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North Butler Elementary

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North Butler Elementary ranks 491 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

North Butler Elementary is a public elementary school in Morgantown, Kentucky, serving 387 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Butler County School District, which is ranked 107 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Butler Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with its highest ranking being 373 out of 705 schools in 2013-2014. The school's performance has fluctuated between 1 and 3 stars on the SchoolDigger rating scale, indicating below-average performance compared to other elementary schools in the state. North Butler Elementary struggles across different student subgroups, with rankings for female, male, and white students all in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools. However, the school has performed relatively better in the special education student subgroup, ranking in the top half of Kentucky elementary schools in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Morgantown Elementary School has generally outperformed North Butler Elementary in terms of statewide ranking, academic performance, and student demographics. Other nearby schools, such as Oran P Lawler Elementary School and Kyrock Elementary School, have significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings compared to North Butler Elementary. North Butler Elementary also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, which may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

406

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,527

Per pupil spending ?

58.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5539 Brownsville Rd
Morgantown, KY 42261

(270) 526-8936

District: Butler County

Students who attend North Butler Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Butler County Middle School
High:	Butler County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.9%

Hispanic:

5.4%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (35% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 24 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg44%

491^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Butler County

107^th of 157Butler 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	31.7	491 of 685	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.7	345 of 685	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.8	492 of 687	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	535 of 684	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	402 of 700	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	521 of 691	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	540 of 694	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.6	410 of 690	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.5	429 of 698	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.3	373 of 705	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.8	345 of 719	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.8	399 of 713	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	421 of 688	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.2	420 of 683	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.3	312 of 658	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	26.4	515 of 651	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.6	440 of 638	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	161 of 206	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	379 of 474	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	434 of 445	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	467 of 648	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	388 of 644	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	471 of 639	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	557 of 641	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	428 of 671	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	439 of 663	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.8	489 of 672	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	353 of 665	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	418 of 670	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	541 of 667	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	352 of 664	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	457 of 631	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	472 of 653	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	313 of 652	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	437 of 652	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	481 of 657	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	366 of 676	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	576 of 665	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	119 of 306	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	148 of 279	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	87 of 257	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	287 of 661	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	516 of 659	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.2	407 of 659	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.1	531 of 658	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	573 of 656	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+33 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile~ school

White (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics61%+14 vs state

Reading39%-10 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

Science34%-3 vs state

Writing18%-20 vs state

Social Studies14%-24 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
North Butler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5539 Brownsville Rd	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-8936	406	24	16.9	58.4%	365 (89.9%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.7%)	31.7	491^st of 685 public elementary schools	28.3%		47.7	345^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.6%	146	40.0	37.0	26.0		50.0	42.0	24.0		34.0	18.0	14.0	61.0	$16,527	$1,482	$234	$1,716	$9,072	$2,344	$11,416
Morgantown Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Cemetery Street	Morgantown	42261	Butler County	Butler County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 526-3361	610	34	17.9	62.8%	477 (78.2%)	5 (0.8%)	114 (18.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	54.4	300^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.2%		41.7	403^rd of 685 public elementary schools	41.2%	103	41.0	52.0	39.0		55.0	48.0	50.0		38.0	35.0	45.0	60.0	$15,150	$1,479	$245	$1,724	$7,694	$2,338	$10,032
Caneyville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 East Maple St.	Caneyville	42721	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 879-4211	378	25	14.9	70.9%	350 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	40	429^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.4%		44.6	372^nd of 685 public elementary schools	45.7%	57	47.0	40.0	40.0		39.0	49.0	51.0		30.0	24.0	30.0	49.0	$40,393	$933	$420	$1,353	$11,465	$2,332	$13,797
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
Richardsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1775 Richardsville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 777-3232	446	28	16.1	78.5%	383 (85.9%)	3 (0.7%)	40 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	47.9	352^nd of 685 public elementary schools	48.6%		31.8	484^th of 685 public elementary schools	29.3%	132	28.0	57.0	24.0	43.0	44.0	61.0	34.0	48.0	49.0	66.0	25.0	53.0	$17,557	$1,105	$887	$1,993	$9,322	$2,108	$11,430
Horse Branch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11980 US Hwy 62 E	Horse Branch	42349	Ohio County	Ohio County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 274-4662	168	13	13.1	79.2%	160 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	32	490^th of 685 public elementary schools	28.5%		46.2	357^th of 685 public elementary schools	47.9%	133	48.0	32.0	26.0	38.0	48.0		39.0	54.0	21.0		17.0	43.0	$17,356	$1,432	$397	$1,831	$11,223	$2,850	$14,073
Kyrock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5720 Hwy 259 N	Sweeden	42285	Edmonson County	Edmonson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 286-4013	334	23	14.3	70.4%	315 (94.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.0%)	91.3	33^rd of 685 public elementary schools	95.2%		95.2	8^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.8%	25	73.0	66.0			80.0	64.0							$16,285	$1,647	$103	$1,750	$9,813	$1,796	$11,642
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
Oran P Lawler Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Charlie Crain Lane	Leitchfield	42754	Grayson County	Grayson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 259-9322	470	28	16.6	59.1%	440 (93.6%)	5 (1.1%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	59.9	255^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.8%		74.9	121^st of 685 public elementary schools	82.3%	134	53.0	57.0	73.0		63.0	56.0	53.0		32.0	20.0	37.0	49.0	$13,873	$1,011	$194	$1,205	$9,408	$1,978	$11,386

Frequently Asked Questions about North Butler Elementary

Is North Butler Elementary a good school?

North Butler Elementary ranks 491^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of North Butler Elementary attend?

Students who attend North Butler Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Butler County Middle School
High : Butler County High School

What is the racial makeup of North Butler Elementary?

Students at North Butler Elementary are 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Butler Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended North Butler Elementary.

What district is North Butler Elementary in?

Butler County

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