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Brookside Elementary School

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Brookside Elementary School ranks 393 rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

393^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Brookside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Nicholasville, Kentucky, serving 536 students in grades 1-5. The school is part of the Jessamine County School District, which is ranked 51 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookside Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower student performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages, and inconsistent academic progress over the years. The school's per-student spending is higher than the state average, but this does not seem to translate into improved student outcomes. Interestingly, Brookside Elementary is located in close proximity to several other elementary schools, including Wilmore Elementary, Red Oak Elementary, and Hattie C. Warner Elementary, some of which demonstrate stronger academic performance and may serve as potential models for improvement.

The school's challenges may be influenced by its relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While Brookside Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, the school generally underperforms compared to nearby schools and the Jessamine County and Fayette County districts. The school's inconsistent performance over the years suggests that it may be facing ongoing challenges in maintaining consistent academic progress.

515

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,278

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

199 Brookside Dr
Nicholasville, KY 40356

(859) 887-2012

District: Jessamine County

Students who attend Brookside Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	East Jessamine Middle School
High:	East Jessamine High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

14.6%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2023 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 43rd (2025) from a 13th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Jessamine County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Kentucky avg44%

393^rd of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Jessamine County

51^st of 157Jessamine 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	43.7	393 of 685	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	535 of 685	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	595 of 687	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	522 of 684	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	387 of 517	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	511 of 700	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	546 of 691	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	49.1	368 of 694	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.7	360 of 690	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.4	248 of 698	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.3	197 of 705	72.1%	★★★★☆
2013	35.2	525 of 719	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.3	557 of 713	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.4	449 of 688	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.1	553 of 683	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	496 of 658	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	587 of 651	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	527 of 638	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	54 of 142	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	58 of 118	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	132 of 185	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	169 of 184	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	25.9	372 of 474	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	343 of 445	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	27 of 69	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	19 of 64	70.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	352 of 648	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	521 of 644	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	589 of 639	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	476 of 641	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	239 of 312	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	529 of 671	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	574 of 663	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	82 of 168	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	78 of 135	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	85 of 120	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	61 of 114	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	61 of 152	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	105 of 153	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	456 of 672	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	541 of 665	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	627 of 670	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	565 of 667	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	242 of 275	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	523 of 664	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	531 of 631	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	418 of 653	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	498 of 652	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	551 of 652	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	550 of 657	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	296 of 325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	444 of 676	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	448 of 665	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	15.2	50 of 53	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	55 of 59	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	425 of 661	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	341 of 659	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	521 of 659	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	607 of 658	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	502 of 656	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	264 of 337	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	446 of 592	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	454 of 593	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)62nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2019)36th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)6th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

Social Studies38%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics38%-9 vs state

Writing29%-9 vs state

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Schools Near Brookside 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 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
Brookside Elementary School	Public	1-5	199 Brookside Dr	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 887-2012	515	36	14.3	58.8%	339 (65.8%)	52 (10.1%)	75 (14.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	37 (7.2%)	43.7	393^rd of 685 public elementary schools	42.6%		25	535^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.9%	142	38.0	41.0	42.0	37.0	57.0	54.0	39.0	29.0	38.0	38.0	$16,278	$1,240	$487	$1,727	$11,658	$1,650	$13,262
Hattie C. Warner Elementary School	Public	1-5	821 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-3085	570	42	13.5	63.2%	450 (78.9%)	22 (3.9%)	57 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	61	244^th of 685 public elementary schools	64.4%		58.6	267^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.0%	23	41.0	58.0	50.0	40.0	55.0	60.0	41.0	50.0	44.0	53.0	$15,430	$909	$472	$1,381	$11,055	$1,734	$12,743
Jessamine Early Learning Village	Public	PK-K	851 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 887-5358	785	59	13.3	60.5%	567 (72.2%)	51 (6.5%)	75 (9.6%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	74 (9.4%)								(n/a)											$21,728	$1,891	$421	$2,312	$15,973	$2,330	$18,257
Nicholasville Elementary School	Public	1-5	414 W Maple St	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-5351	465	38	12.1	67.7%	357 (76.8%)	31 (6.7%)	29 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	49.5	341^st of 685 public elementary schools	50.2%		45.1	369^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.1%	28	49.0	40.0	45.0	46.0	48.0	59.0	33.0	43.0	37.0	42.0	$17,271	$1,334	$420	$1,754	$12,552	$1,739	$14,245
Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School	Public	1-5	1500 Wilmore Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-6670	542	39	13.8	47.8%	412 (76.0%)	33 (6.1%)	65 (12.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	55	296^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.8%		52.8	317^th of 685 public elementary schools	53.7%	21	46.0	56.0	45.0	47.0	54.0	61.0	35.0	30.0	44.0	46.0	$15,017	$796	$379	$1,175	$11,093	$1,503	$12,549
Red Oak Elementary School	Public	1-5	921 Union Mill Rd	Nicholasville	40356	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 885-0616	519	36	14.4	59.0%	376 (72.4%)	45 (8.7%)	45 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.6%)	50.9	330^th of 685 public elementary schools	51.8%		49	336^th of 685 public elementary schools	50.9%	6	31.0	48.0	47.0	37.0	47.0	58.0	39.0	36.0	41.0	65.0	$15,563	$955	$444	$1,399	$11,004	$1,887	$12,845
Wilmore Elementary School	Public	1-5	150 Campground Ln	Wilmore	40390	Jessamine County	Jessamine County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 858-3134	473	32	14.5	48.6%	378 (79.9%)	12 (2.5%)	27 (5.7%)	22 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.0%)	79.5	109^th of 685 public elementary schools	84.1%		61.5	240^th of 685 public elementary schools	65.0%	131	54.0	79.0	51.0	53.0	77.0	60.0	59.0	62.0	46.0	59.0	$15,986	$1,014	$441	$1,455	$11,489	$1,798	$13,241
Veterans Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	4351 Clearwater Way	Lexington	40515	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3161	702	45	15.4	32.2%	465 (66.2%)	87 (12.4%)	44 (6.3%)	34 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69 (9.8%)	85.4	70^th of 685 public elementary schools	89.8%		83.4	79^th of 685 public elementary schools	88.5%	9	60.0	63.0	67.0	66.0	68.0	63.0	59.0	53.0	59.0	62.0	$23,148	$1,262	$949	$2,211	$15,082	$2,946	$18,028
Southern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	340 Wilson Downing Rd	Lexington	40517	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 381-3589	476	39	12.0	71.0%	156 (32.8%)	137 (28.8%)	94 (19.7%)	29 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	57 (12.0%)	29	509^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.1	514^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.0%	5	18.0	31.0	39.0	35.0	39.0	41.0	31.0	39.0	37.0	34.0	$25,625	$726	$1,045	$1,772	$17,858	$3,053	$20,911
Wellington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3280 Keithshire Way	Lexington	40503	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(859) 381-3000	608	43	14.2	36.0%	332 (54.6%)	47 (7.7%)	73 (12.0%)	103 (16.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.6%)	91.7	27^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.1%		90.1	33^rd of 685 public elementary schools	95.2%	6	63.0	76.0	80.0	75.0	67.0	69.0	57.0	64.0	58.0	75.0	$22,536	$1,382	$975	$2,358	$14,442	$2,832	$17,273

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookside Elementary School

Is Brookside Elementary School a good school?

Brookside Elementary School ranks 393^rd of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Brookside Elementary School in?

Jessamine County

How many students attend Brookside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Brookside Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Brookside Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : East Jessamine Middle School
High : East Jessamine High School

What is the racial makeup of Brookside Elementary School?

Students at Brookside Elementary School are 66% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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