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Shearer Elementary School

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Shearer Elementary School ranks 407 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Shearer Elementary School in Winchester, KY, serves 413 students from Kindergarten through 4th grade and is part of the Clark County school district, where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out as the highest-ranked elementary school in its district for the 2024-2025 school year, ranking in the 41st percentile statewide—a notable improvement from its 28th percentile ranking the year prior.

One of Shearer's biggest strengths is its 3rd-grade math program, where 49% of students scored proficient in 2024-2025. This is significantly higher than the district average (36%), the state average (43%), and all other Clark County elementary schools, including Strode Station Elementary School (40%), Willis H. Justice Elementary School (31%), and William G. Conkwright Elementary (25%). However, 4th-grade math performance drops to 35% proficiency, below the state average of 44%, suggesting a challenge in transitioning students to more advanced curriculum. The school also maintains a lower chronic absenteeism rate (24.3%) than the district average (30.7%), though it remains slightly above the state average (25.0%).

Shearer has shown impressive year-over-year improvement for key student groups, with Female, White, and Low Socioeconomic Status students all moving from the bottom quartile to the second quartile in state rankings. While the school spends more per student ($17,258) than its Clark County peers, its overall performance is comparable to Willis H. Justice Elementary School (36th percentile) and Strode Station Elementary School (32nd percentile). Nearby schools in Fayette County, like Athens-Chilesburg Elementary (98th percentile), serve a much lower percentage of low-income students (21%), making them less comparable. For parents, Shearer offers a bright spot in a challenging district with strong 3rd-grade math and improving equity for all students.

413

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,258

Per pupil spending ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

244 East Broadway
Winchester, KY 40391

(859) 744-4978

District: Clark County

Students who attend Shearer Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School
	Robert D. Campbell Junior High
High:	George Rogers Clark High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 28th percentile in 2024 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 28th-percentile low (2024)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Clark County

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg37%

Kentucky avg44%

407^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 26 pts since 2017

From top 33% (2017) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Clark County

127^th of 157Clark 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	42.3	407 of 685	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	493 of 685	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	436 of 687	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	441 of 684	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	390 of 700	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	165 of 691	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	63.2	229 of 694	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	21.2	413 of 474	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.4	110 of 445	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	360 of 648	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	484 of 644	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	486 of 639	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	399 of 641	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	322 of 671	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	111 of 663	83.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	457 of 672	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.7	566 of 665	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	483 of 670	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	404 of 667	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	537 of 664	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.3	140 of 631	77.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	443 of 653	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	462 of 652	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.9	382 of 652	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	447 of 657	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	422 of 676	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.2	229 of 665	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	48.5	358 of 661	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	426 of 659	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	536 of 659	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	477 of 658	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	457 of 656	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	327 of 592	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	176 of 593	70.3%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)13th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading44%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%~ state avg

Science35%~ state avg

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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
Shearer Elementary School	Public	K-4	244 East Broadway	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 744-4978	413	29	14.4	69.7%	327 (79.2%)	13 (3.1%)	43 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	42.3	407^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.6%		30.7	493^rd of 685 public elementary schools	28.0%	86	49.0	35.0		43.0	45.0		35.0				$17,258	$1,507	$461	$1,968	$10,226	$2,830	$13,050
Willis H. Justice Elementary School	Public	K-4	350 Mt. Sterling Rd	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8800	481	37	13.1	66.7%	388 (80.7%)	11 (2.3%)	50 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.2%)	39.3	437^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.2%		43.2	389^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.2%	48	31.0	43.0		43.0	46.0		37.0				$15,770	$1,939	$419	$2,357	$9,320	$2,646	$11,961
William G. Conkwright Elementary	Public	K-4	360 Mt. Sterling Road	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-8900	499	43	11.7	72.3%	390 (78.2%)	43 (8.6%)	36 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	17.5	586^th of 685 public elementary schools	14.5%		15.6	599^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.6%	13	25.0	30.0		34.0	38.0		22.0				$16,674	$2,054	$418	$2,472	$10,012	$2,650	$12,656
Strode Station Elementary School	Public	K-4	1750 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr	Winchester	40391	Clark County	Clark County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 745-3915	542	41	13.2	59.4%	377 (69.6%)	30 (5.5%)	85 (15.7%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	34.2	468^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.7%		43.2	388^th of 685 public elementary schools	43.4%	80	40.0	41.0		38.0	40.0		32.0				$16,007	$1,372	$416	$1,788	$9,972	$2,678	$12,645
North Middletown Elementary School	Public	K-5	301 College Street	North Middletown	40357	Bourbon County	Bourbon County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 987-2052	128	9	13.6	75.8%	112 (87.5%)	1 (0.8%)	14 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	58.2	272^nd of 685 public elementary schools	60.3%		54.1	307^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.2%	35		41.0	46.0		47.0	54.0	53.0	58.0	35.0	50.0	$19,348	$2,205	$422	$2,627	$11,512	$2,661	$14,173
Boonesborough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1342 Boonesborough Road	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-8400	406	28	14.5	38.7%	354 (87.2%)	9 (2.2%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	86.9	57^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.7%		79.3	98^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.7%	41	55.0	62.0	59.0	58.0	67.0	77.0	52.0	79.0	64.0	73.0	$17,147	$1,053	$225	$1,278	$8,538	$1,897	$10,435
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Indian Mound Dr	Mount Sterling	40353	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 497-8752	524	35	15.1	62.4%	472 (90.1%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	65.1	217^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.3%		65.9	208^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.6%	9	46.0	53.0	42.0	49.0	64.0	59.0	48.0	59.0	42.0	49.0	$16,457	$1,907	$902	$2,809	$9,712	$2,781	$12,497
Athens-Chilesburg Elementary	Public	K-5	930 Jouett Creek Dr	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4955	620	41	15.1	21.3%	412 (66.5%)	39 (6.3%)	34 (5.5%)	102 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.3%)	94.2	16^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.7%		94.1	12^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.2%	4	71.0	76.0	76.0	76.0	71.0	77.0	70.0	61.0	63.0	72.0	$22,982	$1,132	$951	$2,084	$15,093	$3,005	$18,098
Garrett Morgan Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Passage Mound Way	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3165	746	51	14.6	32.4%	429 (57.5%)	126 (16.9%)	58 (7.8%)	75 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.6%)	79.9	104^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.8%		79.9	93^rd of 685 public elementary schools	86.4%	11	54.0	58.0	49.0	61.0	69.0	63.0	52.0	62.0	56.0	61.0	$21,466	$291	$949	$1,240	$14,477	$2,839	$17,316
Brenda Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Athens-Boonesboro Road	Lexington	40509	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-4000	586	43	13.5	44.9%	242 (41.3%)	120 (20.5%)	71 (12.1%)	96 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	53.9	305^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.5%		65.3	211^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.2%	94	43.0	45.0	43.0	61.0	57.0	56.0	40.0	31.0	43.0	38.0	$22,920	$693	$997	$1,691	$15,495	$2,934	$18,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Shearer Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shearer Elementary School?

Students at Shearer Elementary School are 79% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Shearer Elementary School in?

Clark County

How many students attend Shearer Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Shearer Elementary School.

Is Shearer Elementary School a good school?

Shearer Elementary School ranks 407^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shearer Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Rev. Henry E. Baker Senior Interm. School
Middle : Robert D. Campbell Junior High
High : George Rogers Clark High School

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