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Bardstown Elementary School

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Bardstown Elementary School ranks 283 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bardstown Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 841 students in grades 2-5 in Bardstown, Kentucky, which is part of the Bardstown Independent School District. The school has consistently ranked in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its 5th-grade reading performance being a particular strength, with 62% of students proficient or better compared to 50% statewide. However, the school faces challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 15.2% in 2021-2022 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is higher than the state average.

Bardstown Elementary School's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the Bardstown Independent district and the state of Kentucky averages across subjects and grade levels. The school struggles with special education student performance, ranking in the bottom 10% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup. Interestingly, the school's performance for English Language Learners is a bright spot, with the school ranking in the top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup in recent years.

While Bardstown Elementary School performs similarly to or slightly better than other schools in the Bardstown Independent district, such as Bardstown Primary School and Bardstown Early Childhood Center, it lags behind higher-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as West Marion Elementary School in the Marion County district, which consistently ranks in the top 15% of Kentucky elementary schools.

847

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,930

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1345 Templin Ave
Bardstown, KY 40004

(502) 331-8801

District: Bardstown Independent

Students who attend Bardstown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bardstown Middle School
High:	Bardstown High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.2%

Two or more races:

13.8%

African American:

10.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Kentucky median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

283^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 157Bardstown Independent 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	56.8	283 of 685	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	249 of 685	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	293 of 687	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	303 of 684	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.2	241 of 517	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	422 of 700	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	384 of 691	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	421 of 694	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.8	378 of 690	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.9	381 of 698	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.7	449 of 705	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	508 of 719	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	570 of 713	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	528 of 688	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	560 of 683	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.3	570 of 658	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	494 of 651	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.5	395 of 638	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	71 of 142	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	62 of 140	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.0	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	48 of 118	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	110 of 185	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.6	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	202 of 206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	394 of 474	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	338 of 445	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	31 of 69	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.0	6 of 64	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.1	9 of 65	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	237 of 648	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	223 of 644	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	280 of 639	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	252 of 641	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	183 of 312	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	316 of 671	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	337 of 663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	97 of 168	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.1	50 of 135	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	66 of 120	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	71 of 114	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	127 of 152	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	63.4	38 of 153	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	347 of 672	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.4	266 of 665	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.1	387 of 670	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	383 of 667	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	198 of 275	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	440 of 664	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	366 of 631	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	306 of 653	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	270 of 652	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	275 of 652	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	390 of 657	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	223 of 325	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	468 of 676	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	411 of 665	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	15 of 57	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.9	28 of 53	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2022	39.5	30 of 43	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	45 of 58	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	278 of 306	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	252 of 279	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	249 of 257	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.8	335 of 661	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	227 of 659	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	166 of 659	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	251 of 658	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	218 of 656	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	161 of 337	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	278 of 592	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	300 of 593	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-50 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics60%+13 vs state

Writing55%+17 vs state

Reading52%+3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Social Studies43%+5 vs state

Science31%-6 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
Bardstown Elementary School	Public	2-5	1345 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8801	847	54	15.5	54.9%	561 (66.2%)	92 (10.9%)	64 (7.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	117 (13.8%)	56.8	283^rd of 685 public elementary schools	58.7%		60.8	249^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.6%	34	41.0	42.0	52.0	43.0	50.0	62.0	31.0	55.0	43.0	60.0	$19,930	$896	$109	$1,005	$10,961	$1,787	$12,748
Bardstown Primary School	Public	K-1	1000 Templin Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Bardstown Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 331-8810	434	28	15.5	55.5%	281 (64.7%)	47 (10.8%)	35 (8.1%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (15.0%)								(n/a)											$22,433	$949	$93	$1,042	$13,489	$1,844	$15,333
Foster Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	211 E Muir Ave	Bardstown	40004	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7030	588	43	13.6	56.5%	496 (84.4%)	16 (2.7%)	38 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	27.4	520^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%	35	31.0	46.0	36.0	27.0	45.0	33.0	43.0	21.0	23.0	20.0	$16,681	$2,631	$892	$3,523	$8,941	$2,242	$11,183
Coxs Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	5635 Louisville Rd	Coxs Creek	40013	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7050	474	36	13.1	47.5%	420 (88.6%)	5 (1.1%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	44.8	382^nd of 685 public elementary schools	44.2%		37.2	443^rd of 685 public elementary schools	35.3%	61	49.0	36.0	41.0	47.0	56.0	52.0	24.0	22.0	41.0	49.0	$15,770	$1,817	$303	$2,120	$9,378	$2,476	$11,861
Boston School	Public	PK, KG-8	130 Wilson Creek Rd	Boston	40107	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 833-4644	251	17	14.7	55.0%	231 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	30.7	500^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.0%		30.8	492^nd of 685 public elementary schools	28.2%	8	40.0	46.0	24.0	50.0	37.0	34.0	37.0	24.0	24.0	32.0	$16,452	$1,997	$291	$2,289	$9,605	$2,501	$12,106
Bloomfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	360 Arnold Lane	Bloomfield	40008	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7211	225	18	12.5	78.2%	208 (92.4%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.2%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.7%)	33.2	477^th of 685 public elementary schools	30.4%		26.3	528^th of 685 public elementary schools	22.9%	51	53.0	40.0	23.0	47.0	51.0	30.0	29.0		28.0	26.0	$19,910	$2,453	$510	$2,962	$12,083	$3,072	$15,159
The New Haven School	Public	K-8	489 High St	New Haven	40051	Nelson County	Nelson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 349-7232	162	15	10.8	74.1%	154 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	25	535^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.9%		7.4	656^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.2%	121		41.0	25.0	30.0	50.0	31.0	18.0		34.0	34.0	$19,269	$2,203	$985	$3,189	$10,396	$2,679	$13,076
Lebanon Junction Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10920 S Preston Hwy	Lebanon Junction	40150	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-2200	349	20	17.4	70.5%	313 (89.7%)	6 (1.7%)	19 (5.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	45.1	379^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.7%		40.2	415^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.4%	36	39.0	44.0	42.0	44.0	46.0	48.0	34.0	39.0	35.0	53.0	$18,928	$821	$257	$1,078	$11,446	$2,034	$13,480
West Marion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8175 Loretto Rd	Loretto	40037	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 699-4320	400	25	16.0	52.5%	373 (93.3%)	4 (1.0%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	83.9	81^st of 685 public elementary schools	88.2%		81.1	87^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.3%	6	59.0	64.0	53.0	59.0	67.0	71.0	48.0	73.0	57.0	65.0	$21,850	$1,043	$1,041	$2,084	$10,597	$2,270	$13,310
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Cedar Grove Road	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 869-3800	441	26	16.9	58.3%	392 (88.9%)	7 (1.6%)	22 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.1%)	56.5	289^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.8%		55.1	292^nd of 685 public elementary schools	57.4%	3	34.0	43.0	52.0	44.0	45.0	66.0	38.0	59.0	36.0	63.0	$17,908	$728	$88	$816	$10,681	$2,060	$12,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Bardstown Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bardstown Elementary School?

Students at Bardstown Elementary School are 66% White, 14% Two or more races, 11% African American, 8% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Bardstown Elementary School in?

Bardstown Independent

What schools do graduates of Bardstown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bardstown Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bardstown Middle School
High : Bardstown High School

How many students attend Bardstown Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 847 students attended Bardstown Elementary School.

Is Bardstown Elementary School a good school?

Bardstown Elementary School ranks 283^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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