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Sedalia Elementary School

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Sedalia Elementary School ranks 136 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

136^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Sedalia Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Mayfield, Kentucky, part of the Graves County School District. With 360 students, Sedalia Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Kentucky, currently at 136 out of 685 schools.

Sedalia Elementary School stands out for its exceptional academic performance. The school consistently outperforms the state average in both mathematics and reading proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 57% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to the state average of 43%. The school also performs well across different student subgroups, ranking 44th out of 644 Kentucky elementary schools for female students and 65th out of 665 for students of low socioeconomic status. Additionally, Sedalia Elementary has lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, with a rate of 16.1% in 2023-2024 versus the state average of 28%.

While Sedalia Elementary School excels in many areas, there are a few subjects where the school could potentially improve, such as science and social studies proficiency. However, the school's overall track record of excellence, with a consistent 4- or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a ranking within the top 25% of Kentucky elementary schools, makes it a standout among the surrounding schools in the Graves County district, outperforming nearby schools like Fancy Farm Elementary, Graves County Central Elementary, and Wingo Elementary.

376

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,636

Per pupil spending ?

58.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5252 St. Rt 97
Mayfield, KY 42066

(270) 328-4850

District: Graves County

Students who attend Sedalia Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Graves County Middle School
High:	Graves County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.7%

Hispanic:

8.2%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (57% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Kentucky elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Graves County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg65%

Kentucky avg44%

136^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Graves County

11^th of 157Graves 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	74.7	136 of 685	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	60 of 685	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	101 of 687	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	77 of 684	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	56 of 517	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	114 of 700	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	53 of 691	92.3%	★★★★★
2017	73.6	142 of 694	79.5%	★★★★☆
2016	83.6	63 of 690	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	77.3	112 of 698	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	76.0	112 of 705	84.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.5	120 of 719	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	115 of 713	83.9%	★★★★☆
2011	85.8	50 of 688	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	87.4	42 of 683	93.9%	★★★★★
2009	85.7	59 of 658	91.0%	★★★★★
2008	94.9	10 of 651	98.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.7	25 of 638	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	82 of 648	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	44 of 644	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	125 of 639	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	148 of 641	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	158 of 671	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	59 of 663	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	124 of 672	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.2	65 of 665	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	82 of 670	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	93 of 667	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	113 of 275	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	138 of 664	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	145 of 631	77.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	179 of 653	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	81 of 652	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	107 of 652	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	54 of 657	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	71.7	65 of 325	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	94 of 676	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	95 of 665	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	77.0	105 of 661	84.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	157 of 659	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	89 of 659	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	108 of 658	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	78 of 656	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	54 of 337	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	111 of 592	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	60 of 593	89.9%	★★★★★

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)87th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2019)84th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing73%+35 vs state

Editing and Mechanics64%+17 vs state

Reading62%+12 vs state

Mathematics56%+13 vs state

Science43%+6 vs state

Social Studies38%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sedalia 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 Reading 6th 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
Sedalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5252 St. Rt 97	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4850	376	24	15.8	58.5%	311 (82.7%)	7 (1.9%)	31 (8.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	74.7	136^th of 685 public elementary schools	80.1%		85.6	60^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.2%	76	57.0	49.0	58.0	60.0	55.0	51.0	69.0	72.0	43.0	73.0	38.0	64.0	$11,636	$878	$785	$1,663	$9,390	$583	$9,973
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
Mayfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1004 Backusburg Rd	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Mayfield Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 247-8696	987	57	17.3	71.0%	396 (40.1%)	105 (10.6%)	362 (36.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	115 (11.7%)	40.8	420^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.7%		60.6	252^nd of 685 public elementary schools	63.2%	168	41.0	40.0			53.0	38.0			32.0				$29,360	$2,759	$912	$20,861	$4,626	$10,411	$29,118
Wingo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	449 Lebanon St	Wingo	42088	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4870	366	29	12.4	75.7%	317 (86.6%)	7 (1.9%)	27 (7.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	70.3	171^st of 685 public elementary schools	75.0%		69.3	173^rd of 685 public elementary schools	74.7%	2	66.0	67.0	43.0	61.0	64.0	75.0	60.0		51.0	46.0	37.0	26.0	$14,152	$1,353	$798	$2,151	$10,182	$1,819	$12,001
Graves County Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2262 State Rt 121 N	Mayfield	42066	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 328-4901	480	34	14.0	61.7%	365 (76.0%)	7 (1.5%)	65 (13.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	92.2	25^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.4%		85.9	58^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.5%	33	67.0	62.0	67.0	79.0	84.0	65.0	78.0	75.0	54.0	68.0	68.0	71.0	$13,397	$782	$845	$1,626	$10,121	$1,649	$11,770
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
Fancy Farm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	270 State Route 339 South	Fancy Farm	42039	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 674-4820	271	20	13.8	53.1%	227 (83.8%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.6%)	83.8	82^nd of 685 public elementary schools	88.0%		77	109^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.1%	27	72.0	64.0	60.0		69.0	61.0	77.0		39.0	51.0	60.0	74.0	$13,728	$850	$893	$1,743	$10,304	$1,681	$11,985
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sedalia Elementary School

What district is Sedalia Elementary School in?

Graves County

What schools do graduates of Sedalia Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Graves County Middle School
High : Graves County High School

Is Sedalia Elementary School a good school?

Sedalia Elementary School ranks 136^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sedalia Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 376 students attended Sedalia Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Sedalia Elementary School?

Students at Sedalia Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

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