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Muhlenberg South Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

544^th

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of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Muhlenberg South Elementary is a public elementary school located in Beechmont, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 563. The school is part of the Muhlenberg County School District, which is ranked 126 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Muhlenberg South Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.4% to 29.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Bremen Elementary (25.0%) and Central City Elementary (25.0%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in various subjects, is consistently lower than the Muhlenberg County and Kentucky state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 29%, compared to 43% for the state.

Muhlenberg South Elementary's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Kentucky elementary schools for female, male, white, and low socioeconomic status students. While the school's performance for special education and disabled students is better than its overall performance, it still lags behind the state averages, ranking in the bottom 40% of Kentucky elementary schools. The school's declining performance over time and its struggles compared to nearby schools, both within and outside the Muhlenberg County district, indicate the need for a comprehensive review of the school's practices and the broader educational system in the district.

527

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,440

Per pupil spending ?

68.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2005 US Hwy 431 S
Beechmont, KY 42323

(270) 476-2204

District: Muhlenberg County

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.5%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg34%

Kentucky avg44%

544^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	23.6	544 of 685	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	541 of 685	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	538 of 687	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	537 of 684	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	472 of 517	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	270 of 700	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	366 of 691	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.8	287 of 694	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	365 of 690	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.0	284 of 698	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.6	134 of 705	81.0%	★★★★☆
2013	71.8	155 of 719	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	204 of 713	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	61 of 688	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	82.2	74 of 683	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	87.3	47 of 658	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	77.7	107 of 651	83.6%	★★★★☆
2007	76.3	124 of 638	80.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	42.1	118 of 206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.6	145 of 474	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	106 of 445	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	503 of 648	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	503 of 644	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	519 of 639	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	533 of 641	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	260 of 312	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.1	168 of 671	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	49.2	348 of 663	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	600 of 672	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	547 of 665	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	534 of 670	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	524 of 667	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	223 of 664	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	316 of 631	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	560 of 653	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	510 of 652	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	547 of 652	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	526 of 657	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	327 of 676	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	371 of 665	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	215 of 279	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	279 of 661	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	595 of 659	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	591 of 659	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	588 of 658	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	584 of 656	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	317 of 337	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	473 of 593	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics39%-8 vs state

Reading37%-12 vs state

Writing36%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

Science26%-11 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 4, 2011

If there were more activities and clubs for the younger grades, I would have given MSES a five star rating. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
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
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
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
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
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
Lewisburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	750 Stacker St	Lewisburg	42256	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 755-4823	500	29	17.2	61.2%	467 (93.4%)	4 (0.8%)	16 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	30.1	504^th of 685 public elementary schools	26.4%		38.2	432^nd of 685 public elementary schools	36.9%	72	52.0	20.0	38.0	48.0	53.0	54.0	54.0	22.0	31.0	45.0	47.0	56.0	17.0	30.0		63.0		49.0	25.0	54.0	$15,372	$1,226	$1,221	$1,832	$10,046	$3,494	$13,539
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Muhlenberg South Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Muhlenberg South Elementary?

Students at Muhlenberg South Elementary are 94% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Muhlenberg South Elementary in?

Muhlenberg County

How many students attend Muhlenberg South Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Muhlenberg South Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Muhlenberg South Elementary attend?

Students who attend Muhlenberg South Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Muhlenberg County High School

Is Muhlenberg South Elementary a good school?

Muhlenberg South Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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