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Red Cross Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6
300th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools
Better than 56% of Kentucky elementary schools
Summary

Red Cross Elementary School serves 679 students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Glasgow, in Barren County. Its latest test results show a clear contrast: reading is a strength, while several fifth-grade subjects are a concern. In 2025–26, fifth graders scored 23% proficient in math, 27% in social studies, and 34% in writing and editing and mechanics; math was 20 points below the state, and editing and mechanics was 14 points below. The most important finding for families is that strong reading overall does not mean results are strong across every grade and subject: fifth grade is a notable weak spot.

Reading is the school’s clearest strength compared with the district, state, and nearby schools. Across grades 3–6, Red Cross averaged 62% proficient in 2025–26, versus 51% for the state, 54% for Barren County, and 50% for nearby schools—advantages of 11, 8, and 11 points, respectively. Third-grade reading was 70%, the highest reported result among nearby schools; fifth-grade reading, at 44%, was below the state’s 51% and most reported nearby results. Fourth-grade science was another relative strength: 45% proficient, about 5 points above the state and nearby averages and 8 points above the district. For context, chronic absenteeism was 11%, lower than the district’s 17% and state’s 24%; only North Jackson Elementary had a lower rate among nearby schools.

Results have shifted over time: reading rose from an average of 54% in 2022–23 to 62% in 2025–26, while fifth-grade writing, social studies, and editing and mechanics fell by 28, 33, and 35 points. SchoolDigger gives Red Cross 3 stars and ranks it 300th of 684 Kentucky schools, at the 56th percentile; its percentile was 68 in 2024–25. The school is the largest among nearby schools, and its 15.0 student-teacher ratio is second-highest. In 2024–25, 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger places Special Education Students at the 81st statewide percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s 56th percentile overall—a stronger relative standing for that group.

679
Students ?
15.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,335
Per pupil spending ?
59.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
 215 Parkview Dr
       Glasgow, KY  42141

(270) 659-2400

District: Barren County


Students who attend Red Cross Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Barren County Middle School
High:    Barren County High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
87.2%
Two or more races:
5.6%
Hispanic:
3.8%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 76th percentile in 2022 → 56th in 2026
Strengths
✓Above the Kentucky median (56th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped from its 76th-percentile peak (2022) to 56th (2026)
!Editing and Mechanics scores 14 pts below the Kentucky average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school47%
District avg46%
Kentucky avg45%
300th of 684
Kentucky public elementary schools ?
Top 44%▲ up 27 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to top 44% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Barren County
49th of 158Barren 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202653.7300 of 68456.1%★★★☆☆
202564.8220 of 68567.9%★★★☆☆
202454.2306 of 68555.3%★★★☆☆
202368.5169 of 68775.4%★★★★☆
202268.2163 of 68476.2%★★★★☆
202161.5155 of 51770.0%★★★★☆
201969.3180 of 70074.3%★★★★☆
201860.6255 of 69163.1%★★★☆☆
201743.6426 of 69438.6%★★☆☆☆
201636.7487 of 69029.4%★☆☆☆☆
201541.7442 of 69836.7%★★☆☆☆
201438.3476 of 70532.5%★★☆☆☆
201353.3330 of 71954.1%★★★☆☆
201250.7355 of 71350.2%★★★☆☆
201171.9170 of 68875.3%★★★★☆
201068.2203 of 68370.3%★★★★☆
200973.3154 of 65876.6%★★★★☆
200878.1105 of 65183.9%★★★★☆
200777.1119 of 63881.3%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202254.173 of 20664.6%★★★☆☆
201973.686 of 47481.9%★★★★☆
201841.3241 of 44545.8%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202651.6311 of 65752.7%★★★☆☆
202565.3184 of 64871.6%★★★★☆
202455.7268 of 64458.4%★★★☆☆
202366.8171 of 63973.2%★★★★☆
202271.5121 of 64181.1%★★★★☆
202167.081 of 31274.0%★★★★☆
201969.8155 of 67176.9%★★★★☆
201863.5221 of 66366.7%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202655.08 of 1855.6%★★★☆☆
202556.58 of 1957.9%★★★☆☆
202366.15 of 1872.2%★★★★☆
202275.72 of 1788.2%★★★★★
201961.816 of 4060.0%★★★☆☆
201856.316 of 3452.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202654.1283 of 67458.0%★★★☆☆
202567.5166 of 67275.3%★★★★☆
202454.1261 of 66560.8%★★★☆☆
202365.0165 of 67075.4%★★★★☆
202272.690 of 66786.5%★★★★☆
202150.4147 of 27546.5%★★☆☆☆
201974.398 of 66485.2%★★★★☆
201864.7170 of 63173.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202653.9281 of 65156.8%★★★☆☆
202566.9171 of 65373.8%★★★★☆
202449.1322 of 65250.6%★★★☆☆
202369.9132 of 65279.8%★★★★☆
202259.2209 of 65768.2%★★★☆☆
202164.884 of 32574.2%★★★★☆
201966.8193 of 67671.4%★★★★☆
201856.1282 of 66557.6%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202667.160 of 31480.9%★★★★☆
202549.4126 of 30658.8%★★★☆☆
202458.888 of 27968.5%★★★☆☆
202346.3113 of 25756.0%★★★☆☆
201969.7164 of 66175.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankKentucky percentileRating
202650.0314 of 65051.7%★★★☆☆
202560.8230 of 65965.1%★★★☆☆
202446.9334 of 65949.3%★★☆☆☆
202363.6193 of 65870.7%★★★★☆
202263.6185 of 65671.8%★★★★☆
202149.5167 of 33750.4%★★★☆☆
201965.3181 of 59269.4%★★★☆☆
201856.9243 of 59359.0%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)81st percentile+25 vs school
Disabled (2022)65th percentile-12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile~ school
Male (2026)57th percentile~ school
Homeless (2026)56th percentile~ school
Female (2026)53rd percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)52nd percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?
Reading62%+10 vs state
Science45%+5 vs state
Mathematics44%~ state avg
Writing34%~ state avg
Editing and Mechanics34%-14 vs state
Social Studies27%-11 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 679 students attended Red Cross Elementary School.

Students at Red Cross Elementary School are 87% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Students who attend Red Cross Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barren County Middle School
High : Barren County High School

Red Cross Elementary School ranks 300th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 school spending dataOct 15, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 KSA test scoresOct 15, 2026
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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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