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Caverna Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Caverna Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Cave City, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 317 students. The school is part of the Caverna Independent School District, which is ranked 153 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caverna Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Kentucky elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger rankings, with a 0-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in core subjects like Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23% of 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 43-44%. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency rates ranged from 23% to 33%, while the state average was 47-50%. Caverna Elementary School also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 40% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Caverna Elementary School to nearby schools in the Hart County and Barren County districts, it becomes evident that the academic performance and test scores at Caverna are significantly lower. For example, Memorial Elementary School, Cub Run Elementary School, and Hiseville Elementary School all have higher proficiency rates in core subjects and higher SchoolDigger rankings than Caverna.

330

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,278

Per pupil spending ?

76.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1106 N Dixie Hwy
Cave City, KY 42127

(270) 773-3671

District: Caverna Independent

Students who attend Caverna Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Caverna Middle School
High:	Caverna High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Two or more races:

10.9%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (21% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Kentucky avg44%

650^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

153^rd of 157Caverna 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	8.5	650 of 685	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	653 of 685	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	647 of 687	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	600 of 684	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	645 of 700	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	658 of 691	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	680 of 694	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	552 of 690	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.7	527 of 698	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	632 of 705	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	673 of 719	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	27.7	578 of 713	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	618 of 688	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	623 of 683	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	35.1	470 of 658	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.5	472 of 651	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	433 of 638	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	46.8	94 of 185	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.9	172 of 184	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	36.8	269 of 445	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	617 of 648	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	545 of 644	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	620 of 639	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	511 of 641	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	633 of 671	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	620 of 663	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	641 of 672	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	621 of 665	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	637 of 670	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	513 of 667	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	613 of 664	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	601 of 631	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	613 of 653	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	518 of 652	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	570 of 657	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	606 of 676	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	645 of 665	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	11.9	612 of 661	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	651 of 659	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	641 of 659	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	638 of 658	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	589 of 656	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	570 of 592	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	577 of 593	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)49th percentile+41 vs school

Disabled (2018)40th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2019)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading26%-23 vs state

Editing and Mechanics26%-21 vs state

Mathematics22%-21 vs state

Science21%-16 vs state

Writing9%-29 vs state

Social Studies6%-32 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
Caverna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1106 N Dixie Hwy	Cave City	42127	Barren County	Caverna Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 773-3671	330	23	14.5	76.1%	251 (76.1%)	26 (7.9%)	17 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.9%)	8.5	650^th of 685 public elementary schools	5.1%		8	653^rd of 685 public elementary schools	4.7%	3	23.0	21.0	23.0				23.0	33.0	23.0				21.0		9.0		6.0		26.0		$17,278	$1,782	$1,002	$2,784	$11,223	$2,748	$13,971
Park City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	45 Indian Mill Rd	Park City	42160	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 749-5665	290	23	12.8	73.4%	248 (85.5%)	5 (1.7%)	19 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	18.3	582^nd of 685 public elementary schools	15.0%		17.4	585^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.6%	3	18.0	30.0	30.0	45.0			30.0	30.0	35.0	34.0			22.0		18.0		33.0		25.0		$18,263	$1,605	$537	$2,134	$9,270	$3,056	$12,155
Legrande Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	70 Legrande School Road	Horse Cave	42749	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 786-2746	327	23	14.3	49.2%	299 (91.4%)	6 (1.8%)	10 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	38.4	446^th of 685 public elementary schools	34.9%		34.8	460^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.8%	14	32.0	30.0	46.0	36.0	30.0	41.0	39.0	48.0	46.0	61.0	61.0	65.0			17.0	65.0	48.0	59.0	35.0	65.0	$16,277	$1,241	$891	$2,132	$11,226	$2,919	$14,145
Munfordville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	505 W Union St	Munfordville	42765	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 524-4651	489	39	12.5	57.7%	428 (87.5%)	6 (1.2%)	27 (5.5%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	32.7	482^nd of 685 public elementary schools	29.6%		39	427^th of 685 public elementary schools	37.7%	55	15.0	18.0	38.0	34.0	43.0	34.0	38.0	51.0	47.0	47.0	60.0	36.0	32.0	37.0	36.0	48.0	21.0	34.0	60.0	32.0	$16,399	$1,168	$702	$1,871	$11,497	$3,031	$14,528
Hiseville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	149 Cardinal Blvd	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 453-2611	322	22	14.6	67.1%	285 (88.5%)	6 (1.9%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.8%)	63.3	228^th of 685 public elementary schools	66.7%		71.2	156^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.2%	72	33.0	54.0	61.0	74.0			41.0	46.0	56.0								49.0		61.0		$18,880	$2,039	$502	$2,533	$9,223	$3,317	$12,403
North Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2002 North Jackson Highway	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 629-2300	537	34	15.7	50.8%	496 (92.4%)	5 (0.9%)	20 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	57.9	276^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.7%		53	314^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.2%	38	51.0	45.0	41.0	52.0			49.0	48.0	41.0	63.0			42.0		49.0		41.0		59.0		$17,912	$1,206	$555	$1,754	$9,672	$2,914	$12,394
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	164 Scottie Drive	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-0432	618	42	14.7	62.8%	387 (62.6%)	40 (6.5%)	89 (14.4%)	12 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	79 (12.8%)	44.4	386^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.6%		42.1	399^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.8%	13	41.0	53.0	39.0				45.0	58.0	46.0				38.0		25.0		30.0		41.0		$14,704	$1,262	$316	$1,578	$9,009	$2,192	$11,201
Red Cross Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	215 Parkview Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Barren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 659-2400	679	45	15.0	59.5%	592 (87.2%)	16 (2.4%)	26 (3.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	64.8	220^th of 685 public elementary schools	67.9%		54.2	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%	86	45.0	29.0	54.0	61.0			42.0	51.0	64.0	62.0			38.0		78.0		46.0		70.0		$17,801	$1,620	$605	$2,218	$9,570	$2,418	$11,819
South Green Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James T Rogers Dr	Glasgow	42141	Barren County	Glasgow Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 651-3806	487	36	13.5	66.1%	269 (55.2%)	35 (7.2%)	122 (25.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.5%)	68.5	187^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.7%		70.8	160^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.6%	27	43.0	52.0	53.0				49.0	59.0	57.0				54.0		57.0		48.0		54.0		$18,300	$1,018	$344	$1,362	$8,556	$2,365	$10,921
Memorial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 North Jackson Highway	Hardyville	42746	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 528-2271	335	24	13.7	71.0%	323 (96.4%)	4 (1.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	34.7	465^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.1%		24.5	540^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.2%	75	38.0	45.0	38.0				26.0	48.0	50.0	35.0	39.0	26.0	40.0		28.0	37.0	38.0	29.0	28.0	31.0	$14,343	$1,042	$596	$1,638	$9,899	$2,806	$12,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Caverna Elementary School

What district is Caverna Elementary School in?

Caverna Independent

How many students attend Caverna Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Caverna Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Caverna Elementary School?

Students at Caverna Elementary School are 76% White, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Caverna Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Caverna Middle School
High : Caverna High School

Is Caverna Elementary School a good school?

Caverna Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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