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Cairo Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Cairo Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Henderson, Kentucky, serving 250 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Henderson County School District, which is ranked 41 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cairo Elementary School consistently outperforms the Henderson County and Kentucky state averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73% of 3rd graders at Cairo Elementary were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 48% for Henderson County and 43% for the state. The school has been ranked among the top 15 elementary schools in Kentucky, placing it in the top 3% of schools statewide. Additionally, Cairo Elementary excels in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as ranking 19th out of 648 Kentucky elementary schools for female students and 5th out of 670 schools for low socioeconomic status students.

While Cairo Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 25% in 2024-2025, the school still performs better than the state average of 28% in 2023-2024. The school also spends more per student than the state average, with a per-student spending of $16,142 in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of $13,840. When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Henderson County district, such as Spottsville Elementary and Niagara Elementary, Cairo Elementary consistently outranks them in statewide rankings and academic proficiency.

233

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,142

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10694 Hwy 41-A
Henderson, KY 42420

(270) 533-1286

District: Henderson County

Students who attend Cairo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Henderson County North Middle School
High:	Henderson County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.7%

Two or more races:

6.9%

Hispanic:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (69% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Kentucky elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg52%

Kentucky avg43%

36^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Henderson County

41^st of 157Henderson 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	91.0	36 of 685	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	43 of 685	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	15 of 687	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	36 of 684	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	45 of 517	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	61.3	258 of 700	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	235 of 691	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.4	227 of 694	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.5	150 of 690	78.3%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	217 of 698	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.2	107 of 705	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	70.1	169 of 719	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.4	136 of 713	80.9%	★★★★☆
2011	43.3	432 of 688	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	87.4	43 of 683	93.7%	★★★★★
2009	74.9	139 of 658	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	54.8	305 of 651	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	55.7	287 of 638	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	31.1	323 of 474	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	19 of 648	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	40 of 644	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	14 of 639	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	18 of 641	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	49.3	368 of 671	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.9	289 of 663	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	43 of 672	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	21 of 665	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	5 of 670	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.1	25 of 667	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	62.9	206 of 664	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	217 of 631	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	66 of 653	89.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	36 of 652	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	15 of 652	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.3	97 of 657	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.6	124 of 676	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	197 of 665	70.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	302 of 661	54.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	43 of 659	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	71 of 659	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	19 of 658	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	54 of 656	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	47 of 337	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	271 of 592	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	216 of 593	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2019)54th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics79%+32 vs state

Mathematics77%+34 vs state

Social Studies69%+31 vs state

Reading68%+20 vs state

Science64%+27 vs state

Writing44%+6 vs state

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by a student on FaceBook
Monday, November 22, 2010

Cairo school has very hard workers and many hard working teacher, I had a very good experience at Cairo. :)

your old student,
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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 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
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%)	91	36^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.7%		88.4	43^rd of 685 public elementary schools	93.7%	7	73.0	79.0	79.0	69.0	67.0			64.0	44.0	69.0	79.0	$16,142	$1,606	$439	$2,045	$11,452	$2,646	$14,097
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%)	56.6	287^th of 685 public elementary schools	58.1%		75.4	120^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.5%	167	47.0	81.0	50.0	49.0	62.0	50.0			25.0	29.0	50.0	$16,420	$1,224	$453	$1,677	$12,441	$2,302	$14,743
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%)	43.4	397^th of 685 public elementary schools	42.0%		33.5	468^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.7%	71	53.0	38.0	54.0	47.0	38.0	49.0		28.0	25.0	38.0	43.0	$13,840	$1,316	$604	$1,920	$10,004	$1,917	$11,921
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%)	23.7	542^nd of 685 public elementary schools	20.9%		37.9	436^th of 685 public elementary schools	36.4%	106		39.0	23.0	41.0	38.0	42.0		26.0		26.0	26.0	$15,644	$1,881	$555	$2,435	$11,010	$2,199	$13,209
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%)	86.2	64^th of 685 public elementary schools	90.7%		91.4	26^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.2%	38	60.0	69.0	63.0	78.0	64.0	67.0			59.0	49.0	71.0	$14,914	$1,122	$454	$1,576	$10,666	$2,672	$13,338
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%)	68.7	185^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.0%		67.5	190^th of 685 public elementary schools	72.3%	5	33.0	54.0	63.0	59.0	53.0	66.0		34.0	57.0	54.0	63.0	$15,618	$1,637	$477	$2,114	$11,195	$2,309	$13,504
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%)	66.2	206^th of 685 public elementary schools	69.9%		47.3	349^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.1%	143	44.0	68.0	55.0	47.0	66.0	52.0		45.0	53.0	35.0	56.0	$14,811	$1,612	$518	$2,130	$10,504	$2,178	$12,682
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%)	12.2	627^th of 685 public elementary schools	8.5%		10.7	631^st of 685 public elementary schools	7.9%	4			14.0	23.0	30.0	27.0	39.0		30.0		26.0	$12,246	$1,343	$730	$2,073	$8,249	$1,924	$10,173
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%)	92.3	23^rd of 685 public elementary schools	96.6%		88.8	39^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.3%	16	66.0	60.0	81.0	71.0	66.0	80.0		55.0	68.0	66.0	85.0	$13,728	$1,427	$513	$1,940	$9,849	$1,939	$11,788
Morganfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	511 S Mart St	Morganfield	42437	Union County	Union County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 389-2611	328	32	10.3	75.9%	232 (70.7%)	51 (15.5%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	14.5	611^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.8%		16.4	591^st of 685 public elementary schools	13.7%	20	35.0	25.0	29.0	29.0	27.0	25.0		24.0	14.0	20.0	33.0	$16,471	$1,040	$565	$1,604	$12,130	$2,737	$14,867

Frequently Asked Questions about Cairo Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Cairo Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Henderson County North Middle School
High : Henderson County High School

How many students attend Cairo Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 233 students attended Cairo Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cairo Elementary School?

Students at Cairo Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 4% African American.

What district is Cairo Elementary School in?

Henderson County

Is Cairo Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Cairo Elementary School ranks in the top 5.3% of Kentucky elementary schools.

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