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West Broadway Elementary School

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West Broadway Elementary School ranks 416 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

416^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

West Broadway Elementary School is a public elementary school in Madisonville, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 460 students. The school is part of the Hopkins County School District, which is ranked 71 out of 157 districts in the state.

West Broadway Elementary School has faced some challenges in recent years, with a declining performance trend. The school's academic performance is below the Hopkins County and Kentucky averages, particularly in mathematics and science. However, the school performs relatively better in reading, with 3rd and 4th-grade reading proficiency rates closer to the county and state averages. The school also experiences significant achievement gaps between different student subgroups, with female students and students with special needs or low socioeconomic status struggling the most.

Compared to nearby schools, Hanson Elementary, Pride Elementary, and Grapevine Elementary in the Hopkins County district consistently rank higher in the state. However, West Broadway Elementary outperforms the nearby Providence Elementary School in the Webster County district, which has struggled with low academic achievement and high chronic absenteeism.

486

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,237

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

127 W Broadway
Madisonville, KY 42431

(270) 825-6036

District: Hopkins County

Students who attend West Broadway Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Browning Springs Middle School
High:	Hopkins County Central High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Two or more races:

13.2%

African American:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

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

!Social Studies scores 11 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Kentucky avg44%

416^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Hopkins County

71^st of 157Hopkins 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	41.1	416 of 685	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	338 of 685	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	210 of 687	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	172 of 684	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	131 of 517	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	144 of 700	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	230 of 691	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.8	222 of 694	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.2	104 of 690	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	66.1	202 of 698	71.1%	★★★★☆
2014	79.7	80 of 705	88.7%	★★★★☆
2013	69.4	178 of 719	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	172 of 713	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.8	138 of 688	79.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.5	107 of 683	84.3%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	252 of 658	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	73.3	148 of 651	77.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.3	269 of 638	57.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	41.4	79 of 140	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2018	33.9	291 of 445	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	463 of 648	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.0	291 of 644	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	158 of 639	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	102 of 641	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	126 of 671	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	211 of 663	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	431 of 672	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.6	231 of 665	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	228 of 670	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	127 of 667	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	85 of 664	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	212 of 631	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	351 of 653	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	342 of 652	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	266 of 652	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	284 of 657	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	156 of 676	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	59.4	260 of 665	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	27 of 57	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.2	10 of 58	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	2 of 59	96.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	226 of 306	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.1	136 of 279	51.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	409 of 659	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	345 of 659	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.1	190 of 658	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	160 of 656	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	133 of 592	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.1	183 of 593	69.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)44th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2018)35th percentile-32 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)26th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading47%~ state avg

Writing45%+7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics44%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Social Studies27%-11 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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
West Broadway Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	127 W Broadway	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6036	486	28	17.3	60.7%	320 (65.8%)	54 (11.1%)	44 (9.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (13.2%)	41.1	416^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.3%		48.9	338^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.7%	78	53.0	36.0	32.0				54.0	46.0	41.0				27.0		45.0		27.0	44.0		$13,237	$554	$379	$933	$8,549	$1,675	$10,223
Pride Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Pride Ave	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6030	404	26	15.5	59.9%	316 (78.2%)	40 (9.9%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.9%)	78.2	120^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.5%		79	100^th of 685 public elementary schools	85.4%	20	58.0	57.0	51.0				59.0	64.0	59.0				49.0		56.0		56.0	64.0		$14,083	$747	$331	$1,077	$9,179	$1,667	$10,846
Grapevine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Hayes Ave.	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6012	318	25	12.7	61.0%	229 (72.0%)	22 (6.9%)	34 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.1%)	67.3	195^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.5%		67	195^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.5%		55.0	50.0	61.0				50.0	52.0	65.0				46.0		30.0		48.0	63.0		$14,858	$664	$292	$956	$9,851	$1,833	$11,684
Jesse Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1710 Anton Rd	Madisonville	42431	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6033	486	31	15.6	67.5%	297 (61.1%)	55 (11.3%)	59 (12.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.2%)	38.5	445^th of 685 public elementary schools	35.0%		68.1	185^th of 685 public elementary schools	73.0%	260	46.0	50.0	33.0				44.0	57.0	38.0				34.0				22.0	29.0		$13,385	$586	$308	$894	$8,714	$1,676	$10,389
Hanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Veterans Drive	Hanson	42413	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6158	532	33	16.1	41.4%	435 (81.8%)	14 (2.6%)	21 (3.9%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)	86.8	58^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.5%		87.8	45^th of 685 public elementary schools	93.4%	13	71.0	74.0	63.0				66.0	68.0	64.0				64.0		57.0		48.0	64.0		$16,385	$607	$177	$784	$8,740	$1,646	$10,386
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9220 Hopkinsville Rd	Nortonville	42442	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6143	549	37	14.8	67.4%	500 (91.1%)	12 (2.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (3.8%)	59.8	257^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.5%		60.2	256^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.6%	1	52.0	50.0	37.0				57.0	54.0	52.0				36.0		45.0		47.0	56.0		$16,166	$872	$278	$1,150	$8,196	$1,746	$9,942
West Hopkins School	Public	PK, KG-8	2695 Rabbit Ridge Rd	Nebo	42441	Hopkins County	Hopkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 825-6130	293	24	12.2	59.0%	263 (89.8%)	3 (1.0%)	7 (2.4%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	47.2	362^nd of 685 public elementary schools	47.2%		48	343^rd of 685 public elementary schools	49.9%	19	50.0	59.0	35.0	26.0	43.0	12.0	54.0	49.0	46.0	45.0	51.0	38.0	43.0	26.0	24.0	38.0	32.0	62.0	42.0	$16,330	$841	$285	$1,126	$10,956	$2,020	$12,976
Marie Gatton Phillips Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	640 Main St	Sacramento	42372	McLean County	McLean County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 736-2343	115	8	13.5	69.6%	105 (91.3%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)	42.9	401^st of 685 public elementary schools	41.5%		47.8	344^th of 685 public elementary schools	49.8%	57	41.0	24.0	30.0						45.0				47.0				30.0	65.0		$16,613	$1,397	$516	$1,913	$10,270	$2,964	$13,234
Providence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	470 S Broadway	Providence	42450	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 667-7041	299	15	19.9	76.9%	243 (81.3%)	25 (8.4%)	7 (2.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.7%)	14.1	619^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.6%		13.5	610^th of 685 public elementary schools	10.9%	9	25.0	18.0	34.0	26.0					31.0	45.0							17.0	21.0		$14,819	$1,173	$706	$1,879	$10,534	$2,406	$12,940
Dawson Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	317 Eli St	Dawson Springs	42408	Hopkins County	Dawson Springs Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 797-3811	342	23	14.9	78.4%	314 (91.8%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.6%)	33.8	473^rd of 685 public elementary schools	30.9%		33.3	470^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.4%	3	35.0	27.0	57.0				40.0	27.0	47.0				29.0		13.0		33.0	53.0		$20,118	$1,184	$595	$1,779	$10,048	$3,196	$13,244

Frequently Asked Questions about West Broadway Elementary School

What schools do graduates of West Broadway Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Broadway Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Browning Springs Middle School
High : Hopkins County Central High School

Is West Broadway Elementary School a good school?

West Broadway Elementary School ranks 416^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Broadway Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 486 students attended West Broadway Elementary School.

What district is West Broadway Elementary School in?

Hopkins County

What is the racial makeup of West Broadway Elementary School?

Students at West Broadway Elementary School are 66% White, 13% Two or more races, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic.

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