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Crofton Elementary School

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Crofton Elementary School ranks 261 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

261^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Crofton Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Crofton, Kentucky, with 396 students enrolled. The school is part of the Christian County School District, which is ranked 110 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crofton Elementary generally outperforms the Christian County and statewide averages in mathematics and reading proficiency across the grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 4th grade students at Crofton Elementary had 71% proficiency in mathematics compared to 35% for Christian County and 44% statewide. However, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 28% over the past few years, which is notably higher than the state average.

Compared to other schools in the Christian County district, Crofton Elementary generally outperforms its peers on test scores, especially in mathematics and reading. But it lags behind some higher-performing schools outside the district, such as North Todd Elementary in the neighboring Todd County district and Grapevine Elementary in Hopkins County.

378

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,556

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12145 S Madisonville Rd
Crofton, KY 42217

(270) 887-7190

District: Christian County

Students who attend Crofton Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Christian County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

African American:

7.9%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (49% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Christian County

Worth a look

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

!Writing scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg41%

Kentucky avg44%

261^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the Christian County

110^th of 157Christian 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	59.6	261 of 685	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.4	254 of 685	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	282 of 687	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	394 of 684	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	171 of 517	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	301 of 700	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	120 of 691	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	85.8	52 of 694	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	69.9	174 of 690	74.8%	★★★★☆
2015	50.0	361 of 698	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	484 of 705	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.5	360 of 719	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	323 of 713	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.1	268 of 688	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	11.8	632 of 683	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.9	594 of 658	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.7	640 of 651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	624 of 638	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	34.9	289 of 474	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	221 of 648	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	267 of 644	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	324 of 639	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	334 of 641	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	118 of 312	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	341 of 671	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.8	149 of 663	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	244 of 672	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	206 of 665	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	177 of 670	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	46.8	334 of 667	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	78 of 275	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	184 of 664	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.6	42 of 631	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	229 of 653	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	240 of 652	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	268 of 652	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	398 of 657	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	171 of 325	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.4	261 of 676	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	90 of 665	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	40.9	134 of 257	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	237 of 661	64.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	274 of 659	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.7	320 of 659	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.9	349 of 658	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	422 of 656	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	189 of 337	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	313 of 592	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.1	120 of 593	79.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)66th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2023)48th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2019)39th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics55%+12 vs state

Reading53%+4 vs state

Editing and Mechanics52%+5 vs state

Science45%+8 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Writing28%-10 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
Crofton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12145 S Madisonville Rd	Crofton	42217	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7190	378	25	15.1	69.8%	298 (78.8%)	30 (7.9%)	20 (5.3%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	59.6	261^st of 685 public elementary schools	61.9%		60.4	254^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.9%	7	36.0	71.0	59.0	53.0	50.0	57.0	45.0	28.0	38.0	52.0	$16,556	$1,132	$614	$1,746	$8,580	$2,202	$10,782
Freedom Elementary School	Public	K-5	831 North Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7150	504	38	13.3	82.9%	153 (30.4%)	249 (49.4%)	41 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	59 (11.7%)	13.3	625^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.8%		5	668^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.5%	43	27.0		16.0	29.0	26.0	30.0	10.0	26.0	19.0	39.0	$17,703	$2,007	$1,057	$3,064	$8,303	$2,044	$11,024
Sinking Fork Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Princeton Rd	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7330	430	28	15.3	72.3%	227 (52.8%)	131 (30.5%)	30 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	51.2	324^th of 685 public elementary schools	52.7%		60.9	247^th of 685 public elementary schools	63.9%	77	41.0	49.0	61.0	45.0	46.0	53.0	36.0	15.0	53.0	45.0	$17,132	$1,428	$1,003	$2,430	$8,714	$2,024	$10,738
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9220 Hopkinsville Rd	Nortonville	42442	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6143	549	37	14.8	67.4%	500 (91.1%)	12 (2.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	59.8	257^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.5%		60.2	256^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.6%	1	52.0	50.0	37.0	57.0	54.0	52.0	36.0	45.0	47.0	56.0	$16,166	$872	$278	$1,150	$8,196	$1,746	$9,942
Millbrooke Elementary School	Public	K-5	415 Millbrooke Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7270	610	38	16.0	66.7%	299 (49.0%)	191 (31.3%)	56 (9.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (9.3%)	52.6	316^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.9%		59.5	260^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.0%	56	51.0	36.0	50.0	42.0	37.0	59.0	39.0	52.0	28.0	64.0	$15,975	$1,666	$581	$2,247	$7,657	$2,079	$9,735
Indian Hills Elementary School	Public	K-5	434 Koffman Dr	Hopkinsville	42240	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7230	674	39	17.2	71.4%	254 (37.7%)	249 (36.9%)	91 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.3%)	52.6	317^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.7%		58.1	269^th of 685 public elementary schools	60.7%	48	44.0	39.0	47.0	45.0	52.0	60.0	33.0	38.0	37.0	63.0	$17,007	$2,114	$815	$2,929	$8,016	$2,014	$10,030
Dawson Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-3811	342	23	14.9	78.4%	314 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	33.8	473^rd of 685 public elementary schools	30.9%		33.3	470^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.4%	3	35.0	27.0	57.0	40.0	27.0	47.0	29.0	13.0	33.0	53.0	$20,118	$1,184	$595	$1,779	$10,048	$3,196	$13,244
Grapevine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Hayes Ave.	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6012	318	25	12.7	61.0%	229 (72.0%)	22 (6.9%)	34 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.1%)	67.3	195^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.5%		67	195^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.0	50.0	61.0	50.0	52.0	65.0	46.0	30.0	48.0	63.0	$14,858	$664	$292	$956	$9,851	$1,833	$11,684
North Todd Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Greenville Road	Elkton	42220	Todd County	Todd County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 265-4460	442	30	14.9	64.3%	398 (90.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	67.7	192^nd of 685 public elementary schools	72.0%		19	578^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.6%	386	41.0	50.0	63.0	52.0	56.0	64.0	43.0	55.0	63.0	42.0	$17,386	$1,804	$304	$2,108	$12,530	$2,748	$15,278
Pembroke Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Pembroke-Oak Grove Rd	Pembroke	42266	Christian County	Christian County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 887-7290	597	37	16.1	66.3%	246 (41.2%)	187 (31.3%)	101 (16.9%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.7%)	44	392^nd of 685 public elementary schools	42.8%		45.7	363^rd of 685 public elementary schools	47.0%	29	42.0	30.0	38.0	53.0	39.0	55.0	23.0	33.0	50.0	53.0	$16,455	$1,325	$578	$1,904	$8,559	$2,057	$10,616

Frequently Asked Questions about Crofton Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Crofton Elementary School attend?

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

High : Christian County High School

What district is Crofton Elementary School in?

Christian County

How many students attend Crofton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Crofton Elementary School.

Is Crofton Elementary School a good school?

Crofton Elementary School ranks 261^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Crofton Elementary School?

Students at Crofton Elementary School are 79% White, 8% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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