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Calvert City Elementary School

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Calvert City Elementary School ranks 398 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Calvert City Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Calvert City, Kentucky, with 296 students. The school is part of the Marshall County School District, which is ranked 84 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calvert City Elementary School has had a fluctuating performance over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 153 out of 698 Kentucky elementary schools in 2014-2015 (4-star rating) to 593 out of 700 in 2018-2019 (1-star rating). In the most recent school year (2024-2025), the school ranked 398 out of 685 Kentucky elementary schools and received a 2-star rating. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores, and a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69.93% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

Compared to nearby schools in the Marshall County district, such as Benton Elementary and Central Elementary, Calvert City Elementary School's performance is generally lower, with higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates at these other schools. The school's spending per student has increased over the past few years, but it is still lower than some nearby schools.

294

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,107

Per pupil spending ?

71.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

563 E 5th Avenue
Calvert City, KY 42029

(270) 395-4664

District: Marshall County

Students who attend Calvert City Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Marshall Middle School
High:	Marshall County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

2.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2015

!Writing scores 28 pts below the Kentucky average

!Near the bottom of Marshall County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Kentucky avg44%

398^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 36 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Marshall County

84^th of 157Marshall 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	43.3	398 of 685	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	515 of 685	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	455 of 687	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	423 of 684	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	228 of 517	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	593 of 700	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	556 of 691	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	590 of 694	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.0	457 of 690	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	71.4	153 of 698	78.1%	★★★★☆
2014	72.9	145 of 705	79.4%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	233 of 719	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	304 of 713	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	179 of 688	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	241 of 683	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.9	336 of 658	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	79.0	100 of 651	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	89.6	39 of 638	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	353 of 648	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	392 of 644	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	377 of 639	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	418 of 641	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	562 of 671	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	515 of 663	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	377 of 672	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	496 of 665	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	511 of 670	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	501 of 667	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	561 of 664	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	480 of 631	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	350 of 653	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	478 of 652	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	455 of 652	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	494 of 657	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	577 of 676	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	537 of 665	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	6.4	639 of 661	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	450 of 659	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	556 of 659	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	510 of 658	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	442 of 656	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	501 of 592	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	528 of 593	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2019)3rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%~ state avg

Social Studies46%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Editing and Mechanics40%-7 vs state

Science31%-6 vs state

Writing10%-28 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 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
Calvert City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	563 E 5th Avenue	Calvert City	42029	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 395-4664	294	18	16.7	71.1%	278 (94.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	43.3	398^th of 685 public elementary schools	41.9%		28	515^th of 685 public elementary schools	24.8%	117	50.0	38.0	42.0		52.0	50.0	44.0		31.0	10.0	46.0	40.0	$19,107	$768	$821	$1,589	$12,642	$4,028	$16,670
South Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 Cutoff Rd	Smithland	42081	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 928-3500	367	20	18.6	57.5%	333 (90.7%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	78	122^nd of 685 public elementary schools	82.2%		71.2	155^th of 685 public elementary schools	77.4%	33	81.0	65.0	37.0		61.0	70.0	74.0		50.0	48.0	41.0	72.0	$17,341	$1,197	$592	$1,789	$12,226	$3,326	$15,552
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Jim Goheen Drive	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-0796	480	31	15.4	50.8%	449 (93.5%)	5 (1.0%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	71.9	158^th of 685 public elementary schools	76.9%		75.6	118^th of 685 public elementary schools	82.8%	40	56.0	68.0	44.0		45.0	64.0	53.0		54.0	58.0	45.0	62.0	$16,372	$462	$634	$1,100	$10,833	$2,915	$13,748
Sharpe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 US Hwy 68 W	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 898-2852	276	22	12.5	54.7%	250 (90.6%)	3 (1.1%)	11 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	58.9	264^th of 685 public elementary schools	61.5%		44.5	374^th of 685 public elementary schools	45.4%	110	53.0	66.0	44.0		51.0	58.0	40.0			39.0	37.0	56.0	$16,922	$872	$732	$1,605	$12,065	$3,244	$15,279
Reidland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	5741 Benton Rd	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4180	548	38	14.4	71.0%	428 (78.1%)	24 (4.4%)	59 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.8%)								(n/a)	68.0				69.0								$16,088	$923	$909	$1,832	$10,682	$1,550	$12,232
Reidland Intermediate School	Public	4-5	5349 Benton Road	Paducah	42003	McCracken County	McCracken County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 538-4210	228	16	14.1	75.4%	183 (80.3%)	15 (6.6%)	18 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	47.6	355^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.2%		45.4	365^th of 685 public elementary schools	46.7%	10		58.0	47.0			57.0	45.0		40.0	26.0	30.0	38.0	$16,170	$1,276	$687	$2,025	$10,247	$1,966	$12,151
Benton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	208 W 11th St	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 527-3373	528	33	15.9	62.3%	478 (90.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.6%)	61.5	241^st of 685 public elementary schools	64.8%		55.3	290^th of 685 public elementary schools	57.7%	49	51.0	63.0	40.0		48.0	59.0	52.0		43.0	32.0	49.0	56.0	$18,264	$829	$586	$1,416	$11,449	$3,011	$14,460
Symsonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11730 State Route 131	Symsonia	42082	Graves County	Graves County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 674-4860	370	26	13.9	56.5%	317 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	86.4	62^nd of 685 public elementary schools	90.9%		80.9	88^th of 685 public elementary schools	87.2%	26	52.0	61.0	58.0	69.0	67.0	61.0	65.0	73.0	52.0	77.0	60.0	81.0	$13,813	$860	$857	$1,717	$10,220	$1,876	$12,097
Jonathan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9207 US Hwy 68 E	Benton	42025	Marshall County	Marshall County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 354-6462	241	17	14.1	78.4%	209 (86.7%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)	34	470^th of 685 public elementary schools	31.4%		11.7	620^th of 685 public elementary schools	9.5%	150	69.0				36.0	38.0	39.0			34.0	25.0	27.0	$18,701	$1,090	$636	$1,726	$13,523	$3,309	$16,832
North Livingston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1372 Us 60 E	Burna	42028	Livingston County	Livingston County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 988-4000	113	9	12.1	66.4%	101 (89.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.5%)	23.8	540^th of 685 public elementary schools	21.2%		23	551^st of 685 public elementary schools	19.6%	11					39.0	30.0				14.0	29.0	43.0	$19,983	$1,633	$763	$2,396	$12,803	$4,784	$17,587

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvert City Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Calvert City Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Calvert City Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Marshall Middle School
High : Marshall County High School

What district is Calvert City Elementary School in?

Marshall County

What is the racial makeup of Calvert City Elementary School?

Students at Calvert City Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Is Calvert City Elementary School a good school?

Calvert City Elementary School ranks 398^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Calvert City Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 294 students attended Calvert City Elementary School.

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