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Kingston Elementary School

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Kingston Elementary School ranks 278 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

278^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Kingston Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Berea, Kentucky, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 609 students. The school is part of the Madison County School District, which is ranked 27th out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Kingston Elementary School has shown fluctuating academic performance over the years, its statewide ranking has ranged from 174 to 516 out of 684-700 Kentucky elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's performance is projected to be below the Madison County and Kentucky averages in most subject areas, with the exception of 5th-grade reading, writing, and social studies. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with 3rd-grade proficiency rates ranging from 33% to 40% compared to the county and state averages of 42-46%. Additionally, the school's performance is below average for special education students, with a ranking in the bottom 50% of Kentucky elementary schools for this subgroup.

Kingston Elementary School also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.4% to 30.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.8 and higher per-student spending of $17,345 could be leveraged to provide more individualized support and targeted interventions for struggling students. Compared to nearby schools in the Madison County district, such as White Hall Elementary, Waco Elementary, and Kirksville Elementary, Kingston Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school outperforms the Berea Community Elementary School, which is in a different school district (Berea Independent) and has lower overall academic performance.

608

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,345

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY
Berea, KY 40403

(859) 625-6091

District: Madison County

Students who attend Kingston Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Farristown Middle School
High:	Madison Southern High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.7%

Hispanic:

4.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 75th percentile in 2024 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Kentucky average (49% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Above the Kentucky median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 75th-percentile peak (2024) to 59th (2025)

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

!Science scores 10 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Kentucky avg44%

278^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Madison County

27^th of 157Madison 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	57.6	278 of 685	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.2	174 of 685	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	207 of 687	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	227 of 684	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	313 of 517	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	256 of 700	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	273 of 691	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.1	386 of 694	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	500 of 690	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	516 of 698	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.9	503 of 705	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.8	433 of 719	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.6	468 of 713	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.8	313 of 688	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.6	236 of 683	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.5	429 of 658	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	377 of 651	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.5	396 of 638	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	32.1	153 of 206	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.3	181 of 474	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	162 of 445	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	244 of 648	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	186 of 644	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	193 of 639	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	211 of 641	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	176 of 312	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.8	140 of 671	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	274 of 663	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	255 of 672	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	195 of 665	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	197 of 670	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	222 of 667	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	159 of 275	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	207 of 664	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	240 of 631	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	299 of 653	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	167 of 652	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	211 of 652	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	267 of 657	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	167 of 325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.0	375 of 676	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	259 of 665	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	249 of 306	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	195 of 279	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	116 of 257	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	216 of 661	67.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	253 of 659	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	198 of 659	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	219 of 658	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	269 of 656	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.8	222 of 337	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	267 of 592	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	292 of 593	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-41 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing67%+29 vs state

Social Studies57%+19 vs state

Editing and Mechanics57%+10 vs state

Reading52%+3 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science27%-10 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 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
Kingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2845 Battlefield Memorial HWY	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6091	608	37	16.2	54.8%	539 (88.7%)	15 (2.5%)	28 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	57.6	278^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.4%		69.2	174^th of 685 public elementary schools	74.6%	104	33.0	39.0	56.0	36.0	51.0	70.0	27.0	67.0	57.0	57.0	$17,345	$1,151	$245	$1,396	$8,622	$1,796	$10,418
Silver Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Old US 25 N	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3200	490	34	14.3	58.8%	452 (92.2%)	9 (1.8%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	47.8	353^rd of 685 public elementary schools	48.5%		45.4	367^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.4%	14	33.0		42.0	41.0	52.0	48.0	41.0	48.0	38.0	46.0	$19,295	$1,281	$217	$1,498	$10,191	$2,175	$12,366
Shannon Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	109 Oakwood Dr	Berea	40403	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3400	473	31	15.0	57.3%	412 (87.1%)	8 (1.7%)	21 (4.4%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	70.4	169^th of 685 public elementary schools	75.3%		66.8	196^th of 685 public elementary schools	71.4%	27	43.0	70.0	46.0	59.0	61.0	65.0	39.0	52.0	48.0	58.0	$17,947	$901	$287	$1,188	$9,400	$1,735	$11,135
Berea Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Pirate Pkwy	Berea	40403	Madison County	Berea Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 986-4065	448	35	12.8	69.0%	358 (79.9%)	20 (4.5%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.4%)	45	380^th of 685 public elementary schools	44.5%		45.5	364^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.9%	16	32.0	39.0	50.0	46.0	45.0	58.0	41.0	24.0	37.0	45.0	$17,359	$1,385	$801	$2,191	$11,871	$3,296	$15,168
Kirksville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2399 Lancaster Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 624-4582	662	42	15.6	63.7%	498 (75.2%)	39 (5.9%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	48 (7.3%)	76.4	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%		64.9	215^th of 685 public elementary schools	68.6%	86	55.0	55.0	62.0	46.0	49.0	73.0	47.0	74.0	54.0	68.0	$16,898	$1,051	$353	$1,404	$8,204	$1,767	$9,971
Madison Kindergarten Academy	Public	PK-K	300 Bond St.	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6050	403	26	15.5	64.8%	277 (68.7%)	30 (7.4%)	41 (10.2%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	44 (10.9%)								(n/a)											$17,792	$1,147	$274	$1,421	$9,086	$1,741	$10,827
Daniel Boone Elementary School	Public	1-5	710 N 2nd St	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6070	469	34	13.6	65.7%	323 (68.9%)	44 (9.4%)	46 (9.8%)	11 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (9.0%)	41.8	414^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.6%		39.4	424^th of 685 public elementary schools	38.1%	10	39.0	41.0	41.0	40.0	51.0	45.0	32.0	18.0	49.0	48.0	$17,310	$1,014	$214	$1,228	$8,533	$1,928	$10,461
Kit Carson Elementary School	Public	1-5	450 Tates Creek Rd	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6103	445	29	15.1	53.9%	348 (78.2%)	28 (6.3%)	26 (5.8%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.6%)	47.3	361^st of 685 public elementary schools	47.3%		54.8	296^th of 685 public elementary schools	56.8%	65	25.0	45.0	34.0	43.0	43.0	64.0	38.0	45.0	47.0	46.0	$17,115	$1,195	$181	$1,376	$8,405	$1,902	$10,307
Waco Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	359 Waco Loop	Waco	40385	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 387-3600	422	29	14.3	54.3%	366 (86.7%)	8 (1.9%)	23 (5.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (5.0%)	42.2	409^th of 685 public elementary schools	40.3%		56.8	277^th of 685 public elementary schools	59.6%	132	40.0	41.0	44.0	30.0	47.0	52.0	40.0	31.0	33.0	49.0	$19,433	$1,350	$126	$1,476	$10,184	$2,193	$12,377
Glenn R Marshall Elementary School	Public	1-5	1442 Robert R. Martin Bypass	Richmond	40475	Madison County	Madison County	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 625-6076	480	32	14.8	67.7%	365 (76.0%)	36 (7.5%)	37 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	59.8	256^th of 685 public elementary schools	62.6%		58.6	266^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.2%	10	58.0	43.0	49.0	55.0	53.0	68.0	36.0	41.0	39.0	46.0	$17,674	$1,008	$245	$1,253	$9,084	$1,902	$10,986

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingston Elementary School

How many students attend Kingston Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 608 students attended Kingston Elementary School.

Is Kingston Elementary School a good school?

Kingston Elementary School ranks 278^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Kingston Elementary School in?

Madison County

What schools do graduates of Kingston Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Farristown Middle School
High : Madison Southern High School

What is the racial makeup of Kingston Elementary School?

Students at Kingston Elementary School are 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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