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Berea Community Elementary School

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Berea Community Elementary School ranks 380 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Berea Community Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berea, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 467 students. The school is part of the Berea Independent School District, which is ranked 70 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Berea Community Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.8% to 36.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Sand Gap Elementary (25.0%) and Kirksville Elementary (25.0%). The school's academic performance, as measured by the Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with proficiency rates in Mathematics ranging from 32% to 50%, compared to the state average of 43% to 44%, and in Reading, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 46% to 58%, while the state average was 47% to 50%.

Berea Community Elementary School's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking 346 out of 648 Kentucky elementary schools for female students, but 371 out of 653 for male students in 2024-2025. The school also struggles with the performance of special education students, ranking 294 out of 306 Kentucky elementary schools in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.09% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Shannon Johnson Elementary (57.81%).

448

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,359

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Pirate Pkwy
Berea, KY 40403

(859) 986-4065

District: Berea Independent

Students who attend Berea Community Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Berea Community Middle School
High:	Berea Community High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.9%

Two or more races:

9.4%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Writing scores 14 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg44%

380^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 157Berea 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	45.0	380 of 685	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	364 of 685	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.3	620 of 687	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	461 of 517	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	541 of 700	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	522 of 691	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	592 of 694	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	596 of 690	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	598 of 698	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	589 of 705	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.7	602 of 719	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.5	411 of 713	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	437 of 688	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	520 of 683	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.0	574 of 658	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.0	573 of 651	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	378 of 638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	22.4	404 of 474	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	431 of 445	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	346 of 648	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	304 of 644	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	10.4	609 of 639	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	562 of 641	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	500 of 671	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	463 of 663	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	56.4	56 of 153	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	425 of 672	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	469 of 665	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	624 of 670	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	592 of 667	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	534 of 664	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	519 of 631	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	371 of 653	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	447 of 652	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	523 of 652	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	532 of 657	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	524 of 676	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	530 of 665	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	294 of 306	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	236 of 279	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	381 of 661	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	451 of 659	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	406 of 659	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.4	639 of 658	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	613 of 656	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	478 of 592	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	493 of 593	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2018)63rd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2019)15th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics45%~ state avg

Science41%+4 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Social Studies37%~ state avg

Writing24%-14 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
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%		45.5	364^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.9%	16	32.0	39.0	50.0	46.0	45.0	58.0	41.0	24.0	37.0	45.0	$17,359	$1,385	$801	$2,191	$11,871	$3,296	$15,168
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.8	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%	27	43.0	70.0	46.0	59.0	61.0	65.0	39.0	52.0	48.0	58.0	$17,947	$901	$287	$1,188	$9,400	$1,735	$11,135
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%		45.4	367^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.4%	14	33.0		42.0	41.0	52.0	48.0	41.0	48.0	38.0	46.0	$19,295	$1,281	$217	$1,498	$10,191	$2,175	$12,366
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%		69.2	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	104	33.0	39.0	56.0	36.0	51.0	70.0	27.0	67.0	57.0	57.0	$17,345	$1,151	$245	$1,396	$8,622	$1,796	$10,418
Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	662	42	15.6	63.7%	498 (75.2%)	39 (5.9%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.3%)	76.4	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%		64.9	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%	86	55.0	55.0	62.0	46.0	49.0	73.0	47.0	74.0	54.0	68.0	$16,898	$1,051	$353	$1,404	$8,204	$1,767	$9,971
Roundstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 N Wilderness Rd	Mount Vernon	40456	Rockcastle County	Rockcastle County	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 256-2235	267	22	12.1	69.3%	250 (93.6%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.1%)	47.3	360^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.4%		36	450^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.3%	90	36.0	58.0	43.0	40.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	29.0	47.0	41.0	$16,216	$1,294	$929	$2,224	$12,173	$1,819	$13,992
Paint Lick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6798 Richmond Rd	Paint Lick	40461	Garrard County	Garrard County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 792-2122	260	24	10.8	70.4%	234 (90.0%)	5 (1.9%)	14 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	61.3	243^rd of 685 public elementary schools	64.5%		63.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%	23	47.0	46.0	53.0	62.0	54.0	67.0		35.0	51.0	35.0	$16,147	$1,605	$86	$1,691	$11,545	$2,911	$14,456
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)											$17,792	$1,147	$274	$1,421	$9,086	$1,741	$10,827
Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	445	29	15.1	53.9%	348 (78.2%)	28 (6.3%)	26 (5.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	47.3	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.8	296^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.8%	65	25.0	45.0	34.0	43.0	43.0	64.0	38.0	45.0	47.0	46.0	$17,115	$1,195	$181	$1,376	$8,405	$1,902	$10,307
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%	10	39.0	41.0	41.0	40.0	51.0	45.0	32.0	18.0	49.0	48.0	$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Berea Community Elementary School

How many students attend Berea Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Berea Community Elementary School.

What district is Berea Community Elementary School in?

Berea Independent

Is Berea Community Elementary School a good school?

Berea Community Elementary School ranks 380^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Berea Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Berea Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Berea Community Middle School
High : Berea Community High School

What is the racial makeup of Berea Community Elementary School?

Students at Berea Community Elementary School are 80% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

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