	29.0	32.0	25.0		30.0	36.0	44.0		26.0	36.0	25.0	39.0	$13,440	$1,342	$217	$1,559	$11,524	$2,652	$14,176
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Central City Elementary

How many students attend Central City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Central City Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Central City Elementary?

Students at Central City Elementary are 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Central City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Muhlenberg County Middle School
High : Muhlenberg County High School

What district is Central City Elementary in?

Muhlenberg County

Is Central City Elementary a good school?

Central City Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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