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Gallatin County Upper Elementary

Public Grades 3-5

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Gallatin County Upper Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Warsaw, Kentucky, with 290 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently performs below the state average on standardized tests across all grades and subjects, with proficiency rates 10-15 percentage points lower than the state averages.

The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 28.0% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Gallatin County Upper Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 66.21% to 73.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance on standardized tests is particularly low for special education students and Hispanic students compared to their peers statewide.

Interestingly, Walton-Verona Independent and Boone County schools, which are nearby, have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve a more economically advantaged student population. Additionally, Gallatin County Upper Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined from 482 out of 694 Kentucky elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 532 out of 685 in 2024-2025, indicating a worsening academic performance over time.

304

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,146

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 Paw Print Path
Warsaw, KY 41095

(859) 567-2060

District: Gallatin County

Students who attend Gallatin County Upper Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gallatin County Middle School
High:	Gallatin County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

11.5%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (33% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Kentucky avg44%

532^nd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

141^st of 157Gallatin 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	25.7	532 of 685	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	576 of 685	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	606 of 687	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	488 of 684	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	436 of 517	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	544 of 700	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	483 of 691	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	482 of 694	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.2	480 of 690	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.4	482 of 698	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.5	568 of 705	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.0	613 of 719	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.6	621 of 713	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	576 of 688	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.3	458 of 683	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	454 of 658	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.7	389 of 651	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.8	487 of 638	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	26.3	366 of 474	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	344 of 445	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	560 of 648	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	559 of 644	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	591 of 639	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	475 of 641	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	300 of 312	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	453 of 671	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	456 of 663	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	114 of 168	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.0	132 of 135	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	54 of 120	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	86 of 114	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	67.6	40 of 152	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	41.1	100 of 153	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	529 of 672	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	563 of 665	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	580 of 670	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	459 of 667	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	240 of 275	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	484 of 664	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	440 of 631	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	450 of 653	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	565 of 652	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	572 of 652	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	486 of 657	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	311 of 325	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	554 of 676	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	478 of 665	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	269 of 306	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	507 of 661	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	548 of 659	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	594 of 659	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	630 of 658	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	493 of 656	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	324 of 337	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	485 of 592	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	462 of 593	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2019)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading43%-6 vs state

Mathematics34%-10 vs state

Science28%-9 vs state

Editing and Mechanics27%-20 vs state

Writing21%-17 vs state

Social Studies21%-17 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
Gallatin County Upper Elementary	Public	3-5	50 Paw Print Path	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-2060	304	18	16.8	77.6%	250 (82.2%)	2 (0.7%)	35 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	25.7	532^nd of 685 public elementary schools	22.3%		19.4	576^th of 685 public elementary schools	15.9%	44	37.0	35.0	29.0	36.0	47.0	47.0	28.0	21.0	21.0	27.0	$18,146	$1,046	$161	$2,851	$8,461	$2,313	$12,742
Gallatin County Lower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	25 Boaz Dr	Warsaw	41095	Gallatin County	Gallatin County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 567-6340	382	24	15.6	78.5%	326 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)											$23,511	$1,217	$399	$3,261	$12,325	$3,643	$17,936
Walton-Verona Intermediate School	Public	4-5	1935 Tradition Drive	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(859) 485-4181	282	19	14.8	38.7%	251 (89.0%)	6 (2.1%)	14 (5.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.2%)								(n/a)
Walton-Verona Elementary School	Public	K-3	15066 Porter Rd	Verona	41092	Boone County	Walton-Verona Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-4181	539	36	14.9	43.2%	465 (86.3%)	14 (2.6%)	35 (6.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)								(n/a)	54.0			58.0							$23,037	$1,253	$35	$1,288	$10,144	$2,608	$12,752
Charles H. Kelly Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6775 Mcville Rd	Burlington	41005	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 334-4450	242	21	11.5	41.3%	228 (94.2%)	2 (0.8%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	82.9	88^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.2%		88.5	41^st of 685 public elementary schools	94.0%	47	57.0	70.0		52.0	75.0	77.0	33.0	77.0	71.0	71.0	$15,125	$545	$950	$1,495	$12,537	$1,093	$13,630
New Haven Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10854 Us 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5325	716	44	16.2	27.1%	620 (86.6%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.1%)	44 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.0%)	94.2	15^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.8%		95.7	6^th of 685 public elementary schools	99.1%	9	78.0	75.0	69.0	65.0	73.0	76.0	69.0	72.0	65.0	71.0	$12,282	$457	$567	$1,024	$10,187	$1,071	$11,258
Shirley Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10435 US Hwy 42	Union	41091	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	No	(859) 384-5000	710	46	15.4	20.6%	581 (81.8%)	15 (2.1%)	29 (4.1%)	56 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.5%)	92.5	20^th of 685 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.3	11^th of 685 public elementary schools	98.4%	9	62.0	69.0	79.0	67.0	77.0	75.0	67.0	65.0	65.0	66.0	$11,620	$377	$463	$840	$9,727	$1,053	$10,780
Crittenden-Mt. Zion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	270 Crittenden-Mt. Zion Rd.	Dry Ridge	41035	Grant County	Grant County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 428-2171	387	19	20.3	70.5%	336 (86.8%)	5 (1.3%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.7%)	22.6	555^th of 685 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.8	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%	13	22.0	37.0	40.0	15.0	38.0	45.0	29.0		18.0	33.0	$12,429	$1,201	$199	$1,400	$10,703	$3,421	$14,231
Cartmell Elementary	Public	2-4	1708 Highland Ave	Carrollton	41008	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 732-7085	436	30	14.5	62.2%	336 (77.1%)	4 (0.9%)	75 (17.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	10	642^nd of 685 public elementary schools	6.3%		15.6	598^th of 685 public elementary schools	12.7%	44	24.0	20.0		24.0	34.0		19.0				$15,822	$929	$208	$1,137	$11,731	$2,954	$14,685
Steeplechase Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	472 Chambers Road	Walton	41094	Boone County	Boone County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 485-3500	598	41	14.7	60.2%	316 (52.8%)	101 (16.9%)	114 (19.1%)	24 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.0%)	59.6	260^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.0%		61.2	242^nd of 685 public elementary schools	64.7%	18	48.0	56.0	50.0	47.0	49.0	60.0	39.0	41.0	37.0	59.0	$12,781	$878	$1,146	$2,023	$10,029	$729	$10,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Gallatin County Upper Elementary

Is Gallatin County Upper Elementary a good school?

Gallatin County Upper Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Gallatin County Upper Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gallatin County Upper Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gallatin County Middle School
High : Gallatin County High School

How many students attend Gallatin County Upper Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Gallatin County Upper Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin County Upper Elementary?

Students at Gallatin County Upper Elementary are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Gallatin County Upper Elementary in?

Gallatin County

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