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East Calloway Elementary School

Q: Is East Calloway Elementary School a good school?

East Calloway Elementary School ranks 248 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

East Calloway Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 309 students in grades K-5 in Murray, Kentucky. The school is part of the Calloway County School District, which is ranked 29 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's strong performance, East Calloway Elementary faces several challenges. The school has generally lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, with its 3rd grade math proficiency rate at 51% in 2024-2025, compared to 57% for the district and 43% for the state. East Calloway also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.9% to 28.0% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 15%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.47% to 82.8% in recent years, much higher than the district average.

When comparing East Calloway Elementary to other nearby schools in the Calloway County district, it performs significantly worse on most metrics. For example, Southwest Calloway Elementary and North Calloway Elementary have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism, and lower free/reduced lunch rates. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, ranging from $12,712 to $19,720 per student in recent years, East Calloway Elementary's academic outcomes remain below the state and district averages, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

310

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,555

Per pupil spending ?

65.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1169 Pottertown Rd
Murray, KY 42071

(270) 762-7325

District: Calloway County

Students who attend East Calloway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Calloway County Middle School
High:	Calloway County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.5%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (51% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg57%

Kentucky avg44%

248^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Calloway County

29^th of 157Calloway 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	60.3	248 of 685	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	288 of 685	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	240 of 687	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	161 of 684	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	208 of 517	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.1	356 of 700	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.1	247 of 691	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	459 of 694	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.1	284 of 690	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.6	152 of 698	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	214 of 705	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	293 of 719	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	237 of 713	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.9	490 of 688	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.5	382 of 683	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	319 of 658	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.7	297 of 651	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.5	424 of 638	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	276 of 648	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	254 of 644	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	242 of 639	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	232 of 641	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	426 of 671	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	257 of 663	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	126 of 672	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	202 of 665	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	160 of 670	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	79 of 667	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	46.9	162 of 275	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	292 of 664	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	189 of 631	70.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	166 of 653	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	44.7	361 of 652	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	205 of 652	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	137 of 657	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	81 of 325	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	278 of 676	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	235 of 665	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	50 of 306	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	73 of 279	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	69 of 257	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	30.9	517 of 661	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	293 of 659	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	292 of 659	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	278 of 658	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	222 of 656	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	220 of 337	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	318 of 592	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	241 of 593	59.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing75%+37 vs state

Editing and Mechanics69%+22 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

Mathematics44%~ state avg

Social Studies43%+5 vs state

Science37%~ state avg

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by a parent
Monday, December 15, 2014

My Son is Autistic and the teachers at this school take excellent care of him. He has progerssed so much over the last 2 years he has been there and I give most of the credit to his excellent teachers there. I communicate with them regulalry and they are always helpful and positive. They have creative ideas and new ways to intorduce him to new ideas and it has been a great experieince. Close Quote

Schools Near East Calloway Elementary School

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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 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
East Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	1169 Pottertown Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7325	310	22	14.3	65.5%	268 (86.5%)	6 (1.9%)	28 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	60.3	248^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.8%		55.4	288^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.0%	40	51.0	39.0	41.0		47.0	43.0	63.0	37.0	75.0	43.0	69.0	$16,555	$1,496	$779	$2,273	$10,619	$2,564	$13,184
Murray Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	111 Broach Ave	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Murray Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 753-5022	589	41	14.5	48.2%	442 (75.0%)	31 (5.3%)	44 (7.5%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (9.3%)								(n/a)	72.0				77.0							$28,109	$1,581	$529	$2,110	$19,205	$3,050	$22,254
North Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	2928 Brinn Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7335	596	41	14.6	63.8%	460 (77.2%)	24 (4.0%)	67 (11.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	73.3	152^nd of 685 public elementary schools	77.8%		71.1	157^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.1%	5	56.0	71.0	51.0		56.0	66.0	58.0	63.0	42.0	45.0	49.0	$14,547	$1,670	$710	$2,381	$9,025	$2,346	$11,371
Southwest Calloway Elementary School	Public	K-5	3426 Wiswell Rd	Murray	42071	Calloway County	Calloway County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 762-7345	399	27	15.0	51.9%	347 (87.0%)	7 (1.8%)	23 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	88.1	51^st of 685 public elementary schools	92.6%		83.6	77^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.8%	26	64.0	72.0	76.0		65.0	71.0	67.0	58.0	44.0	66.0	70.0	$14,313	$1,201	$802	$2,002	$9,278	$2,238	$11,516
South Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Sid Darnell Road	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-1581	241	20	12.0	72.6%	229 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	44.4	385^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.8%		66	205^th of 685 public elementary schools	70.1%	180	68.0	27.0	39.0		41.0	45.0	39.0		34.0	26.0	79.0	$19,660	$1,430	$643	$2,073	$14,637	$3,420	$18,057
Jonathan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9207 US Hwy 68 E	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 354-6462	241	17	14.1	78.4%	209 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	34	470^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.4%		11.7	620^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.5%	150	69.0				36.0	38.0	39.0		34.0	25.0	27.0	$18,701	$1,090	$636	$1,726	$13,523	$3,309	$16,832
Farmington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7730 State Rt 121 S	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4830	288	21	13.4	61.1%	254 (88.2%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	94.9	13^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.1%		95.7	7^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.0%	6			68.0	84.0					62.0	74.0	79.0	$13,019	$911	$835	$1,746	$10,576	$697	$11,273
Benton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W 11th St	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3373	528	33	15.9	62.3%	478 (90.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	61.5	241^st of 685 public elementary schools	64.8%		55.3	290^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.7%	49	51.0	63.0	40.0		48.0	59.0	52.0	43.0	32.0	49.0	56.0	$18,264	$829	$586	$1,416	$11,449	$3,011	$14,460

Frequently Asked Questions about East Calloway Elementary School

What district is East Calloway Elementary School in?

Calloway County

Is East Calloway Elementary School a good school?

East Calloway Elementary School ranks 248^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of East Calloway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend East Calloway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Calloway County Middle School
High : Calloway County High School

What is the racial makeup of East Calloway Elementary School?

Students at East Calloway Elementary School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend East Calloway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended East Calloway Elementary School.

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