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Bend Gate Elementary School

Q: Is Bend Gate Elementary School a good school?

Bend Gate Elementary School ranks 210 th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 684 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Bend Gate Elementary School serves 421 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Henderson County, Kentucky. Its results are mixed: fifth-grade Social Studies is a standout, but the clearest academic concern is fourth-grade Science, where proficiency was 34%—9 points below the district and 6 below the state in 2025–2026.

Social Studies is Bend Gate’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, its district and the state: 58% of fifth graders were proficient, versus 43% districtwide and 38% statewide. That placed the school third among eight local schools with reported results, just behind Niagara Elementary School at 60% and Cairo Elementary School at 59%. Mathematics was above the state in all three tested grades. Reading is a weaker relative area: Bend Gate was below the district in all three grades, and fourth-grade Reading was also 1 point below the state. Science ranked seventh of eight local schools with reported results. Chronic absenteeism, by contrast, was lower than the district and state: 15%, compared with 19% and 24%.

Results have improved since 2022–2023, especially in Social Studies, which rose 19 points to 58%; average Mathematics and Reading proficiency each increased about 4 to 5 points. Still, the gap to the state widened in every subject measured. SchoolDigger placed Bend Gate at the 69th statewide percentile (3 stars) in 2025–2026; it ranked fourth among the eight nearby schools. Its 15.4 student–teacher ratio was close to the local average of 15.3. In 2024–2025, 60% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, about 5 points above the local average. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings point to a particular concern for Special Education Students: their percentile was 14, 55 points below the school’s overall 69, and down from 41 the prior year. The Male Students percentile also dropped sharply, from 72 to 54.

421

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,618

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

920 Bend Gate Rd
Henderson, KY 42420

(270) 831-5040

District: Henderson County

Students who attend Bend Gate Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henderson County South Middle School
High:	Henderson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Two or more races:

14.0%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (52% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

210^th of 684

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Henderson County

48^th of 158Henderson 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
2026	64.8	210 of 684	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	206 of 685	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.3	349 of 685	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	292 of 687	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	266 of 684	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	26.9	403 of 517	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	334 of 700	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	420 of 691	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.8	341 of 694	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.3	236 of 690	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	269 of 698	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.3	415 of 705	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.5	284 of 719	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	341 of 713	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	326 of 688	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.9	182 of 683	73.4%	★★★★☆
2009	58.0	280 of 658	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.4	300 of 651	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.8	214 of 638	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	43.5	103 of 185	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.4	93 of 184	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	33.2	307 of 474	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.6	394 of 445	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	152 of 657	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	64.4	191 of 648	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	246 of 644	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.7	145 of 639	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	98 of 641	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.0	245 of 312	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.7	216 of 671	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	320 of 663	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	155 of 674	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.5	165 of 672	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	342 of 665	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	329 of 670	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	356 of 667	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	251 of 664	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	393 of 631	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	300 of 651	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	183 of 653	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	35.6	433 of 652	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	414 of 652	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	340 of 657	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	261 of 325	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	425 of 676	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	491 of 665	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	41.8	36 of 58	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	269 of 314	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	182 of 306	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	277 of 661	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	179 of 650	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	70.2	159 of 659	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	300 of 659	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	293 of 658	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.9	250 of 656	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.6	287 of 337	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	225 of 592	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	345 of 593	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)72nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2019)44th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)38th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2019)35th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies58%+20 vs state

Editing and Mechanics54%+6 vs state

Mathematics54%+11 vs state

Reading54%+4 vs state

Writing47%+12 vs state

Science34%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Saturday, January 18, 2014

Congratulations to Bend Gate on 2013 KYPREP scores! Bend Gate is a wonderful school with caring principal and staff! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, April 6, 2013

Excellent and caring staff with new principal working to become even more successful! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)	KSA Writing (2026)	KSA Social Studies (2026)	KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bend Gate Elementary School	Public	K-5	920 Bend Gate Rd	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5040	421	27	15.4	59.6%	248 (58.9%)	58 (13.8%)	46 (10.9%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	59 (14.0%)	64.8	210^th of 684 public elementary schools	69.3%		66.2	206^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.9%	4	52.0	51.0	58.0		54.0	49.0	58.0		34.0	47.0	58.0	54.0	$14,618	$1,602	$14,360
East Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1776 Adams Ln	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5070	377	26	14.3	65.5%	248 (65.8%)	45 (11.9%)	25 (6.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.8%)	51.4	329^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.9%		68.7	185^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.0%	144	43.0	36.0	41.0		60.0	48.0	51.0		36.0	38.0	43.0	56.0	$15,041	$1,335	$14,798
South Heights Elementary School	Public	K-5	1199 Madison St	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5081	413	30	14.0	78.5%	185 (44.8%)	80 (19.4%)	70 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	73 (17.7%)	18.5	589^th of 684 public elementary schools	13.9%		23.7	542^nd of 685 public elementary schools	20.9%	47		35.0	27.0		39.0	31.0	45.0		18.0	13.0	17.0	35.0	$14,854	$1,748	$14,614
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1000 S. Alves Street	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5090	413	27	15.5	61.5%	203 (49.2%)	75 (18.2%)	54 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	79 (19.1%)	54.4	293^rd of 684 public elementary schools	57.2%		43.4	397^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.0%	104	48.0	55.0	44.0		58.0	56.0	48.0		45.0	34.0	32.0	42.0	$13,351	$1,667	$13,277
Spottsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	9190 Us 60 E	Spottsville	42458	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5136	514	32	16.0	44.2%	429 (83.5%)	26 (5.1%)	20 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.4%)	90.1	39^th of 684 public elementary schools	94.3%		92.3	23^rd of 685 public elementary schools	96.6%	16	60.0	66.0	81.0		65.0	69.0	79.0		58.0	57.0	56.0	81.0	$13,499	$1,520	$13,424
Niagara Elementary School	Public	K-5	13043 Hwy 136 E	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 831-5142	270	15	18.2	34.4%	254 (94.1%)	3 (1.1%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	87.5	53^rd of 684 public elementary schools	92.3%		86.2	64^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.7%	11	54.0	77.0	67.0		56.0	77.0	76.0		70.0	62.0	60.0	60.0	$14,478	$941	$14,401
Cairo Elementary School	Public	K-5	10694 Hwy 41-A	Henderson	42420	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1286	233	16	14.6	45.5%	195 (83.7%)	9 (3.9%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.9%)	81.6	94^th of 684 public elementary schools	86.3%		91	36^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.7%	58	51.0	55.0	75.0		59.0	55.0	72.0		57.0	53.0	59.0	75.0	$16,171	$1,371	$15,773
A B Chandler Elementary School	Public	K-5	11215 Us 60 W	Corydon	42406	Henderson County	Henderson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 533-1760	256	18	14.3	53.9%	213 (83.2%)	15 (5.9%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.4%)	39.4	425^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.9%		56.6	287^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.1%	138	29.0	32.0	44.0		60.0	34.0	49.0		41.0		27.0	47.0	$16,043	$1,411	$15,697
Sebree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	61 N State St	Sebree	42455	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 835-7891	408	21	19.8	75.2%	177 (43.4%)	3 (0.7%)	224 (54.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	10.5	643^rd of 684 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.2	627^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.5%	16		20.0			25.0	31.0	33.0	41.0	17.0	26.0	5.0	21.0	$15,703	$2,075	$13,628
West Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Hwy 56	Owensboro	42301	Daviess County	Daviess County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 852-7650	319	21	15.1	54.9%	274 (85.9%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	61.5	233^rd of 684 public elementary schools	65.9%		44.9	381^st of 685 public elementary schools	44.4%	148	48.0	52.0	41.0		54.0	80.0	43.0		48.0	45.0	41.0	51.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Bend Gate Elementary School

How many students attend Bend Gate Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 421 students attended Bend Gate Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Bend Gate Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bend Gate Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henderson County South Middle School
High : Henderson County High School

Is Bend Gate Elementary School a good school?

Bend Gate Elementary School ranks 210^th of 684 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bend Gate Elementary School?

Students at Bend Gate Elementary School are 59% White, 14% Two or more races, 14% African American, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What district is Bend Gate Elementary School in?

Henderson County

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